Space Flight Software Engineer: Safety-Critical Embedded

CACI International Inc; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 76,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

CA CI International Inc. is seeking a Flight Software Development Engineer to design and develop safety-critical embedded flight software for the Space Reactor – 1 Freedom program at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.

The role covers requirements, design, prototyping, testing, and certification of flight software. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years in software for safety-critical systems, strong C and Linux skills, and experience across the full software lifecycle, with verbal and

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident to access USG facilities.
• B.S. in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Software, Computer or Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or related disciplines.
• At least 5 years of experience in software development for safety-critical software across aerospace or other industries.
• Strong C programming skills and experience with Linux.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop SR-1 flight software and supporting software tools.
• Develop and maintain software using the NASA Core Flight Software (cFS) framework.
• Perform systems engineering in support of software requirements, interface definitions, and performance analysis.
• Perform software integration, test, and verification.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and contractors across NASA programs and projects.

Skills

C programming

Linux

Software lifecycle

Unit testing

Communication

Team work

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GitLab

Git

Jira

Job description

CA CI International Inc. is seeking a Flight Software Development Engineer to design and develop safety-critical embedded flight software for the Space Reactor – 1 Freedom program at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.

The role covers requirements, design, prototyping, testing, and certification of flight software. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years in software for safety-critical systems, strong C and Linux skills, and experience across the full software lifecycle, with verbal and