Principal Network Architect – Global Ground & SDN (TeraWave)

blueorigin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 291,000 - 407,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Paid time off

Education support

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a Principal Network Development Engineer to architect and operate the terrestrial ground network for TeraWave, spanning hundreds of gateway sites. You will shape standards, drive automation, and mentor engineers across teams while integrating satellite and terrestrial backbones to ensure scalable, secure connectivity.

The role emphasizes leadership, deep routing knowledge, and a hands-on approach in a fast-paced environment to deliver reliable, high-performance networking for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10 or more years of networking experience in large scale, complex production environments including WANs.
• 7 or more years of technical leadership, architecture, design ownership, or mentorship in WAN environments.
• Knowledge of BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, and Segment Routing (SRv6 or SR-MPLS) in network environments.
• Experience with cloud networking, network virtualization, segmentation, and automation of large scale WAN architectures.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, provision, and operate the terrestrial network across hundreds of global satellite gateway sites.
• Define and evolve network architecture, engineering standards, and operational best practices for the global ground network.
• Partner with network, cloud, and field engineering teams to deliver a scalable and resilient ground network.
• Design automation frameworks and deployment pipelines that enable rapid, repeatable provisioning of complete gateway sites.
• Integrate the satellite constellation with the terrestrial backbone across management, customer, and security networking services.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers across multiple organizations on large-scale networking initiatives.
• Drive architectural decisions and engineering excellence for successful delivery of complex ground network programs.

Skills

BGP

IS-IS

OSPF

SRv6/SR-MPLS

Cloud networking

Automation

Technical leadership

WAN architectures

Networking design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a Principal Network Development Engineer to architect and operate the terrestrial ground network for TeraWave, spanning hundreds of gateway sites. You will shape standards, drive automation, and mentor engineers across teams while integrating satellite and terrestrial backbones to ensure scalable, secure connectivity.

The role emphasizes leadership, deep routing knowledge, and a hands-on approach in a fast-paced environment to deliver reliable, high-performance networking for