Senior Ground Software Engineer - Blue Ring (TS/SCI Required) Verified today

About the role

As a Senior Ground Software Engineer, you will develop, integrate, and test software for the Blue Ring Mission Operations Center that flies on-orbit vehicles. You'll work closely with space vehicle and ground system teams to build critical functions like activity planning, commanding, telemetry monitoring, visualization, and training.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, verify and deploy mission operations software systems supporting Blue Origin space mission operations
• Work with multiple teams including flight vehicle systems, mission control infrastructure, and customers to define software requirements, architectures, and designs
• Develop rapid prototypes to prove out concepts and quantify technical risks
• Coordinate with systems infrastructure and system engineers to ensure software products meet requirements and safety-critical standards
• Produce user documentation for software architecture, design, verification plans, user manuals and training materials
• Follow software development processes that meet Blue Origin and customer-required standards
• Support frequent update cycles for pre-flight testing, mission validation exercises and operations training events
• Support mission control software operations during operator training, ground data system verification, validation, certification, spacecraft integration, and flight
• Integrate software components and run unit-level and system-level tests using Software-in-the-Loop and Hardware-in-the-Loop simulators

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. or higher degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, aerospace engineering, or related field or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of software development experience
• Experience across the full lifecycle of software development including system design and analysis, requirement capture, 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 programming languages
• Familiarity with Linux environment and comfortable with basic Unix system administration activities
• Ability to earn trust and maintain positive and professional relationships
• Active Top Secret Clearance (TS/SCI required)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing and developing ground software for space flight operations
• Expertise developing complex applications in Python
• Experience with REST, Kafka, GRPC, web development and/or database development and interfaces
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and Cloud Technologies
• Familiarity developing software systems for telemetry data processing, fault monitoring, flight dynamics, mission activity planning and scheduling
• Experience with spacecraft subsystems and associated subsystem software

Compensation and Location

Base pay range for Colorado applicants is $181,626.00 to $254,275.35. Other site ranges may differ. Relocation provided.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
• Paid parental leave, short and long-term disability
• 401(k) with company match up to 5%
• Education Support Program
• Stock options for all regular employees working at least 20 hours per week
• Paid time off up to four weeks per year and up to 14 company-paid holidays
• Eligibility for bonuses based on individual contributions and company performance

Requirements

Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident with valid Green Card, or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum. Standard background check required for all positions.

Interviews will include a technical assessment.