Senior Software Systems Engineer - Remote (Space Systems)

Intuitive Machines, LLC; United States; Remote; USD 124,000 - 238,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health and welfare insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Intuitive Machines, LLC is seeking a motivated and experienced Software Systems Engineer to join our team in Palo Alto, CA. This role can also be based remotely in the US.

You will apply systems engineering principles to the design, development, and integration of software within a broader system context, collaborating with customer stakeholders and subsystem engineers to ensure software aligns with architecture and operational requirements.

Qualifications

• Must be a US citizen or US permanent resident.
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in systems engineering and/or software systems engineering.
• Ability to travel occasionally for customer reviews and technical meetings.
• Proficiency in C/C++ programming and object-oriented programming principles.
• Familiarity with embedded operating systems (VxWorks, FreeRTOS, cFS).
• Overall knowledge of spacecraft subsystems (e.g., ADCS, C&DH, power, propulsion, payload).
• Demonstrated experience with requirements management tools and processes (eg: JAMA, DOORs, etc)
• Understanding of V&V methodologies and practices
• Proven ability to lead technical discussions with customers and stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Requirements Engineering- Analyze ConOps, systems and sub-system specifications, to decompose, generate, and allocate flight software requirements in alignment with system objectives.
• Architecture Design: Define high level software architecture that supports the system’s functional and non-functional requirements in alignment with the systems safety considerations.
• Integration: Coordinate with the flight software architects and development team to ensure software components work seamlessly with other system components.
• Validation and Verification: Develop integrated use cases to confirm software meets specifications and performs as intended in the system context.
• Model-Based Development: Develop models using languages like UML and SysML to represent system and software architecture, for early requirements validation and enabling early detection of integration issues.
• Stakeholder Management: Lead technical meetings and discussions with customers, representing software systems engineering perspectives for various trade studies, and other technical initiatives from concepts through implementation.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Embedded systems

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Model-based development

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, CS, or related field

Tools

JAMA

DOORs

Job description

Intuitive Machines, LLC is seeking a motivated and experienced Software Systems Engineer to join our team in Palo Alto, CA. This role can also be based remotely in the US.

You will apply systems engineering principles to the design, development, and integration of software within a broader system context, collaborating with customer stakeholders and subsystem engineers to ensure software aligns with architecture and operational requirements.