Aerospace Software Lead — Flight Systems

InvestedintheMission; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 198,000 - 277,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Aerospace Software Engineer to lead design, development, and deployment of software for aerospace systems. You will mentor engineers, collaborate on requirements, and build data processing and simulation tools to support mission success.

The role spans onboard flight control, mission planning, and visualization, with agile practices to deliver high-quality software on schedule. A strong background in CS/SE and Linux is essential for this impact-driven work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as Python, Java, or C++.
• Experience with front-end and/or back-end application development.
• Experience with software development in a Linux environment.
• Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of software applications for aerospace systems.
• Collaborate with systems engineers, mission designers, and other stakeholders to define software requirements and architecture.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance to the team.
• Develop user interfaces that are intuitive, efficient, and meet the needs of our operators.
• Create and maintain software for data processing, analysis, and visualization.
• Develop and maintain simulation software for testing and verification of aerospace systems.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including requirements, design, coding, testing, and deployment.
• Work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software on schedule.

Skills

Python

Java

C++

Front-end

Back-end

Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Tools

React

Angular

Django

Flask

SQL

NoSQL

AWS

Azure

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Aerospace Software Engineer to lead design, development, and deployment of software for aerospace systems. You will mentor engineers, collaborate on requirements, and build data processing and simulation tools to support mission success.

The role spans onboard flight control, mission planning, and visualization, with agile practices to deliver high-quality software on schedule. A strong background in CS/SE and Linux is essential for this impact-driven work.