Senior Firmware Engineer - Space-Grade DBF & RTOS

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 323,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Education Support Program

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a senior firmware engineer to develop low-level firmware for Digital Beamforming (DBF) ASICs within the TeraWave system in Seattle. You will co-work with hardware and communications engineers to implement firmware interfaces, validate pre- and post-silicon bring-up, and ensure secure boot, telemetry, and SerDes management functions.

The role requires a Bachelor's in a technical field and 10+ years of firmware experience, with strong C skills and a track record of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in firmware development.
• Experience writing software that directly controls hardware, such as firmware, kernel device drivers, or low-level embedded code.
• Experience debugging and validating embedded firmware and hardware/software interactions.

Responsibilities

• Develop ROM code and runtime firmware for Digital Beamforming (DBF) ASICs.
• Develop and support firmware for beam pointing, analog calibration, FEIC management, SerDes link management, secure boot, telemetry, and sideband control of DBF ASICs.
• Work closely with hardware and communications systems engineers to define and implement firmware and hardware interfaces.
• Support pre-silicon firmware development, integration, and validation.
• Support post-silicon bring-up, debugging, and validation of custom DBF ASICs.

Skills

C

Embedded firmware

Hardware interfacing

Debugging

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineering

Tools

QEMU

Palladium

ZeBu

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a senior firmware engineer to develop low-level firmware for Digital Beamforming (DBF) ASICs within the TeraWave system in Seattle. You will co-work with hardware and communications engineers to implement firmware interfaces, validate pre- and post-silicon bring-up, and ensure secure boot, telemetry, and SerDes management functions.

The role requires a Bachelor's in a technical field and 10+ years of firmware experience, with strong C skills and a track record of