Senior Software Engineer, Spaceflight Systems

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

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a software engineer to develop and maintain the software infrastructure for the Lunar MK1 Vehicle Test Bed (VTB). You will ensure the correctness and performance of flight software, avionics and ground support software across the lifecycle, working with a cross-functional team.

The role requires 5+ years of experience, strong C/C++ and Python skills, and hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab, Terraform, and Ansible. U.S.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related technical discipline
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated skill deploying production distributed systems to cloud and physical compute using Ansible, Terraform, GitLab, Docker, Kubernetes
• Strong and active development skills in C/C++ and Python
• Solid understanding of IP networking concepts
• Experience with communications protocols and hardware drivers
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins)
• Attention to detail and strong task ownership
• Hands-on, independent and collaborative work across lifecycle stages
• U.S. citizen or eligible immigration status

Responsibilities

• Support the design and development of the VTB SW infrastructure
• Work with stakeholders to understand requirements and iteratively design and develop applications and systems to meet their needs
• Support VTB integration of the avionics, flight software and ground software
• Diagnose and fix software problems at multiple levels, including installation, deployment, configuration, server side and client side issues

Skills

C/C++

Python

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Networking

Team collaboration

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or related

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a software engineer to develop and maintain the software infrastructure for the Lunar MK1 Vehicle Test Bed (VTB). You will ensure the correctness and performance of flight software, avionics and ground support software across the lifecycle, working with a cross-functional team.

The role requires 5+ years of experience, strong C/C++ and Python skills, and hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab, Terraform, and Ansible. U.S.