Senior Spacecraft Flight Software Lead

Blue Origin; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 182,000 - 254,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

Travel up to 15%

Technical assessment interview

Job summary

Blue Origin in Colorado is seeking a Senior Flight Software Engineer for the Mars Telecom Network. You will lead embedded avionics software initiatives, architect and implement high‑reliability real‑time code in C/C++, and derive requirements with rigorous verification across the spacecraft lifecycle.

You will mentor engineers, perform design reviews, and interact with program leadership. Relocation is provided; travel up to 15% is expected. Interviews include a technical assessment.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree or equivalent experience in computer, aerospace, or electrical engineering or a related field.
• 10+ years of embedded software development and testing experience including multi-threaded programming and real-time systems, particularly in C/C++.
• Experience working all phases of spacecraft development and operations, including proposals, system definition, design, production, integration, verification, on-orbit checkout, mission operations, and anomaly resolution, or similar capacity.
• Experience working on multi-component, complex avionics for spacecraft, aircraft, or similar systems.
• Demonstrated effective communication skills with program and executive leadership.
• Proven experience in requirement derivation, implementation, and verification.
• Familiarity with Agile and DevOps processes and culture.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen our culture of inclusion.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical lead for major embedded avionics software subsystems, providing technical direction, task prioritization, and mentorship to engineers.
• Architect, design, develop, and deliver high-reliability, multi-threaded, real-time software in C and C++ for spacecraft avionics.
• Own software requirements derivation and verification planning for your subsystems, ensuring traceability from system requirements through verification.
• Work across the spacecraft lifecycle, including proposals, system definition, design, production, integration, verification, on-orbit checkout, mission operations, and anomaly resolution
• Lead design and code reviews, and ensure technical quality and mission assurance across deliverables
• Lead integration and test activities across multi-component avionics systems- Identify and mitigate technical risks, and lead root cause analysis and resolution of complex software anomalies
• Communicate technical status and risks to program and executive leadership
• Contribute to proposals and technical documentation as needed

Skills

Embedded software

C/C++

Multi-threaded

Real-time systems

Communication with leadership

Agile/DevOps

Education

B.S. degree in computer, aerospace, or electrical engineering or related field

Job description

Blue Origin in Colorado is seeking a Senior Flight Software Engineer for the Mars Telecom Network. You will lead embedded avionics software initiatives, architect and implement high‑reliability real‑time code in C/C++, and derive requirements with rigorous verification across the spacecraft lifecycle.

You will mentor engineers, perform design reviews, and interact with program leadership. Relocation is provided; travel up to 15% is expected. Interviews include a technical assessment.