Blue Origin
Ground Software Engineer III - Lunar Permanence
Ground Software Engineer III - Lunar Permanence
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Blue Origin At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re building reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s Blue Moon landers and related products. We are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. As a Ground Software Engineer supporting Mission Planning, you will help build, test and integrate the software required for the Lunar Permanence Mission Operations Centers used to fly lunar space vehicles. You will work closely with space vehicle and ground subsystem teams, and will be responsible for developing, testing, and deploying software that enables Earth-based operators to perform mission-critical functions supporting Blue Origin operations, including flight/ground system integration and testing, mission activity planning, telemetry data processing and display, spacecraft system/health monitoring and fault detection, electronic procedures and command sequencing, and operations training. Responsibilities Design, implement, test, verify, and deploy mission operations safety-critical software systems, ensuring the success of the overall Ground System supporting space flight operations. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to define software requirements, architectures, and designs. Develop rapid prototypes to prove out concepts and quantify technical risks. Coordinate with mission control infrastructure and mission system engineers to plan, develop, and lead system verification and qualification to meet system requirements and safety-critical standards. Produce and contribute to documentation for software architecture, design, verification plans, user manuals, and training material. Follow software development processes that meet Blue Origin and customer-required standards to ensure software safety and reliability. Support frequent update cycles in support of pre-flight testing, mission validation exercises, and operations training events. Integrate software components, build and run unit-level and system-level tests, validate using Software-in-the-Loop and Hardware-in-the-Loop simulators, and release certified code. Minimum Qualifications B.S. or higher degree in Software or Engineering related field. 5+ years of software development experience. Proven software development using: Python React/Typescript Docker PostgreSQL Selenium Vite Experience in full lifecycle software engineering including system design, requirements gathering, software implementation and verification, system integration, and release. Confirmed skills in software build automation, continuous integration, configuration management, verification, and deployment. Familiarity with Linux environment and basic Unix system administration activities. Passion for spaceflight and space exploration. Desired 5+ years of proven ability in developing software for critical applications (e.g., aviation, spaceflight, nuclear power, business-critical web services). Experience with Pytest and FastAPI. Proven software development using Grafana and Message Brokers (e.g., MQTT, RabbitMQ). AWS experience. Experience with fault-tolerant software design, human error assessment and prevention, and fault tolerance. Bonus Experience delivering a Mission Planning system for aircraft/spacecraft. Experience crafting software for aerospace operations. Rust, C++17 or later, timeseries databases (e.g., InfluxDB, Prometheus), Kubernetes. On-console operations experience in space-flight operations or other safety-critical operations. Familiar with infrastructure-as-code, services-as-code, and cloud technologies. Understanding of space-based communications protocols, such as CCSDS. Compliance with safety-critical standards (e.g., DO-178 or NPR 7150.2D). Experience with spacecraft subsystems and related software. Compensation Compensation range for CO applicants is $135,679.00-$189,950.25; WA applicants is $148,014.00-$207,218.55. Other site ranges may differ. Culture and Compliance
Blue Origin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or other protected status. Export control regulations and background checks apply where required by role. See the full job posting for details. Equal Employment Opportunity
Blue Origin is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. See EEO information in the full policy. Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Engineering and Information Technology Industries
Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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Ground Software Engineer III - Lunar Permanence
role at
Blue Origin At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re building reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s Blue Moon landers and related products. We are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. As a Ground Software Engineer supporting Mission Planning, you will help build, test and integrate the software required for the Lunar Permanence Mission Operations Centers used to fly lunar space vehicles. You will work closely with space vehicle and ground subsystem teams, and will be responsible for developing, testing, and deploying software that enables Earth-based operators to perform mission-critical functions supporting Blue Origin operations, including flight/ground system integration and testing, mission activity planning, telemetry data processing and display, spacecraft system/health monitoring and fault detection, electronic procedures and command sequencing, and operations training. Responsibilities Design, implement, test, verify, and deploy mission operations safety-critical software systems, ensuring the success of the overall Ground System supporting space flight operations. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to define software requirements, architectures, and designs. Develop rapid prototypes to prove out concepts and quantify technical risks. Coordinate with mission control infrastructure and mission system engineers to plan, develop, and lead system verification and qualification to meet system requirements and safety-critical standards. Produce and contribute to documentation for software architecture, design, verification plans, user manuals, and training material. Follow software development processes that meet Blue Origin and customer-required standards to ensure software safety and reliability. Support frequent update cycles in support of pre-flight testing, mission validation exercises, and operations training events. Integrate software components, build and run unit-level and system-level tests, validate using Software-in-the-Loop and Hardware-in-the-Loop simulators, and release certified code. Minimum Qualifications B.S. or higher degree in Software or Engineering related field. 5+ years of software development experience. Proven software development using: Python React/Typescript Docker PostgreSQL Selenium Vite Experience in full lifecycle software engineering including system design, requirements gathering, software implementation and verification, system integration, and release. Confirmed skills in software build automation, continuous integration, configuration management, verification, and deployment. Familiarity with Linux environment and basic Unix system administration activities. Passion for spaceflight and space exploration. Desired 5+ years of proven ability in developing software for critical applications (e.g., aviation, spaceflight, nuclear power, business-critical web services). Experience with Pytest and FastAPI. Proven software development using Grafana and Message Brokers (e.g., MQTT, RabbitMQ). AWS experience. Experience with fault-tolerant software design, human error assessment and prevention, and fault tolerance. Bonus Experience delivering a Mission Planning system for aircraft/spacecraft. Experience crafting software for aerospace operations. Rust, C++17 or later, timeseries databases (e.g., InfluxDB, Prometheus), Kubernetes. On-console operations experience in space-flight operations or other safety-critical operations. Familiar with infrastructure-as-code, services-as-code, and cloud technologies. Understanding of space-based communications protocols, such as CCSDS. Compliance with safety-critical standards (e.g., DO-178 or NPR 7150.2D). Experience with spacecraft subsystems and related software. Compensation Compensation range for CO applicants is $135,679.00-$189,950.25; WA applicants is $148,014.00-$207,218.55. Other site ranges may differ. Culture and Compliance
Blue Origin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or other protected status. Export control regulations and background checks apply where required by role. See the full job posting for details. Equal Employment Opportunity
Blue Origin is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. See EEO information in the full policy. Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Engineering and Information Technology Industries
Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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