Flight Software Engineer (Early Career) – Space Systems

CACI; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI is seeking an early career Flight Software Development Engineer to support the Space Reactor - 1 Freedom program at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. This role focuses on the design and development of safety-critical embedded flight software and the supporting software tools for the SR-1 Freedom integrated software.

The position encompasses prototyping, requirements definition, design, development, testing and verification, integration, and certification of flight software, with

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident to access USG facilities.
• B.S. in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Software, Computer or Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or related disciplines.
• Strong C programming skills and experience with Linux.
• Experience with software unit testing.
• Relevant intern experience or 1–2 years professional software experience; greater experience valued.
• Must be flexible, capable of multi-tasking in a dynamic environment, and have strong verbal/written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision.
• Team-oriented with a strong work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop SR-1 flight software and supporting software tools.
• Develop and maintain software using the NASA Core Flight Software (cFS) framework.
• Perform systems engineering in support of software requirements, interfaces, and performance analyses.
• Conduct software integration, testing, and verification.
• Integrate and test software/hardware in avionics test beds and flight certification environments.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and contractors across NASA programs.

Skills

C programming

Linux

Unit testing

Communication skills

Education

B.S. in Engineering or Computer Science

M.S. in related field (preferred)

Tools

NASA Core Flight Software (cFS)

GitLab

Jira

VxWorks / RTOS

Job description

CACI is seeking an early career Flight Software Development Engineer to support the Space Reactor - 1 Freedom program at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. This role focuses on the design and development of safety-critical embedded flight software and the supporting software tools for the SR-1 Freedom integrated software.

The position encompasses prototyping, requirements definition, design, development, testing and verification, integration, and certification of flight software, with