Senior Spacecraft Systems & Software Engineer

Blue Origin

Seattle (WA)

On-site

USD 145,188 - 203,263

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided
Travel up to 15%
Active clearance desired (TS/SCI)

Job summary

Blue Origin in Seattle, WA, is seeking a Software Systems Engineer for the Spacecraft Systems Engineering team. You will connect flight software to ground operations and test engineering, ensuring requirements, operational descriptions, and system designs meet customer needs.

The role emphasizes developing standards, systems thinking, and overseeing software integration across life cycles, with collaboration among flight software, spaceflight operations, and test engineers.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field and experience in aerospace systems.
  • 10+ years in design, development, and test of aerospace systems.
  • Experience with flight software and system integration.
  • Familiarity with spacecraft data protocols and CCSDS standards.

Responsibilities

  • Define system-level software requirements and allocations for spacecraft.
  • Coordinate software architecture strategy and implementation.
  • Create guidelines for software development, verification, and integration.
  • Oversee software management plans and ICDs.
  • Lead software life cycle reviews and acceptance testing.
  • Mentor junior engineers on flight software and conops.
  • Coordinate with internal users to validate interfaces.
  • Assist in developing verifiable software requirements.

Skills

Systems engineering
Flight software
Embedded software
Software integration
Communication skills

Education

B.S. in Engineering or related field
MS degree preferred

Tools

Jira
GitLab
CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Blue Origin in Seattle, WA, is seeking a Software Systems Engineer for the Spacecraft Systems Engineering team. You will connect flight software to ground operations and test engineering, ensuring requirements, operational descriptions, and system designs meet customer needs.

The role emphasizes developing standards, systems thinking, and overseeing software integration across life cycles, with collaboration among flight software, spaceflight operations, and test engineers.

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