Flight Software Engineer III — Platform & Applications - Project Sunrise – Orbital Data Centers
Blue Origin3 days ago
Base Salary
$151k - $231k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain bootloaders and Board Support Packages for custom flight computer hardware.
- Write, test, and debug low-level device drivers for I2C, SPI, SpaceWire, Ethernet, and other hardware interfaces.
- Bring up new avionics hardware and troubleshoot and validate functionality with hardware teams.
- Develop and maintain core mission applications managing spacecraft state and operation.
- Implement software for hardware initialization, control, and embedded data processing.
- Participate in avionics board design reviews, focusing on software-hardware partitioning and driver-level requirements.
- Support the full flight software lifecycle from hardware bring-up through on-orbit operations support.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- At least 3 years of hands-on experience in low-level embedded software or firmware development.
- Strong C and/or C++ programming skills in bare-metal or RTOS environments.
- Demonstrated experience writing device drivers, Board Support Packages, or bootloaders.
- Hands-on embedded hardware debugging experience with JTAG debuggers, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted refugee or asylee.
- Preferred: experience with modern SoC devices and peripherals, AXI or AMBA, real-time operating systems, embedded Linux, and aerospace, automotive, or other safety-critical industries.
- Preferred: familiarity with NASA-STD-8739.8, NPR 7150.2, ECSS-Q-ST-80C, DO-178C, JPL Institutional Coding Standard, MISRA C/C++, or CERT C/C++.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) with company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
- Stock options for all 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.
- Depending on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for discretionary benefits and bonuses.
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.