MK1 Lunar Software Development Engineer Sr (Hardware-in-the-loop Software) Verified today
About the role
You will support the development and maintenance of the software infrastructure for the Lunar MK1 Vehicle Test Bed (VTB), a hardware-in-the-loop test bed designed to ensure the correctness and performance of flight software, avionics, and ground support equipment for lunar spaceflight systems. This position is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin's Blue Moon landers and related products for sustainable crew and cargo transport to the lunar surface.
Responsibilities
- Support the design and development of the VTB software infrastructure
- Work with stakeholders to understand requirements and iteratively design and develop applications and systems to meet their needs
- Support VTB integration of avionics, flight software, and ground software
- Diagnose and fix software problems at multiple levels, including installation, deployment, configuration, server-side and client-side issues
Required qualifications
- B.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related technical discipline
- 8 or more years of relevant experience
- Demonstrated skill at deploying production distributed systems to a mix of cloud and physical compute using systems like Ansible, Terraform, GitLab, Docker, and Kubernetes
- Strong and active development skills in C/C++ and Python
- Solid understanding of IP networking concepts
- Experience with communications protocols and hardware drivers
- Experience using and customizing Continuous Integration/Continuous Development pipelines (CI/CD, e.g., GitLab, Jenkins)
- Excellent attention to detail and strong task ownership, with pride in all work and willingness to perform low-level tasks when needed
- Desire to work hands-on, both independently and as part of a team, throughout the development, review, deployment, and support phases of the software product lifecycle
- 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 qualifications
- Master of Science in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related disciplines
- Experience developing software for hardware-in-the-loop testing
- Experience writing software that efficiently handles the production, distribution, and storage of large data sets
- Strong debugging skills at the software/hardware boundary and familiarity with software verification approaches
- Experience leading development of software simulation testbed for a complex physical system
- Experience developing, verifying, certifying, and releasing mission and safety-critical software systems
- Experience with mission operations and ground data systems
- Familiarity with target hardware platforms (e.g., ARM)
- Familiarity with Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS) and Board Support Packages (BSPs)
- Familiarity with electrical and electronic engineering concepts
- Familiarity with aerospace systems and design
- Experience with tools such as GitLab, Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, and Ansible
Compensation and benefits
Base pay range for Washington applicants: $197,529.00 to $276,539.55 annually. Other site ranges may differ.
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program. Stock options available for all regular employees working at least 20 hours per week. Paid time off up to four weeks per year based on scheduled hours, plus up to 14 company-paid holidays.