Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you!

We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA’s pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA’s largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Space Systems Software Engineer to join our team!

As a Space Systems Software Engineer, you will :

• Perform insight and oversight for spacecraft systems including reviewing requirements, hardware, software and systems oversight, including oversight of manufacturing, assembly, and test.
• Develop or assess risks and risk mitigation plans for rollup into the higher-level risk system - Interact frequently with inter-organizational disciplines, NASA System Managers, and operational customers.
• Software Management and Oversight
• Software release planning and estimation
• Software testing and verification
  • Review lower-level software testing and verification
• Software Process Assessments (including Compliance assessments) across the full development life cycle
  • Perform software product assessment for completeness of design and implementation throughout the full software development lifecycle
• Ensure NASA requirements are satisfied by design solutions and support production/control board meetings, design and system reviews
  • Support the program development lifecycle, readiness review of products and participate in module system reviews
  • Interface with NASA and spacecraft system engineering teams
• Subsystem Software insight and oversight
  • Coordinate with the Subsystem Management team on programmatic requirement change requests, design review support, interface definition and control, verification integration, and provide status on high level development progress and issues
  • Monitor system integration, interface management and coordination
• Demonstrate excellent communication, collaboration, and coordination skills
  • Maintain a professional relationship with the NASA customer and other NASA support contractors
  • Work in a fast-paced, agile environment
• Perform other duties as required or as needed

Requisition Qualifications:

This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

• Typically requires a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Engineering and may be expected to have a related master’s degree and normally possess 10-15 years of related experience.
• Technical (General)
  • Experience with the development of space systems requirements documents including functional requirements and verification success criteria
  • Experience in risk assessment and implementation of risk reducing measures
  • Experience leading a software development project across the full development life cycle
• Technical (Avionics & Software)
  • Experience developing software across the full development life cycle
  • Safety Critical Human-Rated Software Development
  • Human Rated Mature Software Processes
  • Software Testing and Verification (including Independent V&V)
  • Writing/reviewing test and verification definitions
• Professional Proficiency with team collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams, Webex, Skype, SharePoint, Jira
  • Experience working as part of an Integrated Product Team to develop space systems
  • Excellent communication, negotiation and coordination skills and strong customer service attitude
  • Experience fostering a collaborative team environment
  • Must be able to organize and prioritize tasks in order to meet deadlines and schedules with limited supervision
  • Fostering and working in a collaborative team environment
  • Effectively communicate across a wide range of technical disciplines, with vendors/contractors, direct customers and upper management
  • Ability to prepare written documents/presentations and to verbally present at various meetings

Requisition Preferences:

• Knowledge of systems engineering principles and associated documentation
• Knowledge of commonly used NASA concepts, practices, processes and procedures relating to mechanical and electrical system design, engineering drawings and sketches, material selection, and design software and tools
• Familiarity with autonomous systems
• Familiarity with:
  • Software project management experience
  • Safety Critical Human-Rated Software Development Processes
  • NASA software and systems development standards (incl NPR 7150.2)
  • NASA/JSC documentation databases as well as typical systems engineering products
  • NASA/JSC engineering processes
  • Object oriented software development
  • Agile software development
  • C/C++ and Python coding
  • Data Validation
  • Code Review
  • Unit Testing
  • Algorithm Design Document
  • Run for Record test and results

Why Join Our Team?

Click on the below links to view just a small sample of all that we do! Come join our team and be part of our future. We look forward to seeing you!

See What We Do

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In addition to exciting career opportunities, we also have:

• Excellent personal and professional career growth
• 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off), when applicable
• Onsite cafeteria (breakfast & lunch)
• Much, much more!

For more information on our partnership with NASA at Johnson Space Center (JSC), please visit www.wehavespaceforyou.com

• Proof of U.S. Citizenship or US Permanent Residency may be a requirement for this position .
• Must be able to complete a U.S. government background investigation.
• Management has the prerogative to select at any level for which the position is advertised.

Essential Functions

Work Environment

Generally, an office environment but can involve inside or outside work depending on the task.

Physical Requirements

Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods (90% of the time). May require lifting and carrying up to 25 lbs. (5% of the time).

Equipment and Machines

Standard office equipment (PC, telephone, printer, etc.).

Attendance

Regular attendance following an established work schedule is critical. Ability to work outside normal schedule and adjust the schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements.

Other Essential Functions

Professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation. Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others.

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