Software Engineering Team Lead – Lunar Permanence

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!  

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem- solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

This role is part of the Lunar Transportation business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s multiple Blue Moon lander product lines (Link: https://www.blueorigin.com/blue-moon). To further Blue Origin's mission of having millions of people living and working in space, we are building sustainable infrastructure for the transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight.

As part of a hardworking team of diverse specialists, technicians, and engineers, 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 include but are not limited to:

• Lead a flight software development team for the Mk1 Blue Moon Lunar Lander.
• Contribute as a flight software developer to the embedded flight software.
• Develop software requirements and architecture in coordination with systems engineering and subsystem owners.
• Author unit tests, documentation, and participate in code reviews.
• Coordinate the technical activities of the team developing vehicle and subsystem management applications.
• Coordinate efforts to integrate flight software components for testing and verification in Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) simulation environments.
• Define, implement, and teach software development best practices.

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. degree or equivalent in computer, aerospace, or electrical engineering or related field
• 6+ years of embedded software development and testing experience including multi-threaded programming and real-time systems, particularly in C/C++
• Demonstrated effective communication skills with program and executive leadership.
• Proven experience in requirement derivation, implementation, and verification
• Familiarity with Agile and DevOps processes and culture
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion 
• Ability to obtain a security clearance
• 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:

• 2+ years of software development leadership experience.
• 10+ years of software development experience for real-time embedded systems This includes system design and analysis, requirement development, software implementation and verification, system integration, and qualification.
• Embody our Blue Origin Leadership Principles with a history of providing technical leadership and mentoring to other team members.
• Experience working on multiple, concurrent product baselines (product line engineering)
• Experience working all phases of spacecraft development and operations, including proposals, system definition, design, production, integration, verification, on-orbit checkout, mission operations, and anomaly resolution.
• Experience working on multi-component, complex avionics for spacecraft, aircraft, of similar systems.
• Experience in autonomy, sequencers, state machines, and/or fault management utilizing NPR 7150.2, DO-178, or other safety/mission-critical software standards.
• Understanding of spacecraft operations, subsystem functions, and their interfaces and common interactions
• Experience with Embedded Linux or equivalent real time operating systems.
• Familiarity with embedded avionics networking, including OSI model, transport/data link layers, Ethernet, IP, UDP/TCP/SCTP, CCSDS or other Radio networking protocols

Special Mentions:

• Relocation provided
• Interviews will include a technical assessment

Compensation Range for:

WA applicants is $170,805.00-$239,127.00

Other site ranges may differ

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

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.

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.

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