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CACI International Inc · 2 weeks ago

NASA Lunar Human Landing System (HLS) Flight Software Systems Engineer

Houston, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$76K/yr - $156K/yr

3+ years exp

CACI International Inc is looking for an experienced Space Vehicle Flight Software Systems Engineer to work with the flight software of NASA's Human Landing System (HLS). The role involves oversight of human-rated flight software, including evaluations of concepts, analysis of requirements, and ensuring software safety and certification for flight readiness.

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Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Review and oversight of flight software requirements development, design, integration, production, verification, validation, and certification

Perform systems engineering, such as hazard analysis, on vehicle subsystem domains

Coordinate flight software issues and resolution across programs and vehicle systems engineering teams

Detect areas of risk within the flight software and guide contractors through corrective action

Evaluate prime contractor flight software architecture, design, and implementation

Oversight of integration of flight software in test and verification facilities

Interface with NASA and prime contractor engineering teams

Provide inputs for developing Certification of Flight Readiness (COFR) recommendations

Provide mission support including monitoring and evaluating flight operations and troubleshooting anomalies during commercial spacecraft flights in the Mission Evaluation Room (MER)

Qualification

Flight software developmentSystems engineeringReal-time safety critical softwareC/C++ programmingPython programmingProject managementCoordination skillsCommunication skillsTeam-orientedOrganizational skills

Required

Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident

B.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer or Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related disciplines required

Prior or current background in software development or systems engineering

At least three years of related experience in real-time safety critical software, including internships. Experience can be for aerospace vehicles or in other industries, e.g., oil and gas. Greater experience up to senior level system engineers is highly valued

Must be flexible, open to new challenges in a dynamic environment, and possess strong technical expertise combined with strong verbal and written communication skills

Ability to manage multiple priorities with little supervision

Must be a highly responsible, team-oriented individual with strong work ethic

Must have highly developed coordination and organization skills

Preferred

M.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer or Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related disciplines

Experience in full life cycle safety critical software for aerospace or non-aerospace applications

Experience in flight software development for human-rated space vehicles, e.g., Space Shuttle, International Space Station, SpaceX Crew Dragon, Boeing Starliner, Orion, Gateway, or HLS

Vehicle-wide knowledge of space vehicle systems, e.g., avionics; command and telemetry; command and control; displays; power; propulsion; thermal; ECLSS; guidance, navigation and control; communications and tracking, etc

Knowledge of aerospace or similar vehicle operations, e.g., aircraft, space vehicle, satellite, submarine, etc

Experience developing C/C++ and/or Python code

Project management skills

Familiarity with NASA's Commercial Crew Vehicles

Benefits

Healthcare

Wellness

Financial

Retirement

Family support

Continuing education

Time off benefits

Company

CACI International Inc

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At CACI International Inc (NYSE: CACI), our 25,000 talented and dynamic employees are ever vigilant in delivering distinctive expertise and technology to meet our customers’ greatest challenges in national security.

Founded in 1962

Arlington, Virginia, USA

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