MK1 Lunar Software Development Engineer II (Flight Software / Software Integration)
Blue Origin3 months ago
Base Salary
$135k - $189k/yr
Responsibilities
- Support the design and development of MK1 Lunar Lander flight software and its test infrastructure.
- Work with stakeholders to understand requirements and iteratively design and develop applications and systems.
- Support software integration and testing of avionics, flight software, and ground software.
- Diagnose and fix software problems at the unit, software-in-the-loop, on-hardware, and on-vehicle levels.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- At least 2 years of embedded software development experience.
- Strong active development skills in C/C++ and Python.
- Understanding of IP networking concepts, communications protocols, and hardware drivers.
- Experience using and customizing CI/CD pipelines, such as GitLab or Jenkins.
- Strong attention to detail, task ownership, debugging, and willingness to perform low-level work.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted refugee or asylee.
- Preferred qualifications include a relevant master’s degree, distributed systems deployment, Ansible, Terraform, GitLab, Docker, Kubernetes, software simulation testbeds, mission operations, ground data systems, RTOS, BSPs, and aerospace systems familiarity.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short- and long-term disability, a 401(k) company match of 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 additional 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.