NASA Space Reactor-1 Freedom Software Systems Engineer
CACI International3 days ago
Houston, TX, USASenior
Base Salary
$76k - $156k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop flight software requirements for upgrades and new capabilities.
- Coordinate requirements, architecture, and design documentation for flight software.
- Develop Interface Control Documents and Interface Requirements Documents for flight software and spacecraft or ground-system interfaces.
- Provide leadership and mentoring to other systems engineers developing interface documentation.
- Identify flight software risks and develop mitigation plans.
- Support trade studies, analyses, assessments, issue resolution, data-product definition, and software integration.
- Develop and maintain a Requirements Traceability Matrix.
- Interface with NASA and prime-contractor engineering teams across flight software domains and programs.
- Participate in and present at NASA software boards.
Requirements
- U.S. citizen or permanent resident status is required.
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, computer, or software engineering; computer science; or a related discipline is required.
- At least five years of related software systems engineering experience with real-time, safety-critical software is required.
- Strong technical expertise, communication, problem-solving, coordination, organizational, and collaboration skills are required.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision and contribute throughout the software development life cycle is required.
- Ability to plan, coordinate, and lead a small team of systems engineers is required.
- Desired qualifications include a relevant master’s degree, aerospace or space-vehicle flight software experience, hardware/software integration, C and Python development, NASA cFS, flight software verification, vehicle systems knowledge, vehicle operations knowledge, NASA SSET standards familiarity, and software configuration-management tools experience.
Benefits
- Full-time regular employment with up to 10% local travel.
- Onsite work at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
- Flexible time off, learning resources, healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and other time-off benefits.
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.