NASA Software Project Lead Engineer: Space Vehicle Simulation + Software Development
CACI International2 months ago
Base Salary
$90k - $190k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and develop spacecraft simulations and mathematical models for engineering and training simulations.
- Perform systems engineering for simulation requirements, interfaces, design, and performance.
- Conduct engineering analysis using simulation.
- Integrate, test, and verify simulation software and mathematical models.
- Integrate and test simulation software and hardware.
- Collaborate with engineering teams and contractors across NASA programs and projects.
- Ensure adherence to NASA Johnson Space Center engineering software processes.
- Progress toward technical leadership of a software development team, including feature prioritization, customer support, scheduling, presentations, and demonstrations.
- Support customer status reporting, people leadership, project leadership, recruiting, and team member development.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Software, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
- At least ten years of experience in simulation development.
- Experience providing technical leadership to simulation software development teams.
- Strong C++ programming skills.
- Experience developing software in a Linux environment and coding with Python.
- Experience in simulation integration and development, mathematical model or simulation unit testing, and simulation verification and validation.
- Experience across the entire software life cycle.
- U.S. citizenship or permanent residency is required for access to U.S. government facilities.
- Preferred qualifications include a relevant master’s degree, Trick Simulation Environment experience, NASA task order and proposal experience, NASA-JSC simulation development, object-oriented analysis and design, 3-D graphics, real-time video acquisition and processing, Git, human-rated space vehicle subsystems, and project management.
- Strong verbal and written communication, leadership, customer relationship, prioritization, flexibility, teamwork, and independent-work skills are required.
Benefits
- Full-time regular employment with up to 10% continental U.S. travel.
- Work is based at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
- Flexible time off benefit, learning resources, healthcare, wellness, financial and retirement benefits, family support, continuing education, and additional 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.