Blue Origin · 1 month ago
Software Engineer II - Rocket Engines
Blue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. The Software Engineer II role involves developing and verifying avionics software components for rocket engines, requiring expertise in real-time embedded systems and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
As an Embedded Software Engineer L2, you will have hands on development responsibility to build and test real-time embedded software that controls rocket engines for human capable spacecraft
In this role, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and participate deeply in all aspects of software development lifecycle (including developing verifiable requirements, defining software architecture and design, developing code, unit testing and integration of the software)
Qualification
Required
B.S. degree or higher in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, aerospace, or related field
2+ years of hands-on experience developing and testing real-time embedded systems, including bare metal, RTOS, or Linux kernel experience (preferably some experience in requirements based, safety-critical, fault-tolerant systems)
Experience with C/C++ and Python
Experience with Git, Gitlab
Experience with Debugging techniques at the software/hardware boundary
Familiarity with serial communications and networking protocols (TCP/IP)
Familiarity designing APIs and interfaces
Familiarity with JIRA, Confluence
Familiarity with Agile methodologies
Ability to learn fast, multitask and drive tasks to completion
Must have can do attitude and be problem solver
Preferred
Familiarity with embedded avionics software
Familiarity with design, development, and testing of safety-critical software systems
Familiarity with DO-178 or NPR 7150
Familiarity with software requirements
Familiarity with embedded software development
Familiarity with UML or similar
Familiarity with DevOps
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.
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
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