Senior Ground Station Software Engineer – Space Networking

Blue Origin; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced Ground Software Engineer to support the Quartz program. You will architect and implement scalable, secure ground station software forming the vital communications backbone between Earth and space.

Work with cross‑functional teams to deliver mission‑critical platforms, dashboards, APIs, and automated workflows ensuring continuous ground station availability for space mission operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of experience with Python, C++ or Rust.
• 5+ years of experience working in Linux environments.
• Experience developing, testing, and maintaining production‑quality software.
• Experience implementing software automation to reduce test time and automate operational features.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to collaborate effectively in cross‑functional teams.
• Demonstrated track record of resourcefulness from their previous assignments.
• Strong written and communication skills to support end‑to‑end customer testing for internal programs and external clients.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop distributed software systems for ground station network operations and core infrastructure services.
• Test and integrate software systems that run on both commercial and in‑house developed hardware.
• Conduct post‑mission analytics to evaluate ground network performance metrics and recommend system improvements.
• Collaborate with external customers to architect secure, high‑performance software interfaces for TT&C systems and payload data transfer workflows.
• Create APIs and interface documentation for ground station command and control.
• Develop interactive web dashboards with real‑time visualization capabilities.
• Design integration frameworks for third‑party ground stations and external customer systems.
• Create automated workflow engines for routine operations, anomaly response, and autonomous sequences.
• Establish monitoring systems with configurable alerts for operational visibility.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver scalable, secure solutions.

Skills

Python

C++

Rust

Linux

Production‑quality software

Test automation

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

AWS

RESTful APIs

Ansible

Salesforce CRM

OSS/BSS integration

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced Ground Software Engineer to support the Quartz program. You will architect and implement scalable, secure ground station software forming the vital communications backbone between Earth and space.

Work with cross‑functional teams to deliver mission‑critical platforms, dashboards, APIs, and automated workflows ensuring continuous ground station availability for space mission operations.