Orion GNCP Real-Time Flight Software Engineer

CACI International; Georgia; On-site; USD 76,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

CAC I International in Houston, TX, is seeking a GNCP Flight Software Systems Engineer to support NASA Johnson Space Center’s Orion Flight Software Team. Focus is embedded flight software and lifecycle oversight for a human-rated spacecraft, with a strong emphasis on safety, verification, and certification.

The role requires collaboration with prime contractors, strong communication, and the ability to operate in a dynamic government program environment.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Aerospace, Computer Science, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer or Software Engineering or related discipline required.
• At least five years of related software systems engineering experience with real-time safety-critical software in aerospace.
• Experience with flight software providers and software-dominant flight control systems is valued.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight of GNCP flight software development for Orion Spacecraft.
• Analyze difficult GNCP flight software problems and advise contractors.
• Review flight software requirements, architecture, design, integration, verification, and certification.

Skills

Real-time safety-critical software

C++

Python

Systems engineering

Flight software

Problem solving

Education

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

M.S. in related discipline

Tools

NASA core Flight System (cFS)

Code review processes

Flight software verification tools

Job description

CAC I International in Houston, TX, is seeking a GNCP Flight Software Systems Engineer to support NASA Johnson Space Center’s Orion Flight Software Team. Focus is embedded flight software and lifecycle oversight for a human-rated spacecraft, with a strong emphasis on safety, verification, and certification.

The role requires collaboration with prime contractors, strong communication, and the ability to operate in a dynamic government program environment.