Lead Real-Time Avionics Software Engineer Rocket Engines

Blue Origin LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 198,000 - 277,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Education support

Job summary

Blue Origin in Huntsville, AL seeks a Software Development Engineer L4 to build and verify real-time embedded software for rocket engines. You will own development from requirements to tests and contribute across the software lifecycle, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities include developing, testing, and validating embedded software, writing verifiable requirements, and ensuring safety-critical compliance with DO-178/NPR7150 standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, aerospace, or related field.
• 8+ years of hands-on experience developing and testing real-time embedded systems, including bare metal, RTOS, or Linux kernel experience.
• Experience writing software requirements.
• Experience Embedded Software Architecture and Design.
• Experience with C/C++ and Python.
• Strong debugging skills at the software/hardware boundary.
• Experience with Device Drivers.
• Experience with the SDLC.
• Experience with serial communications and networking protocols (TCP/IP).
• Experience designing robust APIs and interfaces.
• Experience with Verification & Validation.
• Experience with git, JIRA, Confluence.
• Experience with Agile methodologies.
• Experience with DO‑178 or NPR7150 NASA standards.
• Familiarity interfacing with sensors and actuators.

Responsibilities

• Develop and test real-time embedded software that controls rocket engines for human capable spacecraft.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and participate in all aspects of the software lifecycle.
• Develop verifiable requirements, define software architecture and design, write planning specifications, and assess software integration.

Skills

C/C++

Python

RTOS/Linux

Real-time embedded

Safety-critical design

DO-178/NPR7150

Git

JIRA

Confluence

Agile

Education

B.S. in Computer/Electrical/CS or related

Tools

Git

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Blue Origin in Huntsville, AL seeks a Software Development Engineer L4 to build and verify real-time embedded software for rocket engines. You will own development from requirements to tests and contribute across the software lifecycle, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities include developing, testing, and validating embedded software, writing verifiable requirements, and ensuring safety-critical compliance with DO-178/NPR7150 standards.