Internship: Graduate Software Engineering

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

Interns work directly with our experienced engineers on projects in support of our business units. Internships are full time, 15 weeks.

Intern projects may involve many aspects of applied SW development including, but not limited to the following:

Aerospace Software Applications – share in the team’s impact on all aspects of design, develop, and testing of software used to “fly” rockets on mission operations without ever leaving the launchpad! Every day, you will innovate to build the frameworks and tools needed to integrate various spaceflight systems with model simulations. Your expertise will directly contribute to building real time simulations, user experience with front ends, restful backends, automated platforms, hybrid cloud infrastructure, and tooling.

Avionics Software – contribute to the design, development and testing of avionics hardware and software for programs ranging from orbital rockets, ground systems, test stands, to moon landers.

Mission Control Software – contribute to ground software systems and tools that enable us to test and fly our vehicles. You’ll join our team as we work to continuously improve our product, internal tools, and processes with the goal of automating and testing everything in order to make it fast and make it scale.

Enterprise Technology – this role is part of Enterprise Technology (ET), where we’re developing the digital infrastructure needed to build the road to space, with an emphasis on digital capabilities required to advance Blue Origin’s mission. As an intern, you will contribute to Enterprise Technology which is the center of excellence for digital technology at Blue Origin.

Basic Qualifications:

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.
Currently enrolled in a graduate program and have at least one semester or quarter of school remaining after the internship.
Completed at least one year of full-time coursework post high school graduation at the time of application (obtained sophomore standing).
Available to work full time for a minimum of 15 weeks while not concurrently enrolled in coursework.
Strong written, verbal, communication, and interpersonal skills. Passion for mission and vision.

Desired: If you have any of the following experience, be sure to include it on your resume.

Relevant internship/co-op and academic project experience that demonstrate development of both technical skills as well as leadership qualities.
Hands-on project experience.
Experience with software verification & testing.
Exposure to CI/CD.
Software coding experience in one or more of the following: C, C++, Python, Java Script, Shell, Rust.
Experience with embedded software.
Spark and SQL experience.
Robotics programming.
ARINC Standards, UML/SW Design.
Flexibility and Adaptability.
Ability to work as a member of a team.

When you apply, be sure to include your internship, co-curricular and research experience in your resume. Please also include the relevant programming languages you have utilized in these settings. If you haven’t yet used a tool in a professional setting, please include relevant coursework that demonstrates your preparation for these roles.

Blue Origin is a proud member of Space Workforce 2030, a growing coalition of leading space companies committed to collaboratively working toward a shared vision of expanding and diversifying opportunities for talent to join the exciting space industry. As part of this commitment, the Space Workforce 2030 companies have pledged to increase the number of females, diverse employees, and interns with a goal to hire at least 3,000 interns by the summer of 2030. Click here to learn more and register for the National Space Intern program.

Inclusivity 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 a diverse, inclusive, and 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.

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, diverse, 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, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. 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, gender, 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 “EEO Is the Law,” 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.

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