Senior Satellite Flight Software Engineer (C&DH)

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Education Support Program

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a Satellite Flight Software Engineer III to design, develop, and verify reusable flight software for the TeraWave satellite constellation. You will implement C&DH software, telemetry and command processing, and timing synchronization across subsystems.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in spacecraft software, strong C/C++, Python, and experience with RTOSs and CCSDS standards. Onsite roles in the WA region with robust cybersecurity considerations and CI/CD practices are expected.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Software or Aerospace engineering or related field; relevant experience accepted.
• 5+ years of spacecraft flight software or embedded software development.
• Experience with C/C++, Python and real-time operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and verify flight software for C&DH and telemetry processing.
• Develop telecommand/telemetry processing and health data management.
• Collaborate with hardware and systems teams to define interfaces and requirements.
• Support SIT, SIL/HIL testing and on-orbit operations as needed.

Skills

C/C++

Python

RTOS

CCSDS standards

Cybersecurity concepts

IPC/Sockets

Linux embedded

Education

Bachelor’s in CS/Software/Aerospace

Master’s preferred

Tools

Linux

QNX/VxWorks/RTEMS

CMake/Yocto

Git

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a Satellite Flight Software Engineer III to design, develop, and verify reusable flight software for the TeraWave satellite constellation. You will implement C&DH software, telemetry and command processing, and timing synchronization across subsystems.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in spacecraft software, strong C/C++, Python, and experience with RTOSs and CCSDS standards. Onsite roles in the WA region with robust cybersecurity considerations and CI/CD practices are expected.