Autonomy Software Engineer III – Real-Time Space Systems

Blue Origin LLC; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 121,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Parental leave

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Stock options

Paid time off

Holidays

Education support

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an Autonomy Software Systems Engineer III to advance end-to-end autonomy software for New Glenn. You will partner with controls engineers, subsystem designers, and operators to define behaviors, decompose design decisions, and drive release readiness through data analysis and testing.

The role requires a bachelor's in engineering, 5–8 years in real-time or safety-critical software, Python experience, and strong documentation and collaboration skills; masters and C++ plus

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• 5-8 years in design, analysis, or testing of real-time or safety-critical software.
• Proficiency in engineering physics and software engineering.
• Familiarity with MBSE principles and MB Design.
• Experience with Python.
• Strong technical documentation and communication.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams to define autonomy software behaviors.
• Architect, document, and decompose design decisions into software requirements, verification and validation activities.
• Support code reviews and validate software with simulation data analysis, HIL testing, and hardware testing.
• Develop and run data analysis pipelines.
• Drive autonomy software release readiness through safety and performance assessments.
• Coordinate with Avionics to integrate autonomy software into flight and ground systems.
• Define procedures and command sequences to control rocket for ground testing and operations.
• Triage, investigate, and resolve software issues on aggressive schedules.
• Develop tooling and scripts for emergent issues.
• Provide real-time support for hot fire tests and missions.

Skills

Python

C++

CI/CD

GitLab

Real-time software

Systems engineering

Model-Based Design

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Hardware-In-the-Loop

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an Autonomy Software Systems Engineer III to advance end-to-end autonomy software for New Glenn. You will partner with controls engineers, subsystem designers, and operators to define behaviors, decompose design decisions, and drive release readiness through data analysis and testing.

The role requires a bachelor's in engineering, 5–8 years in real-time or safety-critical software, Python experience, and strong documentation and collaboration skills; masters and C++ plus