Flight Software Engineer III
| Company | Blue Origin |
|---|---|
| Location | Seattle, WA, USA, Denver, CO, USA, Huntsville, AL, USA |
| Salary | $135679 – $207218 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- B.S. degree in computer, aerospace, or electrical engineering or related field
- 4+ 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, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
- Active or ability to obtain a security clearance
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development, manufacturing, and operation of satellite systems
- Craft and develop flight software for upcoming Blue Ring uncrewed spacecraft
- Collaborate with a diverse 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.
Preferred Qualifications
- 6+ 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
- Active or ability to acquire/renew Top Secret (TS) / Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance with Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with polygraph preferred