Embedded Flight Software Engineer - New Glenn

Blue Origin

Space Coast, FL

Full Time

Mid Level

91k-128k

4 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

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. This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle designed to carry people and payloads to various orbits, with a fully reusable first stage and human-capable design. The position involves designing, building, verifying, and continuously improving New Glenn's avionics flight software, supporting safe and repeatable spaceflight, and contributing to our mission of lowering the cost of access to space.

Key Responsibilities

Designing, building, verifying, and continuously improving New Glenn's avionics flight software.
Developing and maintaining software development tools, and software and hardware verification tools.
Supporting the launch and landing operations of rockets by creating reliable and efficient software solutions.
Applying technical expertise, leadership skills, and a commitment to quality to ensure safe human spaceflight.
Contributing to the creation of software technology that enables safe, well-tested vehicle operations.

Requirements

Minimum of a B.S. degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or related field.
Experience writing low level software: bare metal systems, kernel development, BSPs, drivers, and similar.
Strong skills in C, C++, and Python.
Working knowledge of Software Verification and Automation.
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 (Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Nice to Have

M.S. degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or related field.
Experience developing, debugging, and verifying real-time embedded safety-critical software.
Understanding of communications protocols like TCP/IP, UART, SPI and others, packet formats and serialization.
Experience developing software that directly interacts with hardware or programmable logic.

Qualifications

Experience with developing, debugging, and verifying real-time embedded safety-critical software (desired).
Understanding of communications protocols like TCP/IP, UART, SPI (desired).

Benefits & Perks

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 weeks per year and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Discretionary bonuses based on individual contributions and company results.

Working at Blue Origin

Blue Origin is dedicated to building an authentic workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork. We support applicants regardless of their background or characteristics and encourage those who are excited about the role to apply even if they do not meet every desired qualification. We are committed to safety, collaboration, inclusion, and providing equal opportunities for all employees.

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