Senior Ground Station Software Engineer for Space Systems

BLUE ORIGIN; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Education Support Program

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced Ground Software Engineer to design and maintain mission-critical software for its Quartz ground network. You will create scalable APIs, dashboards, and automation ensuring high availability for space communications.

The role requires strong Python/C++/Rust in Linux, plus collaboration with cross-functional teams and customers to deliver secure, high-performance interfaces for TT&C and data transfer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Eng, or related field.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of Python, C++, or Rust.
• 5+ years of Linux environments.
• Experience delivering production-quality software.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• U.S. citizenship or eligible status per requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop distributed software systems for ground station network operations.
• Test and integrate software on both commercial and in-house hardware.
• Analyze post-mission performance and propose improvements.
• Collaborate with customers to architect secure TT&C interfaces and payload data transfer.
• Create APIs and documentation for ground station control.
• Develop interactive web dashboards with real-time visuals.
• Design integration frameworks for third-party ground stations.
• Build automated workflows for routine operations and anomaly responses.
• Establish monitoring with configurable alerts for network visibility.
• Collaborate with software, networking, and RF/DSP engineers.

Skills

Python

C++

Rust

Linux

Distributed systems

APIs

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Salesforce

Ansible

REST APIs

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced Ground Software Engineer to design and maintain mission-critical software for its Quartz ground network. You will create scalable APIs, dashboards, and automation ensuring high availability for space communications.

The role requires strong Python/C++/Rust in Linux, plus collaboration with cross-functional teams and customers to deliver secure, high-performance interfaces for TT&C and data transfer.