Space SDN Engineer: Network Architect for 6 Tbps TeraWave

Blue Origin Personnel, LLC; California; Hybrid; USD 207,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Software Engineer for Network Architecture and SDN to design and implement a space-based network for a 5,408-satellite constellation. You will work on routing, traffic management, and resilience, collaborating with senior engineers to build a scalable, high-performance system for orbital speeds and demanding latency budgets.

You will mentor junior engineers and integrate with RF and Silicon teams, delivering self-healing, observable networks in a harsh space environment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Five+ years of experience in software development for networks, distributed systems, or telecommunications.
• Experience implementing SDN controllers and programmable data planes such as P4, OpenFlow, or proprietary frameworks.
• Experience implementing network solutions for wireless, cloud, or service provider networks.
• Experience developing software for mission-critical systems in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop routing solutions, topology management, and fast-reroute mechanisms for time-varying LEO constellations.
• Implement SDN frameworks across centralized and distributed control planes.
• Develop self-healing network logic driven by real-time telemetry for congestion management and fault isolation.
• Develop observability components using in-band and out-of-band telemetry for packet-level visibility and flow tracing.
• Implement packet forwarding solutions that optimize latency and throughput under power constraints.

Skills

SDN experience

Networking architecture

Programmable data planes

OpenFlow

Software development for networks

Satellite/space networks knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE or related

Master's degree in CS/EE or related

Tools

P4

OpenFlow

SDN controllers

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Software Engineer for Network Architecture and SDN to design and implement a space-based network for a 5,408-satellite constellation. You will work on routing, traffic management, and resilience, collaborating with senior engineers to build a scalable, high-performance system for orbital speeds and demanding latency budgets.

You will mentor junior engineers and integrate with RF and Silicon teams, delivering self-healing, observable networks in a harsh space environment