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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!

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.

Lead the low-level embedded software team for Blue Origin's core components, as part of NASA's HLS SLD program. You will drive the foundational software closest to the hardware - bootloaders, device drivers, board support packages, and hardware abstraction layers that underpin every system aboard the vehicle. Come help us establish a lasting human presence on the moon!

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead the technical team to develop and deliver low-level embedded software products including bootloaders, board support packages (BSPs), device drivers, hardware abstraction layers (HALs), and RTOS platform integration that meet mission objectives and requirements while balancing cost, schedule, and risk.
• Define the low-level embedded software product portfolio, specify requirements, and plan the work involved in crafting plans and tracking outcomes to meet scope.
• Recruit, hire, manage, and mentor a team of exceptional embedded software engineers with deep expertise in hardware-software integration.
• Coordinate professional development of employees through performance evaluations, compensation management, and routine development conversations.
• Drive the hardware-software co-design process, collaborating closely with avionics, FPGA, and systems engineering teams to ensure software interfaces are well-defined, robust, and verified against hardware specifications.
• Develop robust plans to successfully implement the work, managing key operating metrics such as technical performance, cost, schedule, and risk. Report regularly on progress to management and the team.
• Provide technical leadership and perform high-quality technical work in low-level embedded domains, including memory management, peripheral initialization, interrupt handling, and real-time system bring-up.
• Monitor technical progress, requirements, budget, schedule, work, and risks, providing recommendations for changes to program management.
• Own the platform bring-up strategy for flight computing hardware, ensuring early and continuous integration of BSPs, drivers, and RTOS configurations across development, qualification, and flight units.
• Coordinate V&V activities, including hardware-in-the-loop testing, bench-level driver validation, and timing analysis to meet system safety requirements and prioritize resources to the verification team following development.
• Apply sound engineering and business judgment to ensure the efficient and effective development, testing, and delivery of safety-critical embedded software products.
• Develop product roadmaps for the low-level software stack, collaborating with flight software, avionics, and systems engineering customers to ensure the platform meets current and future mission needs.
• Establish and enforce coding standards, static analysis practices, and configuration management processes appropriate for safety-critical embedded software.
• Work independently towards long-range objectives, determining technical objectives of assignments and developing innovative solutions.
• Embody, promote, and mentor Blue Origin leadership principles.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience managing technical teams and/or leading functional groups with responsibility for leading and mentoring embedded software engineers.
• Strong technical background in low-level embedded software development, including device drivers, BSPs, bootloaders, or RTOS integration on resource-constrained or safety-critical platforms.
• Proven experience in leading multidisciplinary development projects, including managing requirements, priorities, scope, schedule, and cost.
• Deep understanding of processor architectures, memory maps, bus protocols (SPI, I²C, UART, MIL STD-1553, Ethernet), and hardware-software interfaces.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a passionate culture committed to safety.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or another relevant technical field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with human-rated space vehicle embedded software development and verification.
• Familiarity with safety critical software standards and guidelines, such as NASA 7150.2D, DO-178C, MISRA C/C++, and safety-critical software development lifecycle practices.
• Proficiency in C and/or C++ in bare-metal and RTOS environments
• Hands-on experience with real-time operating systems such as QNX, VxWorks, RTEMS, or equivalent.
• Experience with FPGA-software interfaces and collaboration with FPGA/HDL teams.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test environments, JTAG debugging, logic analyzers, and oscilloscope-level troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of critical path scheduling, IMP/IMS, risk management, requirements management, and Cost Account Management such as EVM.
• Experience with agile project management.
• Experience in managing subcontracts.
• Experience with verification, integration, and testing of orbital launch vehicles or human-rated spacecraft.

Compensation Range for:

WA applicants is $183,807.00 - $257,328.75

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

Don’t 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 you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t 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.

Export Control Regulations

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.

Background Check

• Required for all positions: Blue’s Standard Background Check

• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation

• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing (CDL drivers only), vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.

• Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical

Benefits

• 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.

• 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 company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “Know Your Rights,” please see here.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation

Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin’s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at EEOCompliance@blueorigin.com. Please note this is a publicly managed inbox. Please do not include any personal medical information in your request.