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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 Spacecraft Systems Software Engineer to join the team.

* We are actively searching for qualified candidates for this potential opening; however, we do not have assurance at this time when the position will be finalized and opened. Because we have strong reason to believe the position will be approved soon, we are proceeding with identifying qualified candidates and conducting interviews. *

Spacecraft Software Systems Insight and Oversight for spacecraft systems including requirements development, software and embedded hardware engineering, and testing. Insight and oversight of project objectives from design development to inspection and approval.

The Spacecraft Systems Software Engineer will:

• Provide Management and Oversight

• Provide PM level insight and oversight of spacecraft subsystem(s) across the entire development lifecycle

• Become the Subject Matter Expert (SME) Level knowledge of the hardware and software

• Work in an Integrated Product Team to provide Insight and Oversight of both non safety-critical and safety-critical systems

• Identifying, document, and elevate risks, issues, and opportunities and provide recommendations

• Software Process Assessments (including Compliance assessments) across the full development life cycle

• Perform product assessment for completeness of design and implementation throughout the full development lifecycle

• Ensure NASA requirements are satisfied by design solutions and support production/control board meetings, design and system reviews

• Support the development of milestone and manufacturing readiness review products and participate in module system reviews

• Interface with NASA and spacecraft system engineering teams

• Subsystem 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

• Communicate and demonstrate progress to management

• Organize and manage multiple priorities

• Work in a fast-paced, Agile environment

• Perform other duties as assigned or as required

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 development project across the full development life cycle

• Technical (Avionics & Software)

• Experience developing software and hardware across the full development life cycle

• Safety Critical Human-Rated Development

• Testing and Verification (including Independent V&V)

• Writing/reviewing test and verification definitions

• Avionics C&DH (Command and Data Handling)

• Autonomous Systems

• 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 avionic 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

• Self-starter who can understand and absorb new concepts quickly

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

• Experience working as part of an Integrated Product Team to develop and test safety-critical avionic systems and software

• Knowledge of the NASA Gateway Spacecraft systems and software

• Experience with Core Flight System (cFS) Applications (or similar flight software framework)

• Experience with Time Triggered Ethernet (or similar protocols such as ARINC 664)

• Fault Detection, Isolation and Recovery (FDIR) for Distributed Avionics Architectures

• Familiar with commercial products available in computer networking technology

• Experience developing software across the full development life cycle

• Experience with agile software development

• Experience with software testing and verification

• Ability to manage multiple priorities with little supervision

• Highly responsible, team-oriented individual with strong work ethic

• Highly developed coordination and organization skills

• Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)

• 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++ coding

• Linux

• scripting languages such as Python

• ARINC 664, 653, SAE AS6802 or RTC DO178

• Data Validation

• Code Review

• Unit Testing

• Algorithm Design Document

• Run for Record test and results

Why Join Our Team?

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 task.

Physical Requirements

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

Equipment and Machines

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

Attendance

Regular attendance in accordance with established work schedule is critical. Ability to work outside normal schedule and adjust 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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