Blue Origin · 1 hour ago
Autonomy Software Systems Engineer II – New Glenn
Greater Seattle Area
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$99K/yr - $139K/yr
3+ years expBlue Origin is working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems for the benefit of Earth. The Autonomy Software Systems Engineer II role involves end-to-end responsibility for a New Glenn autonomy software component, requiring collaboration with cross-functional teams and a focus on safety and performance for successful launches.
AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Partner with cross-functional teams of controls engineers, subsystem designers, and operators to define autonomy software behaviors
Architect, document, and decompose design decisions into software requirements, verification activities, and validation activities
Support code reviews and validate software behavior through simulation data analysis, Hardware-In-the-Loop testing, and hardware testing
Develop and run data analysis pipelines
Drive autonomy software release readiness decisions by assessing autonomy changes for safety, performance, and stakeholder needs
Coordinate with Avionics teams to integrate autonomy software into flight and ground systems
Define procedures and command sequences to control the rocket for ground testing and operations
Triage, investigate, and resolve software issues using test data on an aggressive schedule
Rapidly develop tooling, scripts, and functions to address emergent issues
Provide real-time support for hot fire tests and missions in the support room
Push for process improvements with a sense of ownership and urgency
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field
3+ years of experience with technical design, analysis, or integrated testing of real-time or safety-critical software (e.g., aerospace, automotive, robotics)
Proficiency with engineering physics, software engineering, and closed-loop control principles
Familiarity with systems engineering principles such as requirements decomposition, verification, validation, and configuration management for Model-Based Design
Experience programming in Python
Strong technical documentation skills
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a track record of earning trust and driving teams to timely decisions
Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum
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Preferred
Masters preferred
Experience in C++ and developing CI/CD pipelines in GitLab is 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
Recent News
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