Senior Software Engineer, Ground Systems

Blue Origin; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin in Reston, VA is seeking engineers to design, develop, and operate the end-to-end ground architecture that links Mars users to Earth services.

You will implement DTN, customer data routing, and external APIs, collaborate with systems engineers and mission partners, and build automated tests to ensure reliable performance across long light-time delays. This role supports a mission-driven team advancing deep-space communications.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing software for complex systems.
• Ability to work with DTN concepts and external APIs.
• Strong collaboration with systems engineers and partners.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain user-facing ground software interfaces.
• Implement DTN, data routing, and payload API integrations.
• Collaborate with systems engineers and mission partners to translate requirements into robust designs.
• Develop automated tests and perform integration testing to ensure reliability.

Skills

DTN concepts

API development

Software design

Test automation

Job description

Application close date:

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

The role is part of the In-Space Systems business unit, which is focused on addressing two of the most compelling challenges in spaceflight today: space infrastructure and increasing mobility on-orbit.

Blue Origin is helping extend humanity's reach across the solar system by developing NASA's Mars Telecommunications Network (MTN) - a relay communications infrastructure designed to provide reliable, high-availability data services between Mars-based users and Earth in support of NASA's civil exploration and science objectives. MTN delivers relay-as-a-service to orbiters, landers, rovers, and future crewed assets, bridging the deep space link through an integrated end-to-end ground system.

As part of a hardworking team of engineers, you will play a meaningful role in the design, development, integration, and operation of the end-to-end ground architecture that connects Mars users to Earth-based services. This includes significant definition and development of user and payload facing software and system interfaces. This role will help architect Delay Tolerant Networking (DTN), customer data routing, and the external Application Programming Interface (APIs) that delivers data to users. You will help architect and mature the systems that make deep space communications dependable across significant light-time delays and long-duration operations.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, collaborative spirit, and dedication to quality to positively impact one of the most ambitious civil space missions of our time. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Design, develop, and maintain software for the user services layer, including DTN implementation, customer data routing, and external APIs for payload data delivery.
• Build and evolve ground system software interfaces connecting Mars relay users, the relay network, and Earth-based services.
• Collaborate with systems engineers and mission partners to translate requirements into robust software designs and implementations.
• Develop automated tests, perform integration testing, and tune performance to ensure reliable