Principal BSP Embedded Software Engineer – Silicon Systems

About the role

This is a foundational role on our TeraWave team. To further Blue Origin's mission of enabling millions of people living and working in space, we are bringing together technology from across our product lines to build the future of space-based communication.

Responsibilities

• Architect and own the full BSP software stack including boot ROMs, multi-level bootloaders, chip configuration, and platform initialization for custom SoCs/ASICs
• Define and drive the security boot architecture including secure boot, chain-of-trust, hardware root-of-trust, and key management strategies
• Design and implement power management frameworks including dynamic voltage/frequency scaling, power domain control, and low-power state transitions
• Develop debug and trace infrastructure (CoreSight, JTAG, SWD, ETM) to support silicon bring-up and system-level debugging
• Lead silicon bring-up activities on emulation platforms (Palladium, Zebu, Veloce), FPGA prototypes (Protium, ProFPGA, HAPS), and first silicon
• Establish coding standards, review processes, and verification strategies for embedded software
• Mentor senior and junior engineers; drive technical roadmap decisions
• Support pre-silicon validation using emulation and RTL simulation environments

Requirements

• B.S. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• 12+ years of experience in BSP/firmware development for SoCs or custom ASICs
• Deep expertise in boot ROM development, multi-stage bootloader design, and chip configuration
• Extensive experience with secure boot, cryptographic acceleration, and hardware security modules
• Expert-level proficiency in C and C++
• Proven experience with bare metal, RTOS (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, VxWorks), and/or embedded Linux (Yocto, Buildroot)
• Experience with pre-silicon environments: emulation (Palladium, Zebu, Veloce) and FPGA prototyping (Protium, ProFPGA, HAPS)
• Strong understanding of ARM/RISC-V processor architectures and SoC subsystems
• Track record of leading silicon bring-up from emulation through production silicon
• Able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance

Qualifications

• M.S. or Ph.D. in relevant field
• Experience with space-grade or aerospace embedded systems
• Familiarity with radiation-hardened or radiation-tolerant processor architectures
• Experience with emulation and RTL co-simulation
• Knowledge of power management IC (PMIC) integration and system-level power sequencing
• Experience with DO-178C or equivalent safety-critical software standards
• Contributions to open-source bootloader projects (U-Boot, TF-A, coreboot)

Skills

• Technical leadership skills
• Commitment to quality
• Passion for Blue Origin's mission and vision

Benefits

• 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%
• 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