Software Development Engineer

Company: Blue Origin
Location: Kent
Posted on: November 20, 2020

Job Description:

As part of a small, passionate and accomplished team of experts, you will be responsible for designing, implementing and verifying embedded software for mission- and safety-critical spaceflight systems. You will collaborate with cross-functional, multidisciplinary teams and share in the team s impact on all aspects of re-usable, safety-critical, real-time embedded software development, verification and delivery. Our team delivers the embedded controller software that monitors and controls subsystems on human capable orbital spacecraft, as well as test software used to verify controller functionality. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight. Responsibilities * Implement designs in C/C++, integrate software components, conduct software verification and release real-time embedded solutions. * Define and develop verifiable software requirements, architecture and designs. * Define and develop tests to assure code meets mission and safety critical standards and functions. * Produce technical documentation for software architecture, design, verification, and configuration management. Qualifications * Undergraduate degree in computer science, computer engineering, software engineering, or related technical field with 4+ years of software development experience. * Strong software development skills, particularly in C/C++ and Python. * Working knowledge of real-time operating systems and real-time embedded control systems (including APIs, interfaces and device drivers). * Working knowledge of communications protocols such as UDP/TCP, I2C, UART, etc. * Highly organized team player with excellent technical written and verbal communication skills. * Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Desired * Experience developing, verifying, certifying and releasing mission and safety-critical software systems that comply with DO-178, ISO 26262, IEC 61508, or similar guidelines. * Experience with device driver, bootloader, or kernel development. * Experience with software development on embedded systems with I/ O transducers: displacement, rate, and acceleration sensors; pressure and temperature sensors; servo and solenoid actuators; etc. * Working knowledge of hardware components such as an MMU, MAC, DMA, Flash, etc. * Strong debugging skills at the software/hardware boundary, and familiarity with software verification approaches. * Experience across the full software development lifecycle: concept definition, architecture, requirements capture and development, software implementation and verification, system integration, qualification and release. * Direct hands on experience with GNU toolchain. * Experience with agile development methods. * Experience with tools such as DOORs Next Generation (DNG), Gitlab, SVN, Docker, Jenkins. * Passion for aerospace and the development of human spaceflight. Blue Origin offers a phenomenal work environment and awesome culture with competitive compensation, benefits, 401K, and relocation. Blue Origin is anequal opportunity employer. In addition to EEO being the law, it is a policy that is fully consistent with Blue's principles. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status such as race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, pregnancy or age. Blue Origin prohibits any form of workplace harassment. Show moreShow less

Keywords: Blue Origin, Kent , Software Development Engineer, IT / Software / Systems , Kent, Washington