Blue Origin
Spaceflight
EmbeddedSoftwareEngineerIII-LunarPermanence
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“Embedded Software Engineer III - Lunar Permanence at Blue Origin. Skills: Embedded software design and development, C/C++/Rust, Linux, Hardware debugging, Computer architecture. Designing embedded software for mission-critical spaceflight systems. Implementing embedded software for mission-critical spaceflight systems”
Industry & Context.
Problem solvers; Technical expertise
Relocation provided, Travel up to 20% to support hardware deliveries, meetings, and reviews, Must be a U. S. citizen or national, U. S. permanent resident (i. e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U. S. as a refugee or granted asylum, Background Check required, Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check may be required, Drivers operating Commercial Motor Vehicles may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential may be required
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Embedded software design and development skills in C/C++/Rust, Linux (or similar) scripting experience, Debugging skills, using a mix of cross HW/SW techniques and tools (GDB, XSDB, GRMON, Logic Analyzer, Protocol Analyzer, Wireshark, etc.), Experience single stepping through code, looking at Assembly, probing memory, and driving I/O, Background in computer architecture, understanding of memory buses, cache, DMA, CPU execution pipelines, Experience with version control systems (Git), Ability to work well in a team and independently with minimal direction, Comfortable reading hardware datasheets, Understanding of register maps, Keen sense of performance tradeoffs, Hands-on lab debugging skills
Nice to Have
MS in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related technical field, 8+ years of experience in the field(s) above, Previous experience building space avionics and/or space software systems, Experience with DO-178 and companion documents certification guidelines, Experience with FPGA development (VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog), Experience with software for HW-accelerated functions (encryption/decryption blocks, encoder/decoder blocks, image signal processor, GPU, etc.), Experience with tools and software for data analysis and post processing (Matlab, Python, open-source Linux tool), Experience with agile development methods, Experience with kernel and driver development
What You'll Do.
Designing embedded software for mission-critical spaceflight systems
Implementing embedded software for mission-critical spaceflight systems
Verifying embedded software for mission-critical spaceflight systems
Developing Board Support Package (BSP) software for new hardware
Bare-metal or OS-level programming for hardware initialization
embedded data processing
and networking/communication
Hands-on work with avionics spaceflight hardware
Participating in design concepts and reviews
Performing benchmark analysis
Deploying benchmarking code to characterize hardware performance
Bring up and utilization of HW-accelerators in modern SoC devices
Hands-on work with development kits and sensor modules
Defining and implementing embedded SW for interfaces
Developing boot and SW-based fault-tolerance strategies
Publishing internal documents and memos
Participating in design reviews
Reviewing and generating requirements
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with cross-functional, multidisciplinary teams; Work directly with avionics hardware engineers; Participate in design concepts and reviews; Work well in a team
Full Job Description
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! This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. As part of a passionate and accomplished team of experts, you will be a crucial member of our Core Avionics organization and will directly contribute to the successful development of avionics components for our Lunar Vehicles. Our avionics components make up integrated products such as Command & Data Handling (C&DH), Electrical Power Systems (EPS), Cameras, Lidars, Radars, Radios, Network Switches, and similar. Built with modern Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), microcontrollers, and advanced System-on-Chip (SoC) devices, our integrated avionics products host embedded software that configures, controls, performs preprocessing, and enhances the operation of our hardware components. We are looking for an experienced embedded software engineer that will be responsible for designing, implementing and verifying embedded software for mission-critical spaceflight systems working directly with avionics hardware engineers. This is a software role that is hardware heavy, and the candidate that we are looking for should be comfortable reading hardware datasheets, understanding registers maps, have a keen sense of performance tradeoffs, and must have hands-on lab debugging skills. You will collaborate with
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