Flight Software Engineer

Flight Software Engineer - Houston, TX

Have you ever wanted to be part of a start-up culture, but perhaps within a company that has established itself with financial stability and overcome some of the start-up company challenges?

Our client is continuing to scale its uniquely, small team further, as they are continuing to see success with all of their current customers, and simultaneously adding new customers all the time.

Engineers get the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects and be an intricate part of cool and exciting missions, often owning projects. Frequently splitting their time with various types of projects, engineers within this organization also get the opportunity to further develop and learn new skills every day.

Our client has exciting new work implementing and testing flight software for the Sierra Space Dream Chaser vehicle as a part of the NASA International Space Station Commercial Resupply Services Contract (ISS CRS-2). These opportunities span multiple systems and disciplines (e.g., flight software, GNC, testing, simulation) specific to successful development of an International Space Station visiting vehicle. They are seeking talented individuals with the desire to further space exploration.

This opportunity is for a full-time Flight Software Engineer to support our client's continued growth in the Houston, TX area.

A qualified candidate will be innovative, analytical, and excited to further space exploration through their work on practical and impactful projects such as Dream Chaser, Orion, other Commercial Crew and Cargo, and Exploration Programs.

Implementing spacecraft flight software applications, space vehicle software architecture, space vehicle systems and subsystems, and device drivers and interfaces. This work utilizes modern C/C++ software development methods and practices.

Required:

• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident due to government contract requirements
• BS or MS Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or similar degree program
• Experience with modern C/C++ development methods and practices
• Experience with Python
• Desire to work in a fast-paced environment

Desired:

• Experience with development of NASA Class A flight software
• Experience with Linux and Linux-based software development
• Experience with the full software development lifecycle and practices