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Ground Software Engineer II - Blue Ring

Blue Origin
life insurance, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, 401(k)
United States, Washington, Seattle
May 13, 2025

Application close date:

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

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 diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

The role is part of the In-Space Systems business unit, which is focused on addressing two of the most compelling challenges in spaceflight today: space infrastructure and increasing mobility on-orbit.

As part of a hardworking team of diverse engineers and mission operators, you will work closely with space vehicle and ground system teams to develop, test, deploy software for critical functions like activity planning, commanding, telemetry monitoring, visualization, and training.

As a Ground Software Engineer, you will also help build, integrate, and test the software required for the Blue Ring Mission Operations Center used to fly on-orbit vehicles. Join us in enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit earth - passion for our mission is required!

Our Blue Ring program is looking for expert personnel to join their ground system team as a ground software engineer. We are a passionate group developing mobility missions that will impact the history of space exploration! We are a team with diverse abilities that value problem-solving and diversity. You will work in a fast-paced dynamic environment, chipping in innovative solutions, while demonstrating personal leadership, technical competence, and attention to detail.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Special Mentions:

  • Relocation provided

  • Interviews will include a technical assessment

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Design, implement, test, verify and deploy mission operations software systems, ensuring the success of the overall Ground System (hardware/software) supporting Blue Origin space mission operations.

  • Perform trade studies to determine whether to develop software tools in-house, subcontract work to develop tools, or adapt or purchase existing software to perform a particular function.

  • Work with diverse teams, including engineers from fields like flight vehicle systems, mission control infrastructure, operations subject areas, and customers to define software requirements, architectures, and designs.

  • Develop rapid prototypes to prove out concepts and quantify technical risks.

  • Coordinate with mission control infrastructure and mission system engineers to plan, develop, and lead system verification and qualification, to ensure software products that meet system requirements and safety-critical standards.

  • Produce user documentation for software architecture, design, verification plans, user manual and training material.

  • Follow software development processes that meet Blue Origin and customer-required standards to ensure software safety and reliability.

  • Support frequent update cycles in support of pre-flight testing, mission validation exercises and operations training events.

  • Support mission control software operations responsibilities (maintenance, flaw correction, improvements) during operator training; ground data system verification, validation, and certification; spacecraft integration; and flight.

  • Integrate software components, **build**, and run unit-level and system-level tests, validate using Software-in-the-Loop and Hardware-in-the-Loop simulators, and release certified code.

  • Support in crafting materials for software design, verification plans, user manuals, and training.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • B.S. or higher degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, aerospace engineering, or related field or equivalent experience

  • 2+ years of software development experience

  • Experience in software engineering over the course of the full lifecycle of software development, including system design and analysis, requirement capture and development, software implementation and verification, system integration, qualification, and release.

  • Experience in software build automation, continuous integration, configuration management, verification, and deployment

  • Demonstrated software development skills in multiple software languages, with ability to implement in the language most appropriate to the problem-domain

  • Familiarity with Linux environment and comfortable with basic Unix system administration activities.

  • Highly organized and a great teammate with excellent technical written and verbal communication skills.

  • Proven track record of resourcefulness from their previous assignments.

  • 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience crafting and developing ground software for space flight operations.

  • Expertise developing complex application in Python

  • Experience with REST, Kafka, GRPC

  • Experience with NoSQL datastore technologies

  • Experience in web development and/or database development and interfaces.

  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code and Cloud Technologies

  • Experience developing software systems for the following applications and technologies:

    • Telemetry data processing, management, display and archival

    • Fault monitoring and alarm notification systems

    • Human command interfaces, command sequencers

    • Control and scheduling of ground-based tracking and communications stations

    • Ground based orbit determination and navigation

    • Mission and activity planning and scheduling and timeline display for space missions

    • Electronic, distributed team procedure authoring and execution

    • Space mission visualization, including virtual reality systems

  • Experience with spacecraft subsystems and associated subsystem software.

Compensation Range for:

WA applicants is $121,323.00-$169,852.20

Other site ranges may differ

Inclusivity Statement

Don't meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S.as a refugee or granted asylum.

Background Check

  • Required for all positions: Blue's Standard Background Check

  • Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation

  • Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification, Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing (CDL drivers only), vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.

Benefits

  • Benefits include: 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%, and an 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: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

  • Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on "EEO Is the Law," please see here.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation

Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin's Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us atEEOCompliance@blueorigin.com.

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