Senior Embedded Software Engineer, Space Robotics

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Parental leave

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Education Support Program

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Honeybee Robotics, part of Blue Origin, seeks an embedded software engineer to develop software for a remotely controlled rover at our Southern California site. You will own software requirements and schedules, and collaborate with scientists, engineering managers, and program teams to advance projects from concept to production.

Requirements include a bachelor's in CS/Robotics/CE/EE, 6+ years in PC/embedded software, C/C++, sensor drivers, testing frameworks, and autonomous fault recovery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
• 6+ years hands-on experience in software development for PC or embedded platforms.
• Proficient in developing bare-metal applications using C/C++.
• Proficient in applying testing frameworks and conducting unit tests.
• Proficient in writing drivers for various types of sensors.
• Basic understanding of electromechanical systems (motors, actuators, controls).
• Experience crafting autonomous safety-critical fault recovery code.
• Proven experience crafting reliable software architectures for critical systems.
• Adept with Git version control system.
• Understanding of digital communication protocols (Ethernet, USB, asynchronous serial, CAN, SPI, I2C).
• Background in spaceflight avionics applications.
• Familiarity with automated testing methodologies and continuous integration practices.
• Familiarity reading circuit schematics and performing basic hardware debugging tasks.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts in coding, testing and validation of vehicle control software.
• Manage software field deployments and provide support on-site and remotely to customers.
• Work with stakeholders to derive and own software system requirements and schedules.
• Evaluate and identify improvements to system design with a specific focus on robust autonomy.
• Collaborate with scientists, engineering managers, product management, and program management to drive new product development programs from concept to production.
• Write requirements and specification documents.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded software

Unit testing

Sensor drivers

Git

RTOS

Python scripting

Autonomous safety-critical code

Spaceflight avionics

Hardware debugging

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering

Tools

GDS

C2 systems

Job description

Honeybee Robotics, part of Blue Origin, seeks an embedded software engineer to develop software for a remotely controlled rover at our Southern California site. You will own software requirements and schedules, and collaborate with scientists, engineering managers, and program teams to advance projects from concept to production.

Requirements include a bachelor's in CS/Robotics/CE/EE, 6+ years in PC/embedded software, C/C++, sensor drivers, testing frameworks, and autonomous fault recovery.