NASA Space Reactor – 1 Freedom Flight Software Development Engineer
CACI International6 days ago
Base Salary
$76k - $156k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and develop Space Reactor–1 Freedom flight software and supporting software tools.
- Develop and maintain software using the NASA Core Flight Software framework.
- Support software requirements, interface definitions, systems engineering, and performance analysis.
- Perform software integration, testing, verification, and certification activities.
- Integrate and test software and hardware in avionics test beds and flight-certification environments.
- Collaborate with engineering teams and contractors across NASA programs and projects.
- Follow Johnson Space Center standard software process practices.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship or permanent residency is required to facilitate access to U.S. government facilities.
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, aerospace, software, or systems engineering, computer science, or a related discipline.
- At least five years of safety-critical software development experience.
- Strong C programming skills, Linux experience, and experience across the entire software lifecycle.
- Experience with software unit testing.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with little supervision and work effectively in a collaborative environment.
- Preferred qualifications include a relevant master’s degree, human-rated space vehicle experience, NASA Core Flight Software experience, Python development, embedded software for real-time operating systems such as VxWorks, bus communication protocols, software and systems integration, automated testing, verification testing, GitLab, Git, Jira, and Agile development.
Benefits
- Onsite work at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
- Up to 10% travel within the continental United States.
- Flexible time off, learning and development resources, healthcare, wellness, financial and retirement benefits, family support, continuing education, and other time-off benefits.
- The position is contingent on funding and may not be filled immediately.
About CACI International
CACI International is a public government contractor that delivers enterprise IT, cybersecurity, electronic warfare, space, and intelligence solutions to U.S. defense, intelligence, and federal civilian customers. It provides systems engineering, software and data services, and mission support across C4ISR and business systems, primarily through long-term government contracts. Founded in 1962 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, CACI trades on the NYSE under the ticker CACI.