Senior Flight Software Systems Engineer
ispace, inc.2 months ago
Tokyo, JapanSenior
Responsibilities
- Define product baselines, standard requirements, system architectures, ICDs, design and analysis goals, test plans, and operations concepts.
- Lead and perform safety analyses including Fault Tree Analysis, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, FMECA, reliability analysis, and hazard analysis.
- Perform system-level trade-offs and coordinate inputs across disciplines to evaluate changes to mission design baselines.
- Maintain interfaces between spacecraft subsystems and contribute to requirements management and closure.
- Support AIT, flight and test operations groups, and subsystem leads in defining verification test plans and specifications.
- Coordinate subsystem and operations teams in defining spacecraft operational concepts.
- Contribute to maintaining and integrating Model-Based Systems Engineering tools.
- Participate in embedded flight software design, implementation, integration, verification and validation, rehearsals, and on-console operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent.
- At least 5 years of experience in the design, implementation, integration, and verification and validation of embedded flight software subsystems.
- Operational experience including operations preparation, rehearsals, and on-console activities.
- Experience with FMECA, reliability analysis, and/or hazard analysis.
- Programming experience with MATLAB, Python, or equivalent.
- Experience making key decisions in a fast-paced environment, with strong ownership, accountability, presentation, communication, and teamwork skills.
- Working-level English proficiency.
- Preferred: design, analysis, or testing experience in at least one additional spacecraft subsystem, such as Structure, Thermal, Avionics, Propulsion, Communications, or GNC.
- Preferred: experience with requirements decomposition from mission level to unit level and system-level testing such as hardware-in-the-loop testing.
- Working-level Japanese proficiency is preferred.
Benefits
- Candidates currently in Japan with a valid working visa will be prioritized.
- Overseas candidates must relocate to Japan upon acceptance.
- Compensation is provided in JPY and aligned with local Japanese market benchmarks based on role level, scope, and prevailing industry standards.
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