Avionics Software Project Engineer
Axiom Space3 days ago
Houston, TX, USASenior
Responsibilities
- Prepare, schedule, coordinate, and manage large or moderately complex engineering scopes.
- Develop and maintain project requirements and schedules.
- Identify and manage project risks and communicate status, issues, and schedules to leadership.
- Assign work across team members and contribute to resolving technical issues spanning multiple team members.
- Mentor Level I and Level II engineers within the same program.
- Own cost, schedule, and earned-value reporting as the Control Account Manager equivalent when applicable.
- Manage procurement requests within approved budgets and review supplier technical submittals.
- Support the design and development of avionics and embedded flight software for the AxEMU spacesuit.
- Ensure products meet NASA standards, FAA regulations, and quality and safety requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience leading engineering projects.
- Technical understanding of avionics and flight software development in safety-critical applications.
- Experience with NASA requirements and contractual agreements and spaceflight hardware development and certification is preferred.
- Spaceflight hardware design experience is preferred.
- Highly proficient in MS Office software, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Project.
- Experience with SOLIDWORKS or a similar computer-aided design tool.
- Experience with project management software such as Microsoft Project or Primavera P6.
- Experience with PDM software such as SolidWorks Product Data Management is preferred.
- Experience with the Atlassian suite is preferred.
- Demonstrated organization, judgment, collaboration, accountability, technical rigor, and execution discipline.
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About Axiom Space
Axiom Space builds and operates commercial human spaceflight services and orbital infrastructure, including Axiom Station, a planned commercial successor to the ISS. The company sells private astronaut missions plus in‑space research and manufacturing opportunities, and it develops NASA’s next‑generation lunar EVA spacesuit under the xEVAS contract. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Houston, it is privately held and will first attach station modules to the ISS before operating a standalone platform.