Flight Software Engineer II; Top Secret Clearance Required

Flight Software Engineer II (Top Secret Clearance Required)

Blue Origin is seeking a Flight Software Engineer to contribute to the development, manufacturing, and operation of satellite systems. You will help bring Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to reality by designing and implementing real‑time flight software.

As part of a hardworking team of engineers, you will collaborate with peers to establish requirements, lead team tasks, and build real‑time C/C++ flight software for the upcoming Blue Ring uncrewed spacecraft. Your work will directly influence the development and operation of multiple satellites, and you will guide and mentor fellow software team members.

• B.S. degree in computer, aerospace, or electrical engineering or related field
• 3+ years of embedded software development and testing experience including multi‑threaded programming and real‑time systems, particularly in C/C++
• Effective communication skills with program and executive leadership
• Proven experience developing software to meet requirements
• Familiarity with Agile and Dev Ops processes and culture
• Ability to earn trust and maintain positive and professional relationships
• Active Top Secret (TS) clearance

• 5+ years of software development experience for real‑time embedded systems, including system design, analysis, requirement development, software implementation and verification, system integration, and qualification
• Experience with spacecraft development and operations such as proposals, system definition, design, production, integration, verification, on‑orbit checkout, mission operations, and anomaly resolution
• Experience working on multi‑component, sophisticated avionics for spacecraft or similar systems
• Experience in autonomy, sequencers, state machines, and/or fault management by applying NPR 7150.2, DO‑178, or other critical software standards
• Understanding of spacecraft operations, subsystem functions, and their interfaces and common interactions
• Experience with Embedded Linux or equivalent real‑time operating systems
• Familiarity with embedded avionics networking, including OSI model, transport/data link layers, Ethernet, IP, UDP/TCP/SCTP, CCSDS or other radio networking protocols

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• 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…