NASA Moon Flight Software Development Engineer

Position: NASA Moon Base Flight Software Development Engineer
Job Title:

NASA Moon Base Flight Software Development Engineer Job Category:
Engineering Time Type:
Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start:
None Employee Type:
Regular Percentage of

Travel Required:

Up to 10%
Type of Travel:
Continental US*
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* The Opportunity:

CACI is looking for a Moon Base Flight Software Development Engineer supporting NASA Johnson Space Center with a goal of returning astronauts to the Moon and establishing a base on the lunar surface. This exciting software engineering position involves prototyping, requirements definition, design, development, test and verification, integration, and certification of Flight Software for NASA’s lunar base, vehicles, and assets.

This position requires a self-motivated, capable person with strong verbal and written communication skills. In addition to outstanding technical expertise, the individual must be very people savvy, have strong customer relationship skills, possess a positive team-player attitude, be flexible and willing to take on new assignments and responsibilities as they arise. Finally, the most qualified candidate will be an articulate speaker able to communicate complex technical ideas in a convincing manner, must share our passion for our Nation's Space Program, and share in the excitement of developing future human-rated space vehicles

Responsibilities:

Design and develop Moon Base Flight Software.

Perform systems engineering in support of software requirements and interface definitions, design, and performance analysis.

Perform software integration, test, and verification.

Integrate and test software/hardware in avionics test bed and flight certification environments.

Collaborate with engineering teams and contractors across multiple NASA programs and projects.

Ensure adherence to JSC standard software process practices.

This work takes place at NASA/JSC in Houston, TX, a highly stimulating and dynamic environment that is critical in human space flight and the space exploration initiative.

Qualifications:

Required:

Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.

B.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, Software, Computer or Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or related disciplines required.

At least three years of experience in software development. Experience can be for aerospace vehicles or in other mission-critical industries, e.g., oil and gas. More experience is highly valued.

Strong C programming skills and experience with Linux.

Must have experience in the entire software life cycle.

Experience with software unit testing.

Must be flexible, open to new challenges in a dynamic environment, and possess strong technical expertise combined with strong verbal and written communication skills.

Requires the ability to manage multiple priorities with little supervision.

Must be a highly responsible, team-oriented individual with strong work ethic.

Desired:

M.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical or Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related disciplines.

Experience in software development for safety-critical software.

Experience using Git Lab and the Git version control system.

Python development skills.

Experience in NASA Core Flight Software (CFS).Experience developing embedded software for Real-time Operating Systems (RTOS).Experience in communication protocols (e.g., 1553, RS-422, RS-232, USB, Ethernet).Experience developing and troubleshooting device drivers.

Experience in software and systems integration.

Experience in automated testing.

Experience in verification testing.

Experience using Jira.

Experience in human-rated space vehicles, e.g., Space Shuttle, Space Station, Orion, Commercial Crew, Gateway and in specific vehicle software domains (e.g., C&T, C&DH, GN&C software).This…