Blue Ring Ground Software Network​/Cyber Security Engineer

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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!

Our Blue Ring (I-SS) program is looking for experienced personnel to join their ground system team as a ground software engineer. We are a passionate group developing mobility missions that will impact the history of space exploration! We are a team with wide-ranging skillsets that value problem-solving. You will work in a fast-paced dynamic environment, contributing innovative solutions, while demonstrating personal leadership, technical competence, and attention to detail.

This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and reliable spaceflight.

As a Network / Cyber Security Engineer, you will help build, integrate, and test the software required for the Blue Ring (I-SS) Mission Operations Center used to fly on-orbit vehicles. Join us in enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit earth - passion for our mission is required!

As part of a hardworking team of broad engineers and mission operators, you will work closely with space vehicle and ground system teams. You will be responsible for developing, testing and deploying securing software that will enable our solutions to perform mission-critical functions, including mission activity planning and scheduling, commanding and on-orbit operations, telemetry monitoring and display, operational communications, mission visualization, flight/ground system integration/testing, and operations training.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, test, verify and deploy
  
  Lead software and network security best practices for mission operations software systems, ensuring the success of the overall Ground System (hardware/software) supporting Blue Origin space mission operations.
• Develop, secure, and maintain network to support mission operations equipment
• Perform trade studies to determine whether to develop software tools in-house, subcontract work to develop tools, or adapt or purchase existing software to perform a particular function.
  
  Threat Modeling and security architecture- work directly with Software engineers and SRE teams to inform security best practice and proactively mitigate vulnerabilities
• Perform security assessments and code reviews identifying vulnerabilities in software
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including engineers representing flight vehicle systems, mission control infrastructure, operations disciplines and customers 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 ensure software products that meet system requirements and safety-critical standards.
• Produce technical documentation for software architecture, design, verification plans, user manual 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.
• Support mission control software operations responsibilities (maintenance, flaw correction, enhancements) during operator training; ground data system verification, validation, and certification; spacecraft integration; and flight.
• Integrate software components, create, and run unit-level and system-level tests, validate using Software-in-the-Loop and Hardware-in-the-Loop simulators, and release certified code.
• Contribute to production of technical documentation for software design, verification plans, user manuals and training material.

Qualifications:

• B.S. or higher degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, cybersecurityphysics, aerospace engineering, or related field or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of application or network security experience with direct hands on software development.
• Possesses a strong understanding of security best practices, threat modeling, and risk assessment
• Experience in network device installation, configuration, and monitoring.
• Familiarity Strong familiarity with Linux environments and comfortable with advanced Unix system administration activities.
• Demonstrated experience…