Sr. Software Engineer, Payload Platform (BSP & Fabric), Project Sunrise

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 198,000 - 277,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Education support

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a highly skilled platform software engineer to own the Board Support Package and fabric bring-up for accelerator compute payloads. You will work on the lowest software layers, from bootloader to kernel and device drivers, ensuring reliable, high-performance platform software for space.

This role requires deep hands-on expertise in embedded Linux BSP and hardware bring-up in a remote, hands-off environment.

Qualifications

• BS in CS/CE or related field.
• 6+ years of embedded Linux BSP or low-level platform software development.
• Hands-on experience with accelerator hardware bring-up (GPUs/TPUs).
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ and Python for embedded systems.
• Familiarity with CUDA and ROCm, NCCL/RCCL.
• U.S. citizen or eligible to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own the BSP for accelerator compute modules (bootloader, Linux kernel bring-up, drivers, HAL).
• Lead bring-up and validation of high-speed compute fabric and GPU/GPU communications.
• Implement in-flight health monitoring for compute payloads (temperatures, ECC, power, interconnect).
• Design automated recovery for radiation-induced soft errors and system resilience.
• Define API boundaries between platform software and higher-level services (inference runtime, orchestration).

Skills

BSP development

C/C++

Python

GPU/TPU bring-up

Linux kernel

Driver debugging

pre-silicon emulation

Education

BS in CS/CE or related field

MS/PhD preferred

Tools

CUDA

ROCm

NCCL/RCCL

Fabric management software

GPU/TPU drivers

Job description

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!

This role is part of Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The team fosters innovation and drives engineering workflows of the future, shared solutions and standards, simplicity and lower costs, and manufacturable design.

Join Blue Origin as we build infrastructure in space for the benefit of Earth. We're developing a satellite constellation of orbital data centers, Sunrise, designed to transform how compute infrastructure is deployed and leveraged.

Job Summary

Our team is developing next-generation spacecraft that push the boundaries of performance and capability in orbit. We are seeking a highly skilled platform software engineer to own the Board Support Package (BSP) and fabric bring-up for our accelerator compute payloads. You will be responsible for the lowest layers of the software stack—the code that makes the hardware work. This includes everything from the bootloader and Linux kernel to driver initialization and fabric management. This is a role for a deep, hands‑on expert who is comfortable debugging complex hardware interactions in a remote, no‑hands‑on environment and who is passionate about building a reliable, high‑performance computing platform for space.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to

• Develop and own the Board Support Package (BSP) for our accelerator compute modules, including the bootloader, Linux kernel bring-up, device drivers, high-speed interconnect enumeration, and the hardware abstraction layer (HAL).
• Lead the software bring-up and validation of the high-speed compute fabric, including configuring fabric management software and validating GPU-to-GPU collective communications.
• Implement and manage robust, in-flight health monitoring systems for the compute payload, tracking accelerator temperatures, ECC error rates, power draw, and interconnect performance.
• Design and implement automated recovery mechanisms to handle radiation‑induced soft errors and ensure system resilience.
• Define and maintain the API boundaries between the platform software and higher‑level services, including the inference runtime and job orchestration layers.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 6+ years of experience in embedded Linux Board Support Package (BSP) or low-level platform software development.
• Direct, hands‑on experience with the software bring‑up and validation of accelerator hardware (e.g., GPUs, TPUs) is required.
• High proficiency in C/C++ and Python for embedded systems.
• Familiarity with GPU programming models (e.g., CUDA, ROCm) and collective communication libraries (e.g., NCCL, RCCL).
• Proven experience debugging hardware at the driver/firmware layer in an environment with limited observability.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in a relevant discipline.
• 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Deep experience with fabric management software for large-scale accelerator clusters is a strong differentiator.
• Proven ability to work effectively with pre-silicon emulation platforms, FPGAs, or early-stage reference hardware before final hardware is available.
• Experience designing software for high-reliability, fault‑tolerant, or remote/inaccessible systems.
• Passion for and understanding of AI and Machine Learning applications in engineering, with a demonstrated ability to learn and integrate new technologies

Base Pay Range for:

CO applicants is $181,626.00 - $254,275.35 WA applicants is $197,529.00 - $276,539.55

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

Don't meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Background Check

• Required for all positions: Blue's Standard Background Check
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Benefits

• Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company‑paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on "Know Your Rights," please see here.

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