Senior Software Engineer - TeraWave RF and Optical Systems
Blue Origin4 days ago
Base Salary
$198k - $277k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and develop multithreaded embedded software in C/C++ for Linux, RTOS, and bare-metal platforms on multicore SoCs.
- Implement device drivers and management, control-plane, and data-plane functions for satellite RF transceivers, antenna systems, and optical systems.
- Integrate software with hardware systems and contribute to technical documentation, code reviews, and design discussions.
- Troubleshoot and debug software and hardware issues using telemetry, logs/traces, code instrumentation, and debugging tools.
- Develop testing, troubleshooting, CI/CD, automated testing, and Test-Driven Development practices.
- Provide technical leadership, guide software optimization, and mentor junior software engineers.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 3 years of embedded software development experience in C/C++ for Linux, RTOS, or bare-metal platforms.
- Strong proficiency in C++ object-oriented design and implementation.
- Hands-on embedded systems debugging experience with software and hardware tools including JTAG, SWD, CoreSight, Lauterbach/Trace32, J-Link, and J-Trace.
- Experience with standard peripherals including SPI, I3C, I2C, PCIe, and CAN.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and Test-Driven Development.
- Experience leading software development teams and mentoring junior engineers.
- Experience with Agile or Scaled Agile development methodologies and strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree or PhD, 5+ years of mission-critical embedded software experience, Linux networking, inter-core and processor communications, high-speed data-plane interfaces, satellite or telecommunications systems, proprietary or merchant silicon drivers, formal verification, and radiation-hardened computing.
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 are available to regular employees working at least 20 hours per week.
- Up to four weeks of paid time off per year and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
- The role is onsite in the Greater Seattle Area or Bay Area, with a temporary remote-work exception while the local site is developed.
- Relocation assistance is available, and travel may be required up to 10% of the time.
- Certain employees may be eligible for discretionary benefits and bonuses based on role type and job level.
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.