Senior Network SDN Engineer – Space Communications

Blue Origin; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Stock options

Education support

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Software Engineer for Network Architecture and SDN to design and implement the network for a multi-orbit constellation of thousands of satellites. You will work on routing, telemetry, and resilience with senior engineers and cross-functional teams in a spaceflight environment.

You will contribute to timing, latency, and power budgeting while mentoring junior engineers and advancing our space-based communications stack using SDN and P4/OpenFlow frameworks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Five+ years of experience in software development for networks, distributed systems, or telecommunications.
• Experience implementing SDN controllers and programmable data planes such as P4, OpenFlow, or proprietary frameworks.
• Experience implementing network solutions for wireless, cloud, or service provider networks.
• Experience developing software for mission-critical systems in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop routing solutions for time-varying LEO satellite constellations.
• Implement SDN frameworks across centralized and distributed control planes.
• Create self-healing network logic using real-time telemetry.
• Develop observability components with in-band and out-of-band telemetry.
• Implement packet forwarding optimized for latency under power constraints.
• Collaborate with RF and Silicon teams to ensure mobility across beams and satellites.

Skills

Network architecture

SDN

Software development

Distributed systems

Production-grade software

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

P4

OpenFlow

SDN controllers

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Software Engineer for Network Architecture and SDN to design and implement the network for a multi-orbit constellation of thousands of satellites. You will work on routing, telemetry, and resilience with senior engineers and cross-functional teams in a spaceflight environment.

You will contribute to timing, latency, and power budgeting while mentoring junior engineers and advancing our space-based communications stack using SDN and P4/OpenFlow frameworks.