Senior Flight Software Engineer – V&V & Certification

Exploration GmbH; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Visa sponsorship where applicable

Job summary

The Exploration Company is seeking a Senior Software System Engineer to support certification activities for flight software in the Nyx program. You will join a dedicated V&V team handling requirements tracing, testing, and system engineering interfaces to ensure safety and compliance.

Collaborate with software developers, system engineers, and certification bodies in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment focused on rigorous verification and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering or a related field is required.
• 3–5 years of experience in systems design, analysis and testing of aerospace or space-related systems.
• Experience with safety-critical or highly regulated software systems (aerospace preferred).
• Strong background in software engineering with flight software frameworks and modern C++.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to V&V and IV&V activities to ensure flight software meets requirements.
• Support requirements management and tracing from system to software artifacts.
• Prepare and review documentation for software certification and NASA safety reviews.
• Interface with internal Product Assurance and collaborate with system engineers and software teams.

Skills

C++

Python

V&V

Requirements tracing

Test planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering or related field

Tools

CI/CD systems

Real-time embedded development

Job description

The Exploration Company is seeking a Senior Software System Engineer to support certification activities for flight software in the Nyx program. You will join a dedicated V&V team handling requirements tracing, testing, and system engineering interfaces to ensure safety and compliance.

Collaborate with software developers, system engineers, and certification bodies in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment focused on rigorous verification and documentation.