Senior Embedded Software Engineer, Space Systems

Blue Origin LLC; United States; On-site; USD 165,000 - 231,000; 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

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Software Engineer to design and develop embedded software for constrained environments, focusing on real-time systems and data-plane architecture for the TeraWave satellite network.

You will lead software development, collaborate across hardware and software teams, and mentor junior engineers while delivering high-quality, secure software for space applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years of embedded software development in C/C++ for Linux/RTOS/Bare-metal.
• Strong proficiency in C++ OO design and implementation.
• Hands-on embedded debugging with SW/HW tools (JTAG, SWD, CoreSight, Lauterbach/Trace32, J-Link, J-Trace).
• Experience with peripherals (SPI, I3C, I2C, PCIe, CAN).
• CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and Test‑Driven Development.
• Experience leading software teams and mentoring junior engineers.
• Experience with Agile or Scaled Agile.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop multi-threaded embedded software in C/C++ for Linux/RTOS/Bare-metal on multi-core SoCs.
• Implement drivers and control/data-plane functions for Satellite RF, Antenna, and Optical systems on TeraWave.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate software with hardware.
• Contribute to documentation, code reviews, and design discussions.
• Troubleshoot using telemetry, logs, and debugging tools.
• Promote CI/CD, testing automation, and TDD practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive technical excellence.

Skills

Embedded software development

C/C++ programming

Linux/RTOS/Bare-metal

CI/CD

Mentoring juniors

Agile development

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

JTAG

SWD

CoreSight

Lauterbach/Trace32

J-Link

J-Trace

Job description

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Software Engineer to design and develop embedded software for constrained environments, focusing on real-time systems and data-plane architecture for the TeraWave satellite network.

You will lead software development, collaborate across hardware and software teams, and mentor junior engineers while delivering high-quality, secure software for space applications.