Software Product Assurance Engineer

The role

You will manage the quality of space projects from a software perspective. You will serve as the SW quality focal point for space projects, with a primary focus on the Nyx Earth project.

What you will do

• Establish and maintain the project's SW PA&S requirements baseline.
• Develop and implement a SW Quality Assurance Program in accordance with NASA-STD-8739.8.
• Develop, implement, monitor, and review SW QA plans.
• Conduct independent evaluations of software development processes.
• Participate in the analysis and evaluation of software design.
• Oversee and participate in verification and validation (V&V) activities.
• Support Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) activities.
• Manage SW nonconformities, deviations, and alerts.
• Contribute to the risk management process and manage SW Critical Items.
• Plan, conduct and follow up on project SW audits.

Required qualifications

• A bachelor in engineering or technical sciences
• Experience in software assurance, quality assurance, or a related field, particularly within aerospace, aviation or defense industries.
• Strong analytical skills and experience with software lifecycle evaluation, configuration management, and V&V activities.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and Python for software development and scripting tasks.
• Proficiency in managing non-conformances and corrective actions.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to conduct rigorous audits, evaluations, and reviews.
• Detail and solution-oriented mindset.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a team environment while exhibiting strong leadership skills.
• Working fluency in English.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with NASA software assurance standards and requirements, especially NASA-STD-8739.8 and NASA-GB-8719.13
• Expertise in using Git for source code management.
• Familiarity with GitHub or GitLab for code sharing, issue tracking, collaboration, and version tracking.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines to automate testing and deployment of software updates.
• Familiarity with tools like Jenkins or GitLab CI.
• Knowledge of software testing frameworks and automated testing tools (e.g. googletest, gmock).
• Experience with tools like SonarQube or Coverity analyze code quality.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance is provided for those willing to relocate including visa sponsorship where applicable.

Before you apply

• All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.

About the company

The Exploration Company is building spacecraft for humanity.