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Senior Wireless Software Engineer - MAC Layer - TeraWave

Blu*** · Seattle, WA, United States
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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.

Benefits

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for tStock 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, anDependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible forBonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancePlease check with your recruiter for more details.Equal Employment OpportunityBlue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their

Qualifications

  • Drive technical decision-making related to MAC layer architecture, including framing strategies, contention versus scheduled access models, flow control, and QoS prioritization frameworks
  • Lead MAC protocol development through the full lifecycle, from custom state machine design and simulation through hardware integration and field testing
  • Minimum
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field
  • 7+ years of professional software development experience in wireless networking or embedded systems
  • Mastery of C and C++ in Linux real-time (RTOS) or high-performance user-space environments
  • Deep understanding of wireless MAC fundamentals, including framing, contention versus scheduled access, flow control, and QoS prioritization
  • Demonstrated experience with the full lifecycle of a wireless protocol stack, from architectural design through hardware integration and field testing
  • Preferred
  • Previous work on custom MAC or link layers for satellite constellations, 3GPP/4G/5G, or similar non-terrestrial network programs
  • Experience with user-space networking frameworks such as DPDK, VPP, or eBPF for line-rate packet processing
  • Proficiency in building or using network simulators such as ns-3 to model protocol performance under various orbital conditions

Responsibilities

  • As a Senior Wireless Software Engineer for Spacecraft Systems, you will lead the design and implementation of a custom Media Access Control (MAC) layer for Blu***'s groundbreaking TeraWave initiative.
  • You will build the logic that governs how satellites communicate with each other and with the ground, creating a system that matches or exceeds the custom protocols seen in leading commercial constellations.
  • include but are not limited to:
  • Architect and implement high-performance, low-overhead MAC protocols tailored for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint satellite links within the TeraWave constellation
  • Develop sophisticated TDMA and demand-assigned multiple access (DAMA) schedulers to manage bandwidth across thousands of beams with microsecond precision
  • Implement robust error control, retransmission (ARQ), and adaptive modulation and coding (AMC) logic capable of reacting instantly to fading conditions and orbital transitions
  • Build software logic for seamless make-before-break handovers between satellites and ground stations operating in high-velocity orbital environments
  • Optimize the interface between the wireless MAC layer and high-speed packet processing engines such as DPDK and VPP, ensuring zero-copy data paths and minimal jitter
  • Design MAC layer architectures for constellation-scale deployments, ensuring efficient performance as the TeraWave network grows to thousands of satellites
  • Collaborate with PHY layer engineers and network architects to align custom wireless stack design with system-level TeraWave performance

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