Flight Software Engineer
Barrios Technology, LLC3 months ago
Houston, TX, USAMid Level
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, deploy, and provide operational support for flight software.
- Integrate flight software with hardware and subsystem teams, including design trades and integrated testing.
- Debug embedded systems using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, signal measurement tools, and other laboratory equipment.
- Conduct hardware-in-the-loop testing and verify software performance for integrated hardware/software systems.
- Support risk identification, fault analysis, mitigation, system integration, troubleshooting, and program reviews.
- Participate in Agile development planning, integration, and verification activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Technology, or Mathematics plus two years of related software development experience; a master’s degree in a STEM field may substitute for direct experience.
- Proficiency in object-oriented programming such as C or C++.
- Experience with firmware, embedded software, hardware/software integration, and embedded-system debugging.
- Familiarity with RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, TCP/IP, UDP/IP, and Git-based platforms such as GitLab or GitHub.
- Experience working on cross-disciplinary engineering teams with strong communication, coordination, and presentation skills.
- Preferred qualifications include human spaceflight or exploration experience, embedded software frameworks, device-driver development, SpaceWire, logging and diagnostics frameworks, xUnit, Windows, POSIX-based operating systems, Docker, Agile/Scrum, CMMI, and a master’s degree in a STEM field.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen and successfully complete a U.S. government background investigation, with eligibility for access to classified information.
Benefits
- Generally office-based, with possible indoor or outdoor work, commuting, and travel to other installations as needed.
- May require work outside normal schedules during peak or surge periods and may involve sitting for extended periods or lifting up to 25 pounds.
- A post-offer, pre-employment drug test is required.
About Barrios Technology, LLC
Barrios Technology is a privately held, woman-owned aerospace engineering services firm that provides mission operations, systems engineering, software, and program integration to government and commercial spaceflight customers. A long-standing NASA prime contractor, it supports human spaceflight programs including the International Space Station, Orion, and the Space Launch System. Founded in 1980 and headquartered in Houston, the company focuses on work at Johnson and Marshall Space Flight Centers.