Flight Software Engineer for Lunar Missions

Intuitive Machines; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive Machines in Houston seeks experienced Flight Software Engineers to join our Luna Data Network efforts on the Near Space Network Services contract. You will design, implement and maintain flight software features, validate interfaces with hardware, and contribute to rigorous testing in a fast-paced, high-stakes aerospace environment.

Candidates should have a BS in physics or engineering and 5–10 years of C/C++ experience with hardware/software integration, plus familiarity with

Qualifications

• B.S. in physics or engineering domain.
• 5–10 years of experience in C/C++ development.
• 5–10 years of experience with hardware/software integration.
• Familiar with serial communications protocols (RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, etc.).
• Familiar with packetized communications protocols (IP/UDP, IP/TCP).
• Organized, thorough and methodical approach to software quality and testing.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Capable of both high quantity and high quality output.
• Penchant for self-starting and problem solving.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, high stakes environment.
• A passion for spaceflight.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain flight software features and improvements
• Analyze, test and perform I/O performance assessments upon integrated hardware/software solutions
• Interface with hardware design and development
• Draft unit/integration tests and coordinate high-level testing of features

Skills

C/C++ development

Hardware/software integration

Serial communications (RS-232/422/485)

Packetized protocols (IP/UDP/IP/TCP)

Software quality/testing

Written and oral communication

Self-starting/problem solving

Education

B.S. in physics or engineering

Tools

GSFC Core Flight Software (CFS) framework

Device driver implementations

SpaceWire protocol

Logging frameworks

xUnit testing frameworks

Windows / POSIX

Docker-based containerization

Gitflow workflows

Job description

Intuitive Machines in Houston seeks experienced Flight Software Engineers to join our Luna Data Network efforts on the Near Space Network Services contract. You will design, implement and maintain flight software features, validate interfaces with hardware, and contribute to rigorous testing in a fast-paced, high-stakes aerospace environment.

Candidates should have a BS in physics or engineering and 5–10 years of C/C++ experience with hardware/software integration, plus familiarity with