Flight Software Engineer III — Platform - Project Sunrise – Orbital Data Centers
Blue Origin3 days ago
Huntsville, AL, USA +5 moreSenior
Base Salary
$151k - $231k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated flight software builds, testing, and deployments.
- Develop and manage test harnesses and simulation frameworks for unit and integration testing.
- Own the flight software development environment, including tooling, compiler infrastructure, and developer workflows.
- Implement and manage Hardware-in-the-Loop and Software-in-the-Loop test infrastructure.
- Promote version control, automated testing, and code quality practices.
- Collaborate with flight software domains including GNC and C&DH to provide platform capabilities.
- Improve developer experience and engineering productivity by removing workflow friction.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
- At least 3 years of software development experience focused on platform engineering, DevOps, or test automation.
- Strong programming and scripting skills in technologies such as Python, C++, and Bash.
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions.
- Experience with automated testing frameworks and simulation environments.
- Familiarity with containerization and virtualization technologies such as Docker and QEMU.
- Experience with embedded software development and cross-compilation toolchains is preferred.
- Knowledge of Hardware-in-the-Loop testing methodologies and infrastructure is preferred.
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Ansible or Terraform is preferred.
- Familiarity with software development for regulated or mission-critical industries is preferred.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted refugee or asylee.
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 are available to 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.
- Relocation assistance is available.
- Travel may be required up to 10% of the time.
- Additional benefits and bonuses may depend 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.