About the position
At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin's Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. As a Senior Flight Software Engineer on Lunar Permanence, you will directly support program execution of crewed and uncrewed lunar vehicles. This position will provide technical leadership for software development, integration, test, and verification activities. You will be a key member of a software team responsible for designing, implementing, and verifying flight software that will fly on a lunar lander. You will share in the team's impact on the full life cycle of software and vehicle development, from conceptual architectures and requirements through vehicle integration, launch, and flight. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership talent, and passion for our mission to help return humans to the moon.
Responsibilities
- Develop flight software for that will fly on the MK2 crew vehicle.
- Develop software requirements and architecture in coordination with systems engineering and subsystem owners.
- Author unit tests, documentation, and participate in code reviews.
- Lead technical implementation of human-rated flight software for a crewed lunar lander.
- Participate in the development and implementation of subsystem applications and fault management.
- Evaluate, decompose, and create requirements for safety-critical, real-time operating systems.
- Contribute to trade studies on platform software architecture and implementation.
Requirements
- B.S. or higher degree in computer science, computer engineering, aerospace engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
- 2 years professional experience minimum.
- Experience improving stability through monitoring, analysis, thoughtful code reviews, and detailed feedback.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Proven understanding of source control tools and concepts such as git workflows, versioning, branching.
- Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
- Proficiency in C++, Git and Linux.
- Working knowledge of Python.
- Experience writing software design and requirements documents.
- Strong debugging skills at the software/hardware boundary and with software tools (ex. gdb).
- Good written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with Docker, and CI/CD.
- Experience in Embedded or Real Time Systems.
- Experience with NPR 7150.2D.
- Familiarity with Rust.
- Familiarity with QNX.
- Experience with unit testing, test driven development, and test automation.
- Experience with Agile software development methodologies.
- Experience with verification, integration, and test, of orbital launch vehicles or human rated spacecraft.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance.
- Paid parental leave.
- Short and long-term disability.
- 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%.
- Education Support Program.
- Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
- Discretionary bonus designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
