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 committed to a culture of safety. As part of a passionate and accomplished team of avionics engineers, you will directly impact the future of space flight and help us make progress towards our mission of building the road to space through reusable rockets. Join us in advancing our vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth!

As part of a small team, you will participate in the development and verification of avionics software components on Blue Origin rocket engines. You will share in the team's impact on all aspects of re-usable, safety-critical component development and delivery. This hands-on position requires experience in developing, validating, and verifying safety embedded systems. Together, our teams deliver the embedded software that monitors and controls fully autonomous rocket engines.

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!

Responsibilities:

As a Software Verification Engineer L3, you will have hands on responsibility to design and develop test cases and test procedures for verification of safety critical, real-time embedded avionics software, debugging, troubleshooting software issues to improve performance and reliability. Ensure compliance with industry safety and certification standards for critical and continue to integrate new technologies and new methodologies to enhance development processes and product capabilities. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and participate deeply in different aspects of software development lifecycle.

Qualifications:

• B.S. degree or higher in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, aerospace, or related field.
• 5 years of hands-on experience of testing real-time embedded systems, including bare metal, RTOS, or Linux kernel experience (preferably some experience in requirements based, safety-critical, fault-tolerant systems).
• Experience troubleshooting and problem-solving at the hardware/software interface.
• Experience with Linux Internals including commands.
• Experience with Python, C, C
• Experience with git, JIRA, Confluence.
• Experience with Agile methodologies.
• Experience with DO-178C or equivalent.
• Proficient with Rust
• Ability to learn fast, multitask and drive tasks to completion.
• Ability to present technical concepts to peers and leadership.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen our culture of inclusion.
• Must have can do attitude and be problem solver.

Desired:

• Experience with embedded avionics software - design, development, and testing of safety-critical software systems in compliance with DO-178C or equivalent.
• Ability to generate innovative reusable solutions.
• Experience with UML or similar
• Experience with Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) testing and/or automated test frameworks.
• Experience using artifact management tools such as DOORs, DNG, Jama.
• Familiarity with coding standards such as MISRA.

Compensation range for on site WA applicants is $141,480-$198,072

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.

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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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