Flight Software Engineer – Real-Time Spacecraft Systems

Intuitive Machines, LLC; Greenbelt (MD); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive Machines is seeking a Flight Software Engineer to support the Landsat 10 mission at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD. This role requires hybrid on-site support and the ability to obtain a NASA badge.

You will work on a multidisciplinary team responsible for the development, integration, test, verification, and sustainment of mission-critical spacecraft flight software across the full lifecycle, collaborating with NASA civil servants and hardware teams to ensure

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience developing software for embedded or real-time systems.
• Familiarity with NPR 7150.2.
• Experience supporting the complete software development lifecycle from requirements through acceptance testing.
• Experience developing software within structured engineering processes utilizing industry-recognized standards.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and test embedded flight software for spacecraft avionics systems.
• Support all phases of the software lifecycle, including requirements analysis, architecture design, implementation, unit testing, integration, verification, validation, and maintenance.
• Develop software for real-time spacecraft applications operating on embedded processors and flight-qualified operating systems.
• Participate in software peer reviews, design reviews, and formal NASA lifecycle reviews.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers, systems engineers, mission operations personnel, and software assurance teams.
• Support software integration activities with spacecraft avionics and communications hardware.
• Develop and maintain software documentation, test procedures, verification reports, and technical memoranda.
• Investigate software anomalies and support troubleshooting efforts during integration and test activities.
• Support Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V), Software Quality Assurance (SQA), and mission assurance activities.
• Assist with flight software readiness assessments and mission operations support as required.

Skills

Embedded software

Real-time systems

Software lifecycle

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering/CS/Software Engineering

Tools

IBM DOORS

TDMS

Git

SVN

Job description

Intuitive Machines is seeking a Flight Software Engineer to support the Landsat 10 mission at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD. This role requires hybrid on-site support and the ability to obtain a NASA badge.

You will work on a multidisciplinary team responsible for the development, integration, test, verification, and sustainment of mission-critical spacecraft flight software across the full lifecycle, collaborating with NASA civil servants and hardware teams to ensure