Senior Embedded Software Engineer – Space Systems (Onsite)

Blue Origin LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) match

Stock options

Paid time off

Education support program

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC in Seattle/Bay Area seeks a Software Engineer to design and implement embedded software for space-grade systems running Linux/RTOS/bare-metal on multi-core SoCs.

You will lead software development, develop drivers for satellite payload and ground equipment, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with hardware teams to ensure robust, secure, and high-performance systems while adhering to CI/CD and TDD practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in computer engineering, CS, or electrical engineering.
• 3+ years of embedded software development in C/C++ for Linux/RTOS/bare-metal.
• Strong object-oriented design and debugging with SW/HW tools.
• Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, and TDD.
• Experience leading software teams and mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop multi-threaded embedded software for Linux/RTOS/bare-metal platforms on multi-core SoCs.
• Implement custom drivers and tooling for Satellite RF transceivers and antenna/optical systems.
• Collaborate with hardware teams to integrate software with hardware systems.
• Contribute to design discussions, code reviews, and technical documentation.
• Troubleshoot with telemetry/logs/traces; mentor junior engineers; champion CI/CD practices.

Skills

C++ OO design

Embedded software development

Linux/RTOS/Bare-metal

Multithreaded programming

CI/CD pipelines

Debugging hardware/software

Mentoring juniors

Agile development

Education

B.S. in Computer Engineering/CS/EE

Masters/PhD (preferred)

Tools

JTAG

SWD

CoreSight

Lauterbach/Trace32

J-Link

PCIe

CAN

SPI

I2C

I3C

Job description

Blue Origin LLC in Seattle/Bay Area seeks a Software Engineer to design and implement embedded software for space-grade systems running Linux/RTOS/bare-metal on multi-core SoCs.

You will lead software development, develop drivers for satellite payload and ground equipment, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with hardware teams to ensure robust, secure, and high-performance systems while adhering to CI/CD and TDD practices.