Satellite Software and Autonomy Engineer III – TeraWave
Blue Origin16 days ago
Denver, CO, USA or Seattle, WA, USASenior
Base Salary
$131k - $183k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define and document integrated onboard autonomy behavior across subsystem interfaces, including fault responses, mode transitions, command sequences, telemetry expectations, and operational constraints.
- Develop fault detection, isolation, and response logic, including monitors, persistence logic, inhibits, recovery actions, response sequencing, and escalation paths.
- Develop and integrate flight software for fault management, system-level autonomy, mission sequencing, and mode management.
- Develop and maintain table-driven flight software parameters for FDIR, sequencing, and mode management.
- Develop and execute verification and validation scripts covering fault injection, scenario-based testing, telemetry validation, and regression testing.
- Collaborate with Flight Software, Avionics, GN&C, Electrical Power, C&DH, Propulsion, RF/Communications, Thermal, Systems Engineering, mission operations, and fleet management teams.
- Support FMECA, CONOPS, system hazards analyses, anomaly investigations, and root cause analysis for onboard autonomy and FDIR behavior.
- Ensure autonomy, telemetry, commanding, and recovery behavior support scalable operations across the satellite constellation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience developing mission automation, FDIR, mission sequencing, onboard autonomy, or related real-time software for satellite or space vehicle systems.
- Ability to translate subsystem-level fault detection and response requirements into flight software implementation with subsystem subject matter experts.
- Experience developing, integrating, and/or testing real-time flight software across multiple subsystems.
- Experience with C/C++, Python, and structured configuration or data formats such as XML, YAML, or JSON.
- Experience with continuous integration systems, automated software testing, software configuration control tools such as Git, test-script development, and telemetry analysis.
- Preferred experience includes satellite flight or ground operations, HWIL/SWIL lab environments, deterministic nominal and contingency autonomy, avionics and communications protocols, formal flight software configuration processes, requirements management with DOORS or Jama, Confluence, JIRA, state machines, mode managers, sequencing engines, rule-based autonomy systems, and Trick Sim or comparable simulation frameworks.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) with up to a 5% company match, 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.
- Depending on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for bonuses and additional benefits; bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed.
- Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition closes.
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.