Autonomy Software Systems Engineer III – New Glenn
Blue Origin1 day ago
Base Salary
$121k - $169k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define autonomy software behaviors with controls engineers, subsystem designers, and operators.
- Architect and decompose designs into software requirements, verification activities, and validation activities.
- Support code reviews and validate software through simulation data analysis, Hardware-In-the-Loop testing, and hardware testing.
- Develop and run data analysis pipelines.
- Assess autonomy changes for safety, performance, stakeholder needs, and release readiness.
- Integrate autonomy software into flight and ground systems with Avionics teams.
- Define procedures and command sequences for rocket ground testing and operations.
- Triage, investigate, and resolve software issues using test data.
- Develop tooling, scripts, and functions to address emergent issues.
- Provide real-time support for hot-fire tests and missions in the support room.
- Drive process improvements with ownership and urgency.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
- 5–8 years of experience with technical design, analysis, or integrated testing of real-time or safety-critical software.
- Experience in domains such as aerospace, automotive, or robotics.
- Proficiency with engineering physics, software engineering, and closed-loop control principles.
- Familiarity with systems engineering practices including requirements decomposition, verification, validation, configuration management, and Model-Based Design.
- Experience programming in Python.
- Strong technical documentation skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with a record of driving teams to timely decisions.
- A master’s degree is preferred.
- Experience with C++ and developing CI/CD pipelines in GitLab is preferred.
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 for 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.
- Eligibility for role- and job-level-dependent benefits and bonuses may apply.
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.