Senior Embedded Software Engineer - TeraWave Customer Terminals

Job summary

Application close date: Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed. At Blu***, 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.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of professional experience in embedded software development, specifically working on high-speed communications, radar, networking, or aerospace hardware.
• Expert-level proficiency in modern C and C++ for embedded systems.
• Deep experience working with Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS (e.g., FreeRTOS, Zephyr, VxWorks) and/or Embedded Linux.
• Strong ability to read complex electrical schematics, utilize datasheets, and use lab
• Prior experience writing software to control phased array antennas, digital beamformers, or direct-RF sampling transceivers.
• Experience configuring custom Embedded Linux distributions and cross-compiling toolchains using Yocto Project or Buildroot.
• Familiarity with hardware-based security features, including TPM, TrustZone, hardware acceleration engines, and secure enclave integration.
• Experience setting up automated Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing environments and continuous integration pipelines for firmware verification.
• Experience with satellite communications systems, space-based networks, or telecommunications
• Experience with IP, networking, and communications protocols including BGP, MPLS, SRv6, TCP/IP, UDP/IP, IPv6, voice, and video
• Experience with software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV)

Responsibilities

• In this role, you will build mission-critical software enabling real-time beam steering, transceiver control, and high-throughput data routing.
• You will work at the intersection of hardware and software, developing robust bare-metal or RTOS-based firmware to control high-speed communication systems and complex RF hardware.
• include, but are not limited to:
• Design and implement modular, highly reliable embedded C/C++ firmware for resource-constrained microcontrollers, FPGAs, or SoCs.
• Write low-level software to program, calibrate, and dynamically update phase registers across hundreds of Beamforming ICs (BFICs) to achieve microsecond-level electronic beam steering.
• Write and debug low-level peripheral drivers (SPI, I2C, UART, PCIe, Ethernet) to interface with transceivers, RF front-ends, and baseband processors.
• Optimize embedded networking protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, DHCP, VLAN) to ensure ultra-low latency and maximum data throughput between the satellite network and local user gateways.
• Implement real-time thermal throttling algorithms, power-saving states, and automated fault-protection logic to keep high-power density electronics operating safely in extreme outdoor conditions.
• Develop secure bootloaders, cryptographic verification systems, and highly resilient over-the-air (OTA) firmware updates.
• Required

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