Senior Flight Software Engineer — OISL PAT - Project Sunrise – Orbital Data Centers
Blue Origin3 days ago
Reston, VA, USA +4 moreSenior
Base Salary
$182k - $277k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and implement flight software for Pointing, Acquisition, and Tracking of Optical Intersatellite Links.
- Create and maintain high-fidelity simulations for the OISL PAT system in dynamic multi-satellite environments.
- Develop and verify control algorithms for accurately pointing and tracking optical terminals.
- Implement interfaces between the OISL PAT system, flight computer, and optical hardware.
- Analyze simulation and test data to validate performance, identify anomalies, and drive design improvements.
- Collaborate with optical engineers, GNC specialists, and systems engineers.
- Support the OISL software lifecycle from simulation and prototyping through hardware-in-the-loop testing and on-orbit commissioning.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Optical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- At least 5 years of software development experience for real-time control systems.
- Strong C++ and/or Rust programming skills in a real-time embedded environment.
- Experience developing control algorithms, particularly for pointing and tracking systems.
- Proficiency with high-fidelity modeling and simulation, such as MATLAB/Simulink or C++/Python-based simulations.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted refugee or person granted asylum.
- Preferred: master’s degree or PhD in a relevant field.
- Preferred: experience with free-space optical communication, LiDAR, or laser-based pointing and tracking systems.
- Preferred: knowledge of control theory, Kalman filtering, and state estimation.
- Preferred: experience with mission-critical aerospace software development lifecycles, spacecraft GNC systems, and orbital mechanics.
- Preferred: familiarity with NASA-STD-8739.8, NPR 7150.2, ECSS-Q-ST-80C, DO-178C, JPL Institutional Coding Standard, MISRA C/C++, CERT C/C++, SDA Optical Communications Terminal standards, or CCSDS optical communications specifications.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) matching up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
- Stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours per week.
- Up to four weeks of paid time off per year based on weekly scheduled hours and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
- Relocation assistance is available.
- Travel may be required up to 10% of the time.
- Some employees may be eligible for discretionary benefits and bonuses based on role type and job level.
About Blue Origin
Blue Origin designs and manufactures rocket engines, reusable launch vehicles, and lunar transport systems for commercial and government customers. Its products include the suborbital New Shepard, the in-development New Glenn orbital rocket, BE-4 engines (used on ULA’s Vulcan), and the Blue Moon lander; revenue comes from launch services, engine supply, and space systems contracts, including a NASA Human Landing System award. Founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos, the company is headquartered in Kent, Washington.