Ground System Site Reliability Engineer II

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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!

Description:

Our Blue Ring (BNS)program is looking for experienced personnel to join their ground system team as a site reliability engineer. We are a passionate group developing mobility missions that will impactthe 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, while demonstratingpersonal leadership, technical competence, and attention to detail. This position will directly impactthe history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and reliable spaceflight.

As a Site Reliability Engineer, you will help build, integrate,deploy, and monitorsoftware requiredfor the Blue Ring (BNS)Mission Operations Center used to fly on-orbit vehicles. Join us in enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefitearth - passion for our mission is required!

As part of a hardworkingteamof engineers and mission operators, you will work closely with space vehicle and ground system teams.You will beresponsible for developing, testing and deploying software that will enable oursolutions to perform mission-critical functions, includingmission activity planning and scheduling, commandingand on-orbit operations, telemetry monitoring and 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 Blue Originspace mission operations.
• Develop, monitorand troubleshoot software infrastructure
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including engineers representingflight vehicle systems, mission control infrastructure, operations disciplinesand customers to define software requirements, architectures, and designs.
• Developrapid prototypes to prove out concepts and quantify technical risks.
• Lead and participatein post-incident reviews, driving actionable improvements to system reliability.
• Coordinate with mission control infrastructureand mission system 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, user manualand 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 validation exercisesand operations training events.
• Support missioncontrol 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, user manualsand 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 experience or as a Site Reliability Engineer
• Experience in software engineeringover the course of thefull lifecycle of software development, including system design and analysis, requirement capture and development, software implementation and verification, system integration, qualification, and release.
• Experience in software build automation, continuous integration, configuration management, verification, and deployment
• Demonstrated experience withmodern CI/CD practices and infrastructure-as-code toolingsuch as Terraform and Pulumi
• Experience architecting and managing cloud infrastructure with common cloud platforms such as AWS/Azure/GCP
• Experience with Kubernetes and common service meshes like Istio/Cilium/Linkerd
• Proficient developing in Linux environments
• 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:

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

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• 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.

• 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 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.

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