Flight Dynamics Software Engineer III - Blue Ring
Blue Origin2 days ago
Base Salary
$165k - $231k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, test, verify, and deploy Flight Dynamics System software for orbit maintenance, collision avoidance, engine commodity bookkeeping, and flight dynamics product generation.
- Build and operate microservices and data pipelines that translate astrodynamics algorithms into production mission-critical systems.
- Collaborate with vehicle systems, mission control infrastructure, operations, astrodynamics, trajectory execution, and customer teams to define requirements, architectures, and designs.
- Develop prototypes, quantify technical risks, and coordinate with infrastructure and systems engineers to meet safety-critical standards.
- Create software architecture documentation, design and verification plans, user manuals, training materials, and related operational documentation.
- Support pre-flight testing, mission validation, operations training, spacecraft integration, ground data system certification, and flight operations.
- Integrate software components, run unit and system tests, validate software with Software-in-the-Loop and Hardware-in-the-Loop simulators, and release certified code.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, aerospace engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- At least 5 years of software development experience.
- Experience across the full software development lifecycle, including system design, requirements, implementation, verification, integration, qualification, and release.
- Experience with software build automation, continuous integration, configuration management, verification, and deployment.
- Ability to develop software in multiple programming languages and select the language appropriate to the problem domain.
- Familiarity with Linux and basic Unix system administration.
- Ability to earn trust and maintain positive, professional relationships.
- Preferred experience developing ground software for spaceflight operations and complex applications in Python.
- Preferred experience with REST, Kafka, gRPC, web development, database development and interfaces, infrastructure as code, or cloud technologies.
- Preferred familiarity with astrodynamics, telemetry processing, fault monitoring, flight dynamics, mission planning, spacecraft ephemeris, conjunction data processing, space situational awareness, and spacecraft subsystems.
- 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) with 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.
- Relocation is provided.
- Benefits, bonuses, and other rewards may vary by role type and job level and are not guaranteed.
Tech Stack
Categories
BackendData Engineering
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.