Mission Control System Test Engineer

Amentum company; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a System Test Engineer to join the COSMOS program supporting NASA Johnson Space Center’s Mission Control Center (MCC). You will develop and execute test plans for MCC software, coordinate with NASA, users, software engineers, and partners to capture requirements and verify them through rigorous testing.

Travel 1–2 times per year; you will document test results, review requirements, and contribute to test procedures in a dynamic, high-stakes environment focused on

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s/Master’s degree and 2–5 years of general experience.
• Preferred candidates have a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, MIS, Math or related areas, plus 0–2 years of direct space flight ops experience.

Responsibilities

• Test baseline MCC software and MCCS facilities, environments, and subsystems.
• Develop, maintain, and execute test procedures linked to requirements.
• Create and execute test plans and procedures.
• Review MCCS requirements, designs, and artifacts; participate in peer reviews.

Skills

Systems testing

Requirements analysis

Test procedures

Test plans

Documentation

Coordination

Communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's/Master's degree

Tools

Office 365 Tools

Linux

Git

Python

Job description

Amentum is seeking a System Test Engineer to join the COSMOS program supporting NASA Johnson Space Center’s Mission Control Center (MCC). You will develop and execute test plans for MCC software, coordinate with NASA, users, software engineers, and partners to capture requirements and verify them through rigorous testing.

Travel 1–2 times per year; you will document test results, review requirements, and contribute to test procedures in a dynamic, high-stakes environment focused on