Junior Space Flight Software Engineer (Embedded)

CACI International Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 64,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

Learning resources

Job summary

CACI International Inc. seeks an Early Career Flight Software Development Engineer to design and develop SR-1 flight software and supporting tools for NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.

You will work in a dynamic environment, performing requirements definition, design, development, testing, integration and certification of embedded software. The role requires strong C and Linux skills, experience with unit testing, and the ability to collaborate across teams.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident to access USG facilities.
• BS 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 if new graduate or one to two years professional software experience in relevant project.

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 unit testing

Git

GitLab

Jira

Python

Education

BS in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Software, Computer or Systems Engineering, Computer Science

MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, or related

Tools

VxWorks

1553

RS-422

Gigabit Ethernet

Job description

CACI International Inc. seeks an Early Career Flight Software Development Engineer to design and develop SR-1 flight software and supporting tools for NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.

You will work in a dynamic environment, performing requirements definition, design, development, testing, integration and certification of embedded software. The role requires strong C and Linux skills, experience with unit testing, and the ability to collaborate across teams.