Flight Software Engineer III - Platform - Project Sunrise - Orbital Data Centers
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As a Flight Software Platform Engineer, you will be the backbone of our development process. Your mission is to build and maintain the infrastructure that enables the entire flight software team to develop, test, and deploy code with speed and confidence. This is a generalist role for an engineer who is passionate about automation, tooling, and creating a world-class development environment. You will own the Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline, develop the core test harnesses, and ensure the team has a stable and efficient βinner loopβ for their daily work.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
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Design, build, and maintain the CI/CD pipeline for the entire flight software organization, enabling automated builds, testing, and deployments.
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Develop and manage the core test harnesses and simulation frameworks used for both unit and integration testing.
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Own the flight software development environment, including tooling, compiler infrastructure, and developer workflows.
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Implement and manage the infrastructure for our Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) and Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) test facilities.
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Champion software development best practices, including version control, automated testing, and code quality metrics.
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Collaborate with all flight software domains (GNC, C&DH, etc.) to understand their needs and provide the platform capabilities required for their success.
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Serve as the primary βcustomerβ for the developer experience, constantly seeking opportunities to remove friction and improve engineering productivity., Applicants for employment at Blue Origin 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.
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Requirements
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Bachelorβs degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
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3+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on platform engineering, DevOps, or test automation.
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Strong programming and scripting skills (e.g., Python, C++, Bash).
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Demonstrated experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
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Experience with automated testing frameworks and simulation environments.
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Familiarity with containerization and virtualization technologies (e.g., Docker, QEMU).
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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.
Preferred Qualifications:
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Experience with embedded software development and cross-compilation toolchains.
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Knowledge of Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing methodologies and infrastructure.
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Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform).
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Familiarity with software development for regulated or mission-critical industries.
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A passion for building tools and automation that empower engineering teams.
Special Mentions:
- Travel may be required up to 10% of the time.
Benefits & conditions
Be an Early Applicant In-Office Denver, CO, USA 151K-231K Annually Mid level In-Office Denver, CO, USA 151K-231K Annually Mid level Build and maintain flight software CI/CD pipelines, test harnesses, simulation frameworks, development tooling, and HIL/SIL infrastructure. Improve developer workflows, automate testing and deployments, manage compiler and containerization infrastructure, and collaborate across flight software domains to enhance engineering productivity and reliability. The summary above was generated by AI, * Benefits include: 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 an Education Support Program.
- Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
- Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
- Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the companyβs intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the companyβs results, or other factors at the companyβs sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.
About the company
This role is part of Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Originβs mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The team fosters innovation and drives engineering workflows of the future, shared solutions and standards, simplicity and lower costs, and manufacturable design.
Join Blue Origin as we build infrastructure in space for the benefit of Earth. Weβre developing Project Sunrise, a constellation of orbital data centers designed to transform how compute infrastructure is deployed and leveraged at an unprecedented scale.
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