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Blue Origin · 1 week ago

Software Engineer, Level 3 (Oasis-1 Flight/Ground) — Space Resources Program

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$148K/yr - $207K/yr

5+ years exp

Blue Origin is a company dedicated to developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to support the Oasis-1 Flight/Ground within the Space Resources Program, responsible for designing, implementing, and verifying flight and ground software components in a mission-critical environment.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Own the design, implementation, and verification of assigned real-time flight software components (e.g., command handling, telemetry, mode/state management, timing/synchronization, device control, health monitoring)

Implement and verify fault management behaviors for your scope (limit checks, safe responses, retries/timeouts, watchdog patterns, degraded modes) aligned to system hazards and mission objectives

Deliver configuration-controlled flight software releases including unit/integration tests, as-built notes, and release documentation

Develop and maintain ground software for commanding, telemetry ingest/display, data archiving, and operator tooling, with an emphasis on reliability and repeatability for mission operations

Support end-to-end connectivity and compatibility testing (lab systems, radios, ground interfaces as applicable); produce test reports and operator procedures for your scope

Stand up and improve HIL benches and automated regression suites; integrate avionics/instruments to enable end-to-end verification

Lead troubleshooting at the hardware/software interface; perform root-cause analysis on significant anomalies within your scope and drive corrective actions to closure with cross-functional partners

Develop and maintain software requirements, acceptance criteria, and ICDs for owned components; ensure traceability to higher-level system requirements and ConOps

Contribute to the software V&V plan and verification matrix; execute verification, document results, and support gated reviews/change control with audit-ready artifacts

Operate in an agile rhythm: provide estimates, support sprint planning/backlog grooming, communicate progress/risks, and coordinate dependencies across systems, GNC, avionics/instruments, mission ops, and quality/mission assurance

Participate in and help raise the bar for code reviews, coding standards, branching/release practices, and test/coverage expectations, mentor junior engineers through reviews and lab support

Qualification

C/C++PythonEmbedded softwareReal-time systemsGitHIL testingSoftware V&VFault managementCommunication skillsLeadership skillsAdaptabilityProblem-solving

Required

B.S. degree or higher in computer science, computer/electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)

5+ years of professional experience delivering embedded and/or mission/safety-critical software, owning features from design through verification

Proficiency in C/C++ (embedded/RTOS/Linux) and Python (tools/automation); strong experience with Git and collaborative development workflows

Demonstrated experience with real-time concepts (concurrency, timing, determinism), robust error handling, and operational reliability

Demonstrated ability to integrate and debug across software/firmware/hardware boundaries and to lead root-cause investigations within your scope

Experience working in a structured environment with requirements, interfaces, verification planning, and test evidence (tooling such as DOORS/Jama is a plus)

Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to present technical rationale and risk trade-offs for peer/senior review

Preferred

M.S. degree in a related field

Flight/mission software experience (command/telemetry frameworks, time sync, data handling pipelines) and/or ground segment experience (mission control tooling, link testing, ground station integration, CCSDS-like protocols)

Hands-on experience building/operating HIL and automated regression in CI/CD; familiarity with static/dynamic analysis and code quality tooling

Experience implementing or validating fault management approaches informed by hazard analysis/FMECA/FDIR concepts

Familiarity with secure communications practices and/or implementing cybersecurity controls for mission/ground systems

Experience with ROS/ROS2, instrumentation/control systems, driver/platform debugging, data acquisition/measurement theory, or debugging auto-generated code