Blue Origin
Early Career Embedded Flight Software Engineer I – New Glenn (2025/2026 Grad)
Blue Origin, Seattle, Washington, us, 98127
Early Career Embedded Flight Software Engineer I – New Glenn (2025/2026 Grad)
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Early Career Embedded Flight Software Engineer I – New Glenn (2025/2026 Grad)
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Blue Origin . Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Application Close Date Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed. 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! We are a team of collaborators, doers, and problem solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth. This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable. As part of a small, hard-working, and accomplished team of experts, you will be responsible for designing, building, verifying and continuously improving New Glenn’s avionics flight software, software development tools, and software and hardware verification tools. Our software supports our mission by allowing us to launch and land rockets faster, cheaper, and better. Together, our forward-thinking team creates the software technology that enables us to deliver safe and well-tested software to our vehicles. 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! Qualifications
Minimum of a B.S. degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or related field. Experience writing low level software: bare metal systems, kernel development, BSPs, drivers, and the like. Strong C, C++, and Python skills. Working knowledge of Software Verification and Automation. Desired
M.S. degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or related field. Experience developing, debugging, and verifying real-time embedded safety-critical software. Understanding of communications protocols like TCP/IP, UART, SPI and others, packet formats and serialization. Experience developing software that directly interacts with hardware or programmable logic. Compensation
Compensation ranges are provided for different locations: CO applicants is $91,158.00-$127,621.20; WA applicants is $99,445.00-$139,222.65. 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 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. 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, sex, 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 “Know Your Rights,” please see here. California Applicant Privacy Notice: If you are a California resident, please reference the CA Applicant Privacy Notice here.
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Early Career Embedded Flight Software Engineer I – New Glenn (2025/2026 Grad)
role at
Blue Origin . Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Application Close Date Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed. 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! We are a team of collaborators, doers, and problem solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth. This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable. As part of a small, hard-working, and accomplished team of experts, you will be responsible for designing, building, verifying and continuously improving New Glenn’s avionics flight software, software development tools, and software and hardware verification tools. Our software supports our mission by allowing us to launch and land rockets faster, cheaper, and better. Together, our forward-thinking team creates the software technology that enables us to deliver safe and well-tested software to our vehicles. 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! Qualifications
Minimum of a B.S. degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or related field. Experience writing low level software: bare metal systems, kernel development, BSPs, drivers, and the like. Strong C, C++, and Python skills. Working knowledge of Software Verification and Automation. Desired
M.S. degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or related field. Experience developing, debugging, and verifying real-time embedded safety-critical software. Understanding of communications protocols like TCP/IP, UART, SPI and others, packet formats and serialization. Experience developing software that directly interacts with hardware or programmable logic. Compensation
Compensation ranges are provided for different locations: CO applicants is $91,158.00-$127,621.20; WA applicants is $99,445.00-$139,222.65. 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 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. 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, sex, 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 “Know Your Rights,” please see here. California Applicant Privacy Notice: If you are a California resident, please reference the CA Applicant Privacy Notice here.
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