Postdoc Mission Software Engineer, Space Systems

Cooperative Education; Fairfax (VA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

George Mason University in Fairfax, VA seeks a Mission Software Engineer (Post Doc) to contribute to the NASA Landolt mission. The role involves developing and integrating flight software, testing and documenting results, and coordinating with payload, bus, and systems engineering teams.

The position offers full-time, hybrid work and requires a terminal degree with space systems focus along with hands-on coding experience in C/Python/JavaScript. Sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Terminal degree in a relevant field with emphasis on space systems development.
• Experience producing working code in C, Python, or JavaScript.
• Familiarity with industry best practices in software development.

Responsibilities

• Generate, debug, and integrate code for a flight-ready mission software package.
• Assist in software testing, verification, and integration.
• Document activities for NASA mission reports and publications.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams across institutions and sponsors.

Skills

C

Python

JavaScript

Software development

Education

PhD in space systems

Tools

NASA procedures

Job description

George Mason University in Fairfax, VA seeks a Mission Software Engineer (Post Doc) to contribute to the NASA Landolt mission. The role involves developing and integrating flight software, testing and documenting results, and coordinating with payload, bus, and systems engineering teams.

The position offers full-time, hybrid work and requires a terminal degree with space systems focus along with hands-on coding experience in C/Python/JavaScript. Sponsorship is not available.