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Blue Origin · 2 days ago

Flight Software Engineer III (Top Secret Clearance Required)

Greater Seattle Area

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$165K/yr - $231K/yr

5+ years exp

Blue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems for the benefit of Earth. The Flight Software Engineer III will contribute to the development of flight software for uncrewed spacecraft, collaborating with engineers to establish requirements and lead team tasks, while directly influencing the operation of multiple satellites.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

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

Guide and encourage fellow software team members

Qualification

C/C++ programmingEmbedded software developmentReal-time systemsAgile processesDevOps cultureSoftware verificationSpacecraft operationsTrust buildingEffective communicationTeam collaboration

Required

B.S. degree in computer, aerospace, or electrical engineering or related field

5+ 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 Top Secret (TS)

Preferred

8+ 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