Ground Station Software Engineer III
Blue Origin1 day ago
Reston, VA, USA +3 moreSenior
Base Salary
$165k - $231k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and develop distributed software systems for ground station network operations and core infrastructure services.
- Test and integrate software running on commercial and internally developed hardware.
- Perform post-mission analytics, evaluate network performance, identify optimization opportunities, and recommend improvements.
- Architect secure, high-performance software interfaces for TT&C systems and payload data transfer workflows with external customers.
- Create APIs and interface documentation for ground station command and control.
- Develop interactive web dashboards with real-time visualization capabilities.
- Design and implement integration frameworks for third-party ground stations and external customer systems.
- Build automated workflow engines for routine operations, anomaly response, and autonomous sequences.
- Establish monitoring systems with configurable alerts for network stability and operational visibility.
- Collaborate with software, networking, and RF/DSP engineers to deliver scalable and secure solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- At least 5 years of professional software development experience.
- At least 5 years of experience with Python, C++, or Rust.
- At least 5 years of experience working in Linux environments.
- Experience developing, testing, and maintaining production-quality software.
- Experience automating software testing and operational features.
- Strong problem-solving, collaboration, communication, resourcefulness, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to support end-to-end customer testing for internal programs and external clients.
- U.S. citizenship or nationality, U.S. permanent residency, refugee status, or asylum status is required.
- Preferred: JavaScript and backend or full-stack application development experience.
- Preferred: At least 5 years of ground station or communications system operations experience.
- Preferred: AWS cloud infrastructure, API integration, TCP and UDP, Ansible, monitoring and observability, RF and modulation concepts, and networking concepts.
- Preferred: Experience with generative AI tools, AI-based State of Health diagnosis, OSS/BSS integrations, Salesforce, CRM process automation, and mission planning and operations systems.
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.
- Potential role- and level-dependent bonuses and other benefits, subject to company discretion and change.
- Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.
- A standard background check is required; additional checks may apply for certain roles.
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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.