Blue Origin · 2 months ago
Flight Software Engineer II
Denver, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$111K/yr - $156K/yr
3+ years expBlue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. The Flight Software Engineer II will contribute to the development, manufacturing, and operation of satellite systems, playing a key role in developing flight software for uncrewed spacecraft and collaborating with engineers to establish requirements and evaluate real-time software.
AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Contribute to the development, manufacturing, and operation of satellite systems
Develop flight software for upcoming Blue Ring uncrewed spacecraft
Collaborate with a broad group of engineers to establish requirements, lead team tasks, and build and evaluate real-time software using C/C++ techniques
Qualification
Required
B.S. degree in computer, aerospace, or electrical engineering or related field
3+ years of embedded software development and testing experience including multi-threaded programming and real-time systems, particularly in C/C++
Effective communication skills with program and executive leadership
Proven experience developing software to meet requirements
Familiarity with Agile and DevOps processes and culture
Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships
Active or ability to obtain a security clearance
Preferred
5+ years of software development experience for real-time embedded systems This includes system design and analysis, requirement development, software implementation and verification, system integration, and qualification
Experience with spacecraft development and operations, such as proposals, system definition, design, production, integration, verification, on-orbit checkout, mission operations, and anomaly resolution
Experience working on multi-component, sophisticated avionics for spacecraft, aircraft, of similar systems
Experience in autonomy, sequencers, state machines, and/or fault management by applying NPR 7150.2, DO-178, or other critical software standards
Understanding of spacecraft operations, subsystem functions, and their interfaces and common interactions
Experience with Embedded Linux or equivalent real time operating systems
Familiarity with embedded avionics networking, including OSI model, transport/data link layers, Ethernet, IP, UDP/TCP/SCTP, CCSDS or other Radio networking protocols
Active or ability to acquire/renew Top Secret (TS) / Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance with Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with polygraph preferred
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Basic and supplemental life insurance
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability
401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
Education Support Program
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Company
Blue Origin
Blue Origin is an aerospace company that focuses on lowering the cost of spaceflight and helping to explore the solar system.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$185.35MKey Investors
NASAUnited States Space Force
2024-02-20Secondary Market
2024-01-24Undisclosed· $18M
2021-12-03Grant· $130M
Leadership Team
David Limp
Chief Executive Officer
Tim Collins
Vice President, Global Supply Chain
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