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. As part of a hardworking team of diverse software creators, you will be responsible for designing, implementing and verifying software for test systems that test the functionality and safety of flight hardware. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and share in the team’s impact on all aspects of re-usable, safety-critical software development, verification and delivery. Our team delivers the software packages used to test flight avionics and mechanical hardware during acceptance and qualification testing. We are hiring at all levels! Experienced software engineers will be responsible for: Designing and implementing software in Python and C/C that automates the test campaigns of avionics and mechanical hardware components of the rocket. Producing documentation for software architecture, design, verification, and configuration management. Defining and developing verifiable software requirements, architecture and designs. Developing tests to ensure code meets safety critical standards and functions. Conducting trade-studies and develop prototypes to prove out architecture and design concepts/quantify technical risks. We are looking for people 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! Qualifications: Dependent on level: Experience writing software and deploying it to a production environment. Strong software development skills, particularly in Python and C/C . Working knowledge of real-time operating systems and Linux. Strong debugging skills at the software/hardware boundary, and familiarity with software verification approaches. Critical thinking when reviewing system requirements to write software. Hard working team player with excellent technical written and verbal communication skills. 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. Desired: Dependent on level: Degree in computer science, computer engineering, software engineering, or related technical field with equivalent years of experience. Experience developing and testing real-time embedded systems (including APIs, interfaces and device drivers). Experience developing, verifying, certifying and releasing mission and safety-critical software systems that comply with DO-178 or similar guidelines. Direct hands-on experience with GNU toolchain, Serial Communications, IP networking Knowledge of communications protocols such as UDP/TCP, I2C, UART, ZMQ, etc. Experience with agile development methods. Experience with tools such as Git (Gitlab/GitHub) DOORs Next Generation (DNG), , Docker. Experience across the full software development lifecycle: concept definition, architecture, requirements capture and development, software implementation and verification, continuous integration, qualification and release. Exposure to software development on embedded system with I/O transducers: displacement, rate, and acceleration sensors; pressure and temperature sensors; servo and solenoid actuators; etc. Working knowledge of hardware components such as an MMU, MAC, DMA, Flash, etc. Experience with debuggers, profiling, and tracing. Don’t meet every single requirement? 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 qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Compensation range for on site CO applicants: Engineer - Aerospace Software Apps III is $123,750 - $181,500 Compensation range for on site WA applicants: Engineer - Aerospace Software Apps III is $135,000 - $198,000 Compensation range for on site CA applicants: Engineer - Aerospace Software Apps III is $135,000 - $198,000 Other site ranges may differ 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. 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. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here and here. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Washington Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. 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 at EEOCompliance@blueorigin.com. Benefits Employee Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, short and long-term disability and 401(k) with up to 5% company match. Paid Time Off: Provides up to 4 weeks per year, in addition to 14 holidays Discretionary bonus programs Blue Origin was founded with a vision to enable a future where millions of people are living and working in space to benefit Earth. In order to preserve Earth, Blue Origin believes in the need to enable humanity to expand, explore, find new energy and material resources, and move industries that stress Earth into space. Blue Origin believes it has an important role in building a road to space and lowering the cost of getting there. At Blue Origin, we’re working on this today by developing fully reusable launch vehicles and systems that are safe, reliable and affordable. Every launch vehicle is designed for human spaceflight from the beginning and able to ferry payloads to space.