Nav I​/O Software Lead Engineer

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Houston, TX, US

Nav I/O Software Lead Engineer

Intuitive Machines is an innovative and cutting-edge space company making cislunar space accessible to both public and private customers. Our mission is to further science and exploration, communications, and economic progress from the Earth to the Moon and beyond. With multiple NASA lunar missions in development and additional private missions on our manifest, we pride ourselves in supporting NASA, our customers, and the nation in paving the way to return humans to the surface of the Moon.

Our world-class team includes experts in all aspects of spacecraft subsystems design, development, and test, on-orbit operations, and safety.

Intuitive Machines is seeking a talented and experienced Nav I/O Software Lead Engineer to join our dynamic team. As the Nav I/O Software Lead Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in leading the development and implementation of nav I/O software for our various aerospace projects for our customers.

• Lead Nav I/O Software Development:
  Lead the design, development, integration, and testing of nav I/O software systems for our fleet
• Technical Leadership:
  Provide technical leadership and guidance to the nav I/O software engineering team, ensuring adherence to best practices, standards, and industry regulations. The nav I/O software teamis responsible for ensuring that GN&C softwareremainsperformant on a real-time system.
• Team Leadership:
  Complete performance reviews, provide feedback to team members throughout the year, and work with team members to define future career goals.
• Requirements Analysis:
  Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze and define software requirements, considering mission objectives, system architecture, and performance constraints.
• Code Development:
  Oversee the coding and implementation of nav I/O software,utilizing languages such as C/C++, Python, and embedded software development tools.
• Verification & Validation:
  
  Establish procedures and methodologies for software verification and validation, including simulation, testing, and debugging activities.
• Risk Management:
  
  Identify potential risks and challenges associated with nav I/O software development and develop mitigation strategies to address them.
• Documentation:
  Prepare andmaintaincomprehensive documentation, including software requirements specifications, design documents, interface documents. test plans, and technical reports.
• Collaboration:
  
  Foster a collaborative and innovative work environment, promoting knowledge sharing, teamwork, and continuous improvement across the organization.
• Workload Management:
  
  Participate in bi-weekly software sprint planning with the software project manager and manage resources across multiple projects.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering, or related field;
  
  Master’sdegree preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in aerospace and space vehicle software development, with a focus on GN&C sensors and actuators.
• Proven track recordof leading software development projects from concept to delivery.
• Strongproficiencyin programming languages such as C/C++, Python, and experience with embedded software development.
• Experience with the NASA Core Flight Software Framework
• Experience with navigation and control sensors (IMU, Star Tracker, Reaction Wheels,etc. )
• Experience working with GN&C teams andmaintainingreal-time performance with GN&C sensors and algorithms
• Experience with real-time operating systems (RTOS), software/hardware integration, and avionics…