Senior Director, Spaceflight Software Engineering

blueorigin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 272,000 - 381,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

Travel up to 20%

Job summary

Blue Origin, in Seattle, seeks a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead a team delivering embedded flight, chassis/test, and ground software for the New Glenn program. This role combines deep technical depth with program execution to enable safe, reusable access to space.

The leader will drive the software roadmap, own the lifecycle from requirements through flight certification, and foster a culture of quality and accountability across software domains, while collaborating with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 15+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 5 years in senior leadership roles.
• Experience delivering embedded software for safety-critical or flight-critical systems.
• Strong understanding of RTOS, embedded C/C++, and hardware/software integration.
• Experience leading software verification and validation activities.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional programs under schedule and budget constraints.
• Excellent communication skills with executives and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a multi-disciplinary team of software engineers across embedded, chassis/test, and ground systems.
• Define and execute the software engineering roadmap aligned with New Glenn milestones and reusability goals.
• Own the full software development lifecycle from requirements to flight certification.
• Drive rigorous software processes, standards, and verification/validation for safety-critical systems.
• Champion quality and continuous improvement across all software domains.
• Partner with avionics, systems engineering, and test operations for seamless integration.
• Communicate software status to senior leadership and stakeholders, and manage risk and schedules.

Skills

RTOS

Embedded C/C++

Software leadership

Software verification

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MBSE

Simulink/autocoding

Job description

Blue Origin, in Seattle, seeks a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead a team delivering embedded flight, chassis/test, and ground software for the New Glenn program. This role combines deep technical depth with program execution to enable safe, reusable access to space.

The leader will drive the software roadmap, own the lifecycle from requirements through flight certification, and foster a culture of quality and accountability across software domains, while collaborating with