🚀 Sr Embedded Software Engineer - Lunar Permanence

Senior Embedded Software Engineer – Lunar Permanence

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

About the Role

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 team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight.

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface.

We are looking for an experienced embedded software engineer that will be responsible for designing, implementing and verifying embedded software for mission‑critical spaceflight systems working directly with RF hardware engineers. This is a hardware‑heavy software role; the candidate should be comfortable reading hardware datasheets, understanding register maps, making performance trade‑offs, and have hands‑on lab debugging skills. You will collaborate with cross‑functional, multidisciplinary teams and often work on multiple embedded software efforts simultaneously.

Special Mentions

• Relocation provided
• Depending on the location chosen for this opportunity, you may be expected to travel up to 20% to support hardware deliveries, meetings, and reviews

Responsibilities

• Developing Board Support Package (BSP) software for new hardware, including driver development
• Bare‑metal or OS‑level programming for hardware initialization, control, embedded data processing, and networking/communication
• Hands‑on work with avionics spaceflight hardware, including debugging with logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and JTAG debuggers
• Participating in design concepts and reviews, with special attention to partitioning between HW and SW implementation
• Performing benchmark analysis and deploying benchmarking code to characterize hardware performance
• Bring up and utilization of HW‑accelerators in modern SoC devices (e.g., encoders, decoders, encryption engines, image signal processing cores, etc.)
• Scripting, Linux development, and hands‑on work with development kits and sensor modules
• Defining and implementing embedded SW for interfaces such as I2C, SPI, UART, TCP/IP, UDP, GMSL, SpaceWire, CameraLink, Aurora, AXI, AMBA, etc.
• Developing boot and SW‑based fault‑tolerance strategies
• Publishing internal documents and memos, participating in design reviews, reviewing and generating requirements
• Willingness to learn new skills, languages, debug/development tools
• 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!

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related technical field
• 10+ years of experience in the field(s) above
• Strong embedded software design and development skills in C/C++/Rust with Linux (or similar) scripting experience
• Strong debugging skills, using a mix of cross HW/SW techniques and tools (GDB, XSDB, GRMON, Logic Analyzer, Protocol Analyzer, Wireshark, etc.), and experience single stepping through code, looking at Assembly, probing memory, and driving I/O
• Strong background in computer architecture, understanding of memory buses, cache, DMA, CPU execution pipelines
• Experience with version control systems (Git)
• Ability to work well in a team and independently with minimal direction

Preferred Qualifications

• MS in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related technical field
• 12+ years of experience in the field(s) above
• Previous experience building space avionics and/or space software systems
• Experience with DO‑178 and companion documents certification guidelines
• Experience with FPGA development (VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog)
• Experience with software for HW‑accelerated functions (encryption/decryption blocks, encoder/decoder blocks, image signal processor, GPU, etc.)
• Experience with tools and software for data analysis and post processing (Matlab, Python, open‑source Linux tools)
• Experience with agile development methods
• Experience with kernel and driver development

Compensation

CO applicants: $163,272.00 - $228,579.75. WA applicants: $177,567.00 - $248,593.80. Other site ranges may differ.

Culture Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification, 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, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Background Check

• Required for all positions: Blue’s Standard Background Check
• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation
• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVWR) of 10,001 lbs or more, or transport hazardous materials, may be subject to additional rules
• Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, including pre‑employment and random drug testing and DOT physical

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%, and an Education Support Program
• Paid Time Off: Up to four weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company‑paid holidays
• Discretionary bonus: bonuses reward individual contributions and 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 and dedicated workforce. 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. 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 protected status.

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