Senior Software QA Engineer - Mission-Critical Systems

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 126,672 - 144,040; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Vision care

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Learning and development

Rideshare benefits

Childcare support

Flexible schedule

Parental leave

Job summary

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA seeks a Software Quality Assurance Engineer to ensure mission-critical software quality across the development lifecycle. You will plan assurance activities, review lifecycle progress, and collaborate with leads to enhance infrastructure and tooling.

Required are strong programming skills (C/C++, Java, Python) on UNIX/Linux, experience with GitHub/JIRA, and the ability to rapidly learn technical material while communicating clearly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or higher in a technical field with strong study in software systems and development lifecycle.
• Experience with requirements analysis, design, coding, configuration management, integration and testing.
• Experience using NASA/JPL software standards and risk management practices.

Responsibilities

• Perform high-value Software Quality Assurance Engineering on mission-critical software.
• Plan and cost appropriate Software Assurance activities tailored to a project.
• Review and assess software development throughout projects’ lifecycle.
• Collaborate with QA leads to improve project software infrastructure and processes.
• Seek out new tools and techniques to improve software assurance performance and early defect detection.
• Explore new areas, including model-based assurance, static code analysis, and verification for AI/LLMs and ASIC/FPGA software.

Skills

C programming

C++ programming

Java programming

Python programming

UNIX/Linux

GitHub

JIRA

Software assurance

Risk management

Communication

Education

Bachelor degree in Software Engineering

Bachelor degree in Computer Science

Bachelor degree in Cyber Security

Master degree in similar disciplines

PhD in similar disciplines

Tools

IDEs

Static analyzers

Compilers

Job description

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA seeks a Software Quality Assurance Engineer to ensure mission-critical software quality across the development lifecycle. You will plan assurance activities, review lifecycle progress, and collaborate with leads to enhance infrastructure and tooling.

Required are strong programming skills (C/C++, Java, Python) on UNIX/Linux, experience with GitHub/JIRA, and the ability to rapidly learn technical material while communicating clearly.