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Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.
The role is part of the In-Space Systems business unit, which is focused on addressing two of the most compelling challenges in spaceflight today: space infrastructure and increasing mobility on-orbit.
Description:
OurBlue Ring (BNS)program is looking for experienced personnel to join their ground system team as asite reliabilityengineer. We are a passionate group developing mobility missions that willimpactthe history of space exploration!We are a team with wide-ranging skill sets that value problem-solving. You will work in a fast-paced dynamic environment, contributing innovative solutions, whiledemonstratingpersonal leadership, technical competence, and attention to detail. This position will directlyimpactthe history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and reliable spaceflight.
As aSite Reliability Engineer, you will help build, integrate,deploy,andmonitorsoftwarerequiredfor theBlue Ring (BNS)Mission Operations Center used to fly on-orbit vehicles. Join us in enabling Blue Origins vision of millions of people living and working in space tobenefitearth - passion for our mission isrequired!
As part of ahardworkingteamof engineers and mission operators,you will work closely with space vehicle and groundsystemteams.You will beresponsiblefor developing, testing and deploying software that willenable oursolutionsto perform mission-criticalfunctions,includingmission activity planning andscheduling, commandingand on-orbit operations,telemetrymonitoringand display,operational communications, mission visualization, flight/ground system integration/testing,and operations training.
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, test, verify and deploymissionoperationssoftwaresystems, ensuring the success of the overall Ground System (hardware/software)supporting BlueOriginspacemission operations.
- Develop,monitorand troubleshoot software infrastructure
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including engineersrepresentingflight vehicle systems, mission control infrastructure, operationsdisciplinesand customersto define software requirements, architectures, and designs.
- Developrapid prototypes to prove out concepts and quantify technical risks.
- Lead andparticipatein post-incident reviews, driving actionable improvements to system reliability.
- Coordinate withmission control infrastructureandmissionsystem engineers to plan, develop, and lead system verification and qualification, to ensure software products that meet system requirements and safety-critical standards.
- Producetechnical documentation for softwarearchitecture, design, verification plans, usermanualand training material.
- Followsoftware 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 validationexercisesand operations training events.
- Supportmissioncontrol 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,validateusing 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, usermanualsand training material.
Qualifications:
- B.S.or higher degreein computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, aerospaceengineering, or related fieldor equivalent experience
- 3+ years of software development experienceor as a Site Reliability Engineer
- Experience in softwareengineeringover the course of thefull lifecycleofsoftware development, including system design and analysis, requirement capture and development, software implementation and verification, system integration, qualification, and release.
- Experience insoftwarebuild automation, continuous integration, configuration management, verification,anddeployment
- Demonstrated experience withmodern CI/CD practices and infrastructure-as-code toolingsuch as Terraform andPulumi
- Experiencearchitecting and managing cloud infrastructure withcommon cloud platformssuch as AWS/Azure/GCP
- Experience with Kubernetes and common service meshes like Istio/Cilium/Linkerd
- Proficientdeveloping inLinuxenvironments
- Proficient in at least one programming language (Python, Go, Rust, Java)
- Highly organized team player with excellent technical written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to earn trust,maintainpositive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
- 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:
- Top Secret Security Clearance
- Experience developing complex applicationsin Python
- Experience with RESTAPIs, Kafka, GRPC
- Experience in web development and/or database development and interfaces.
- Experience developing software systems for the following applicationsand technologies:
- Fault monitoring and alarm notification systems
- Human commandinterfaces, command sequencers
- Electronic, distributed team procedure authoring and execution
- Experience with spacecraft subsystems and associated subsystem software.
Compensation Range for:
WA applicants is $134,961.00 - $188,945.40
Other site ranges may differ
Culture Statement
Dont meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
