Blue Origin · 20 hours ago
Director, Software & Autonomous Ground Systems
Merritt Island, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$272K/yr - $381K/yr
10+ years expBlue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable and safe space vehicles and systems. They are seeking a Director of Software & Autonomous Ground Systems to lead the development of software for safe human spaceflight and manage a team to enhance the efficiency of software delivery for launch operations.
AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Enable the team to build high quality control software by coaching them on best practices, removing obstacles, and ensuring the solutions being delivered are scalable and extensible
Partner with the product and project management teams to define the roadmap for the Autonomy team, both short term and long term
Recruit, hire, mentor, and grow the engineers on your team
Lead a cross-functional technical team to mature technologies, innovate to reach breakthroughs, and accomplish specific objectives for adding new technologies, such as AI, into key development programs
Lead the software direction through clear project priorities and operations/use case clarifications
Coordinate with ground operators and subsystem designers to understand system coupling, constraints, and other design considerations
Support software verification efforts, including HIL qualification test programs
Travel – This role will require monthly travel between Kent and our Florida location for the first year, tapering off after that
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in an engineering discipline such as aerospace, electrical, mechanical, or chemical. Experience in leveraging AI and Large Language Models and Agents to accelerate software production and deployment
10+ years of experience focused on development of autonomy for complex processes and/or aerospace autonomy/GNC. Experience in the development of advance process control techniques is a plus
Experience in development, implementation, and testing of Autonomy on ground systems that include human machine interfaces
Experience in test, verification and validation of complex algorithms, simulations, and software
Demonstrated experience leading and managing lean teams on fast-paced projects
Demonstrated experience in software development from initial architecture to deployed systems
Leadership and management experience as well as a history of mentoring
Highly organized and capable of planning and guiding complex technical work
Demonstrated ability to perform both theoretical (e.g., modeling, simulation, analysis, design) and applied (implementation, testing, and validation) development of sophisticated algorithms and data processing techniques
Preferred
M.S. or Ph.D. in aerospace, electrical, mechanical, chemical, or related engineering
Experience with MATLAB and Simulink
Experience with PLC/DCS for industrial applications
Experience with HMI design and alarm management
Experience with discrete or continuous control systems
Hands-on experience with hardware-in-the-loop testing and test development
Demonstrated ability to model, simulate, and validate the behavior of sensor and actuator subsystems across multiple domains (e.g. electro-hydraulic, power electronics, aerodynamic, thermodynamic, static and dynamic mechanical)
Good system engineering and configuration management skills
Experience with rockets, missiles or other aerospace vehicle systems
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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