Senior Analysis Tools Software Engineer (HPC/AWS)

Front Door Defense; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a Software Development Engineer for Analysis Engineering Tools in Seattle to craft automated analysis pipelines and tools across disciplines. You will work on AWS-based HPC workflows, integrate with third-party analysis tools, and build containerized environments for Linux and macOS.

The role emphasizes scalable compute, REST APIs, and DevOps practices, with mentoring responsibilities for engineers to improve software deployment and productivity.

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

AWS

Java

Python

C#

Linux

Docker

Slurm

MPI

REST APIs

Git

CI/CD

DevOps

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Ansys

Altair

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a Software Development Engineer for Analysis Engineering Tools in Seattle to craft automated analysis pipelines and tools across disciplines. You will work on AWS-based HPC workflows, integrate with third-party analysis tools, and build containerized environments for Linux and macOS.

The role emphasizes scalable compute, REST APIs, and DevOps practices, with mentoring responsibilities for engineers to improve software deployment and productivity.