Software System Engineer

Houston, Texasfull timeOn Site

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The Exploration Company The Software System Engineer supports certification activities of flight software for the Nyx program, focusing on verification & validation, software certification, requirements tracing, and test planning. They collaborate with software teams, system engineering, and certification bodies.

Responsibilities

Contribute to V&V and IV&V activities to ensure that flight software meets functional, performance, and safety requirements
Support requirements management and tracing, ensuring full traceability from system-level requirements to software implementation, test and verification artifacts
Prepare and review documentation required for software certification and NASA Safety Reviews
Interpret, tailor, and apply formal standards
Interface with internal Product Assurance
Collaborate daily with system engineers and software development teams to resolve technical issues and clarify requirements
Develop and maintain software functional design baseline
Plan software testing of the integrated mission
Use your understanding of C++ and Python to meaningfully engage in software design and test discussions
What we would love to see from you
Experience working on safety-critical or highly regulated software systems (preferably in aerospace)
Solid understanding of requirements management, V&V, test and certification processes

Qualification

Experience with real-time systemsFocus on detailWhy you should join us!

Required

Experience working on safety-critical or highly regulated software systems (preferably aerospace)
Solid understanding of requirements management, V&V, test and certification processes
Strong technical background in software engineering with practical experience in flight software frameworks and modern C++
Experience with real-time systems, embedded development, or spacecraft software
Familiarity with software testing methodologies and simulation tools
Excellent cross-disciplinary communication and collaboration skills
Focus on detail, quality, and testing
Familiarity with agile and modern development practices

Preferred

Familiarity with standards such as SSP 50808, NASA-NPR-7150.2, NASA-STD-8739.8B, RCC319, ECSS-Q-ST-80C
Prior work on human-rated spaceflight programs
Experience with model-based system engineering
Experience with CI/CD systems and build systems
Why you should join us!
What makes us special here at The Exploration Company and why we think you will enjoy working here is:
We’re Agile - we make decisions fast whilst keeping our goals and systems in mind
We’re Open and Collaborative - we are transparent about risks and obstacles, so that we can cooperate to overcome them

Company

The Exploration Company

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