Mission Control Software Engineer III - Project Sunrise – Orbital Data Centers
Blue Origin3 days ago
Base Salary
$151k - $231k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and develop ground software for real-time telemetry ingestion, processing, and display.
- Build user interfaces and back-end services for spacecraft commanding and validation.
- Create state-of-health displays that provide operators with clear, actionable vehicle-status insights.
- Develop tooling and automation for pre-pass, in-pass, and post-pass procedures.
- Collaborate with spacecraft operators to understand needs and iterate on mission control features.
- Support end-to-end testing against flight hardware and high-fidelity simulations.
- Contribute across the ground-software lifecycle, including requirements, design, operational support, and on-console assistance during critical events.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field.
- At least 3 years of professional software engineering experience.
- Strong programming skills in a modern language such as Python, C++, Java, or TypeScript.
- Experience developing full-stack applications with front-end user interfaces and back-end services.
- Familiarity with databases, including SQL or NoSQL systems, and messaging systems.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, current U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted refugee or asylee.
- Preferred: experience developing mission control software for spacecraft, launch vehicles, or other complex remote systems.
- Preferred: knowledge of spacecraft telemetry and commanding protocols such as CCSDS.
- Preferred: experience with React, Angular, or Vue and back-end frameworks such as FastAPI or Node.js.
- Preferred: familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP and containerization technologies.
- Preferred: passion for user-centric design and intuitive operator workflows.
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.
- Potential eligibility for benefits and bonuses based on role type, job level, and company policies; bonuses are not guaranteed.
- Travel may be required up to 10% of the time.
- Relocation assistance is available.
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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.