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Blue Origin LLC Software Safety Engineer III in Seattle, Washington

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 diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role is part of the Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance team. This team is focused on monitoring and assessing processes that guide Blue Origin's design, manufacturing, and operations, ensuring system safety engineering, environmental health, and safety, product integrity, and continuous improvement processes. Interested in improving the safety of rockets, ground systems, and space destinations? This role will mentor engineers in developing safety critical software to avoid hazards. Safety engineering experience is not required; but candidates need to have developed embedded software and/or complex electronic hardware and demonstrate a deep understanding of design and engineering, not just programming, algorithms, and testing. You will train engineers, review software processes, approve safety analysis results and requirements, audit program compliance to safety objectives, review risk characterization of open problems, and champion safety. This position will contribute to the safe development of crewed space systems. We hire for technical ambition and the ability to earn trust. Other core required qualities include responsibility, ethics, curiosity, and creative thinking. We work hard to provide competitive compensation and benefits; and we recognize that safety depends on sharper thinking that comes from maintaining a healthy work-life balance. This position will directly impact the future of space exploration by building a road to space! Special Mentions [Edit or remove as needed] Relocation provided Travel expected up to 15% of the time Interviews will include a technical assessment Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Work with systems engineers to analyze specific causes of avionics hazards (unsafe conditions). Evaluate plans and life cycle data to assure process controls sufficiently reduce engineering errors that cause hazards. Review and approve safety requirements for Software/Complex Electronic Hardware (CEH) Review the risk characterization of open problems and safety risks. Perform compliance assessment of our system safety processes and products against safety standards including Range Safety, NASA, FAA. Implement software or complex electronic hardware (CEH) safety processes and identify continuous improvement opportunities. Train and coach engineers on software or CEH safety risk. Generate metrics and report on program system safety status. Participate in actively maintaining a healthy system safety culture. Minimum Qualifications Minimum of a B.Sc. degree or equivalent in software or electronic hardware engineering. 5+ years in work experience developing embedded software in a safety industry. 1+ years developing software plans or auditing compliance to a plan, process, or safety standard. Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills. Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen our 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. Preferred Qualifications Ability to work independently on rapid development programs. 5+ years software engineering experience developing embedded software in a safety industry, with 2+ of those years performing compliance audits OR developing plans to one or more standards (e.g. NPR 7150.2D, NASA-STD-8739.8A, MIL-STD-882, RCC 319-19, IEC 61508, RTCA DO-178C, I

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