Senior Software System Engineer

The role

You will support certification activities of the flight software for the Nyx program. You will work in a team focused on verification and validation, software certification, requirements tracing, test planning, and system engineering interfacing.

What you will do

• Contribute to V&V and IV&V activities to ensure flight software meets functional, performance, and safety requirements
• Support requirements management and tracing
• Prepare and review documentation for software certification and NASA Safety Reviews
• Interpret, tailor, and apply formal standards
• Interface with internal Product Assurance
• Collaborate 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 C++ and Python to engage in software design and test discussions

Required qualifications

• Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, or another related field
• 7 to 10+ years of experience in systems design, analysis, and testing of aerospace or space-related systems
• Solid understanding of requirements management, V&V, test and certification processes
• Strong technical background in software engineering
• 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

Nice to have

• 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 and castle programming
• Experience with CI/CD systems and build systems
• Experience working on safety-critical or highly regulated software systems (preferably in aerospace)

Benefits

• Relocation assistance is provided
• Visa sponsorship where applicable

Before you apply

• All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check
• The Exploration Company partners with Zinc Work Limited to ensure the background check process

About the company

The Exploration Company is building spacecraft for humanity.