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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!\nThis 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.\nBlue Origin’s Lunar RF Systems group is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Verification & Test Engineer to support communications components for our lunar vehicles. In this role you will work with a hard-working team of RF hardware, antenna, DSP, and FPGA engineers.\nOur products use FPGAs, microcontrollers, and advanced system-on-chip devices to configure and control RF hardware, perform signal preprocessing, manage communications interfaces, and monitor system health. In this role, you will define and execute the verification strategy for embedded software operating on flight RF hardware, from early development through qualification, acceptance, vehicle integration, and flight support.\nYou will combine requirements-based verification, test automation, hands-on laboratory debugging, and cross-functional technical leadership to help deliver reliable systems for safe human spaceflight.\nResponsibilities Include but are not limited to:\nDevelop and maintain software verification strategies, test plans, procedures, and requirements traceability matrix for spaceflight RF components.\nDerive electrical test requirements from system specifications, ICD’s, schematics, and safety requirements.\nReview system, software, interface, and safety requirements for clarity, completeness, and testability.\nDevelop automated test frameworks, scripts, test firmware, equipment-control software, and data-analysis tools.\nPerform software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, bench-level, and integrated RF testing.\nVerify functional, performance, timing, interface, startup, fault-management, and recovery requirements.\nEstablish objective pass/fail criteria and maintain configuration-controlled test procedures, software, equipment configurations, and results.\nDebug embedded systems using laboratory equipment and software-debug tools.\nLead anomaly investigations across software, FPGA logic, digital hardware, and RF hardware; drive corrective actions through closure.\nParticipate in requirements, design, test-readiness, qualification, and acceptance reviews.\nMinimum Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related technical field.\n8+ years of relevant experience in embedded software in embedded software verification, integration, test, or development.\nExperience converting requirements into traceable test cases, procedures, and objective pass/fail criteria.\nStrong embedded C or C++ development and debugging skills.\nProficiency with Python or similar languages for test automation, equipment control, and data analysis.\nExperience testing embedded software on microcontroller, FPGA, or SoC based hardware.\nHands-on experience with hardware-in-the-loop testing and laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic or protocol analyzers, power supplies, multimeters, and signal generators.\nExperience debugging across hardware and software using tools such as GDB, JTAG debuggers, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, and Wireshark.\nDemonstrated ability to perform root-cause analysis and clearly document test results and anomalies.\nExperience with Git or another modern version-control system and CI/CD pipelines.\nStrong technical communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nPossessing a Master of Science in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related technical field\nExperience developing or verifying flight software, spacecraft avionics, RF communications systems, or other safety-critical embedded systems.\nExperience applying formal software assurance and configuration-management practices, including DO-178C or comparable aerospace standards.\nExperience with RF test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, vector signal generators/analyzers, power meters, and attenuators.\nExperience with automated regression frameworks and continuous integration.\nExperience with fault injection, robustness testing, performance characterization, and off-nominal testing.\nFamiliarity with embedded interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet, TCP/IP, UDP, SpaceWire, Aurora, AXI, or AMBA.\nFamiliarity with FPGA development or debug using VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog.\nExperience with qualification, acceptance, environmental, or EMI/EMC test campaigns.\nExperience with Design for Testability\nExperience with technical leadership and mentoring.\nBase Pay Range for:\nWA applicants is $197,529.00 - $276,539.55\nOther site ranges may differ\nCulture Statement\nDon’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.\nExport Control Regulations\nApplicants 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.\nBackground Check\nRequired for all positions: Blue’s Standard Background Check\nRequired 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\nRequired 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, vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.\nRequired 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\nBenefits\nBenefits 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.\nStock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)\nPaid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.\nDependent 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.\nEqual Employment Opportunity\nBlue 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 .\nAffirmative Action and Disability Accommodation\nApplicants 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  . Please note this is a publicly managed inbox. 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