Senior Aerospace Software Engineer
Blue Origin3 days ago
Huntsville, AL, USA +2 moreSenior
Base Salary
$182k - $254k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and maintenance of software applications for aerospace systems.
- Collaborate with systems engineers, mission designers, and stakeholders to define software requirements and architecture.
- Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance.
- Develop intuitive and efficient user interfaces for operators.
- Create and maintain software for data processing, analysis, and visualization.
- Develop and maintain simulation software for aerospace system testing and verification.
- Participate in requirements, design, coding, testing, and deployment across the software development lifecycle.
- Work in an agile environment to deliver software on schedule.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 8 years of professional software development experience.
- Strong proficiency in one or more of Python, Java, or C++.
- Experience with front-end and/or back-end application development.
- Experience developing software in a Linux environment.
- Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design.
- U.S. citizenship or nationality, U.S. permanent residency, or lawful admission as a refugee or asylee is required.
- Preferred: Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Preferred: Experience with system design and architecture.
- Preferred: Experience with React, Angular, Django, or Flask.
- Preferred: Experience with SQL or NoSQL database design and development.
- Preferred: Experience with AWS or Azure cloud computing platforms.
- Preferred: Aerospace industry experience and experience leading software projects or mentoring engineers.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) with company match 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 scheduled hours and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
- Potential role- and level-dependent bonuses and other benefits, subject to company discretion and change.
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.