Senior Ground Software Engineer – Space Mission Ops (Relocation)

Blue Origin; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 198,000 - 277,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation

Technical interview

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a seasoned Ground Software Engineer to design, implement and test mission operations software for the Blue Ring mission operations center. You will work across space vehicle, mission control, and customer teams to define software requirements and designs, develop prototypes, and ensure safety-critical standards are met.

Responsibilities include documenting architecture and verification plans, maintaining the software lifecycle, and supporting pre-flight testing, training, and

Qualifications

• BS or higher in computer-related field or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of software development experience.
• Experience across full software lifecycle: design, requirements, verification, integration, release.
• Experience in build automation, CI, configuration management, verification, deployment.
• Proficient in multiple programming languages as appropriate to problems.
• Familiarity with Linux and UNIX admin tasks.
• Ability to earn trust and maintain professional relationships.
• Active Top Secret Clearance

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, verify and deploy mission operations software for Blue Origin ground systems.
• Collaborate with flight vehicle, mission control, and customer teams to define software requirements and designs.
• Develop rapid prototypes to prove concepts and quantify risks.
• Coordinate with systems engineers to ensure safety-critical software meets requirements.
• Produce architecture, verification, user manuals and training documentation.
• Follow safety and reliability standards for software development.
• Support updates for pre-flight testing, mission validation, and training events.
• Assist in ground software operations during training, maintenance, and certification.
• Integrate components and perform unit and system tests with simulators; release certified code.
• Develop materials for design, verification plans, user manuals and training.

Skills

Software lifecycle

Linux

CI/CD

Unit testing

Documentation

Communication

Top Secret Clearance

Education

B.S. or higher in CS/EE/Math/Physics/Aerospace or related

Tools

REST

Kafka

gRPC

Web development

Database development

Infrastructure as Code

Cloud technologies

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a seasoned Ground Software Engineer to design, implement and test mission operations software for the Blue Ring mission operations center. You will work across space vehicle, mission control, and customer teams to define software requirements and designs, develop prototypes, and ensure safety-critical standards are met.

Responsibilities include documenting architecture and verification plans, maintaining the software lifecycle, and supporting pre-flight testing, training, and