Lead AI Compute Architect - Space Infrastructure

Blue Origin LLC; Denver, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 219,000 - 306,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Stock options

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Principal AI Compute Engineer to own the AI compute architecture for the spacecraft data center stack in Denver. You will lead the compute payload team, define the full stack, and drive architecture decisions across hardware and software interfaces.

You will manage a group of engineers, collaborate with spacecraft, software, and operations teams, and shape the roadmap for scalable, reliable compute in space, with a focus on SWaP and AI workloads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, CS or related field; equivalent experience accepted.
• 10+ years in hyperscale/cloud infra, HPC, AI infra, or large-scale platform engineering.
• Experience deploying and operating large GPU clusters; strong networking and storage knowledge.
• Experience leading 8+ engineers; hardware/software co-design skills; data compute monetization.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end AI compute architecture from 0->1 and 1->n.
• Define architecture for GPU/CPU, networking, storage, orchestration, and cloud platform.
• Establish infra requirements for AI workloads and spacecraft network topology.
• Build scalable networking and storage systems for the constellation.
• Lead compute payload engineering; manage cross-functional teams and vendors.
• Collaborate with software for workload orchestration and resource management.

Skills

Hyperscale/cloud infra

HPC

AI infrastructure

Large-scale platform engineering

Team leadership (8+ engineers)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS or related

Tools

GPU clusters deployment

Networking

Storage architectures

FPGA/ASIC/GPU systems

Job description

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Principal AI Compute Engineer to own the AI compute architecture for the spacecraft data center stack in Denver. You will lead the compute payload team, define the full stack, and drive architecture decisions across hardware and software interfaces.

You will manage a group of engineers, collaborate with spacecraft, software, and operations teams, and shape the roadmap for scalable, reliable compute in space, with a focus on SWaP and AI workloads.