Automation & Analysis Software Engineer (AWS/HPC)

blueorigin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Paid time off

Education support

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a skilled software engineer to join ACE, developing automated analysis tools, design/manufacturing integrations, and certification automations. You will help drive efficiency by building software pipelines that support physics and engineering analysis.

You will mentor engineers, contribute to CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate across disciplines to reduce manual effort while advancing spaceflight ambitions.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in computer science, information science, or related field; or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of hands-on software development experience with production systems.
• Strong experience with AWS cloud infrastructure, particularly compute-oriented services (EC2, Image Builder, ParallelCluster or equivalent).
• Proficiency in at least one of: Java, Python, or C#.
• Experience with Linux system administration, containerization (Docker), and build pipelines.
• Familiarity with HPC concepts: job schedulers (Slurm), MPI, cluster management.
• Experience developing and consuming REST APIs.
• Solid understanding of version control (Git) and DevOps practices.
• Strong code review experience, including modernization of legacy tools.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain analysis software tools and methods, including converting existing tools into modern languages following software best practices.
• Leverage HPC infrastructure and workflows on AWS (EC2, S3) to support engineering analysis automation.
• Integrate inputs and automate output formats for 3rd-party analysis tools (e.g., Ansys, Altair) to improve engineer productivity and throughput.
• Build and maintain containerized development and execution environments for analysis software across Linux and macOS platforms.
• Develop APIs, services, and job orchestration layers (e.g., Slurm, OpenMPI) to enable scalable, self-service compute for engineering teams.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of Blue Analysis Templates and supporting toolchains.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for analysis software delivery.
• Collaborate with engineers across disciplines to identify automation opportunities and develop solutions that reduce manual effort.
• Mentor a team of structural and mechanical engineers on best practices for software development and deployment.

Skills

Software development

AWS

Programming languages

Linux

HPC concepts

REST APIs

Git & DevOps

Code review

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/related

Tools

Docker

Slurm

OpenMPI

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a skilled software engineer to join ACE, developing automated analysis tools, design/manufacturing integrations, and certification automations. You will help drive efficiency by building software pipelines that support physics and engineering analysis.

You will mentor engineers, contribute to CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate across disciplines to reduce manual effort while advancing spaceflight ambitions.