Flight Software Engineer, Space Reactor SR-1

CACI International Inc; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 76,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI International Inc is seeking a Flight Software Development Engineer to design and develop safety-critical embedded flight software for the Space Reactor – 1 Freedom program at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

You will prototype, define requirements, implement, test and verify software, integrate with avionics in flight certification environments, and use the NASA Core Flight Software (cFS) framework.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status required to access USG facilities.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Software, Computer or Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or related disciplines.
• At least 5 years of experience in software development for safety-critical software (aerospace or other industries).
• Strong C programming skills and experience with Linux.
• Experience in the entire software life cycle.
• Experience with software unit testing.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; able to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

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, interface definitions, 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.

Skills

C programming

Linux

Software life cycle

Software unit testing

Verbal & written communication

Agile

Education

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

Tools

GitLab

Jira

Job description

CACI International Inc is seeking a Flight Software Development Engineer to design and develop safety-critical embedded flight software for the Space Reactor – 1 Freedom program at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

You will prototype, define requirements, implement, test and verify software, integrate with avionics in flight certification environments, and use the NASA Core Flight Software (cFS) framework.