Sr Software Engineer - Network & SDN - TeraWave
Blue Origin4 days ago
Cupertino, CA, USA or Seattle, WA, USASenior
Base Salary
$249k - $348k/yr
Responsibilities
- Implement key components of TeraWave’s hybrid space-ground transport network.
- Develop routing, topology management, fast-reroute, and network-resilience mechanisms for time-varying LEO constellations.
- Create capacity models translating RF link characteristics into network-layer implementations.
- Implement SDN frameworks with centralized and distributed control planes.
- Develop real-time traffic engineering and policy enforcement for satellite payloads and terrestrial backbones.
- Build programmable transport solutions supporting new protocols and features.
- Develop in-band and out-of-band telemetry and packet-level observability components.
- Implement self-healing network logic for automated congestion management and fault isolation.
- Correlate flow-level tracing with link performance and implement reliable packet forwarding under space, latency, throughput, and power constraints.
- Support cross-layer optimization with RF and silicon teams, provide technical guidance, and mentor junior engineers.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 8 years of experience in network engineering, distributed systems, or telecommunications.
- Strong knowledge of BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, and Segment Routing, including SRv6 and SR-MPLS.
- Experience implementing or working with SDN controllers and programmable data planes such as P4, OpenFlow, or proprietary frameworks.
- Understanding of packet processing, ASIC/FPGA forwarding logic, and high-speed switching.
- Experience implementing network solutions for wireless, cloud, or service-provider networks.
- Experience developing in mission-critical environments, along with strong analytical, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Preferred: MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Preferred: satellite or hybrid terrestrial/satellite networking, telemetry pipelines and analytics, graph theory, network optimization, networking-project contributions, communications-system regulations, and network-performance modeling or simulation.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) matching 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.
- Some roles and job levels may be eligible for discretionary benefits and bonuses.
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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.