Senior Ground Software Engineer - Lunar Mission Ops

Blue Origin; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 150,931 - 211,303; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Job summary

A leading aerospace company located in Denver is seeking a Ground Software Engineer to help build, test, and integrate essential software for lunar mission operations. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of software development experience, primarily in Python and/or Rust, and be able to work collaboratively within cross-functional teams. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to aerospace projects that advance human spaceflight, requiring strong technical expertise and a passion for space exploration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Experience in full lifecycle software engineering.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, verify and deploy mission operations software systems.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to define software requirements.
• Produce and contribute to documentation for software architecture and verification plans.

Skills

Software development in Python

Software development in Rust

Continuous integration

Collaboration in cross-functional teams

Software build automation

Education

B.S. or higher degree in Software or Engineering related field

Tools

Linux

Job description

A leading aerospace company located in Denver is seeking a Ground Software Engineer to help build, test, and integrate essential software for lunar mission operations. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of software development experience, primarily in Python and/or Rust, and be able to work collaboratively within cross-functional teams. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to aerospace projects that advance human spaceflight, requiring strong technical expertise and a passion for space exploration.