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The Exploration Company · 1 day ago

Principal Software System Engineer

Germany, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

The Exploration Company is developing and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable space orbital vehicle. They are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Principal Software System Engineer to lead the certification activities of the flight software for the Nyx program, focusing on verification & validation, software certification, and system engineering interfacing.

AerospaceAir TransportationManufacturingSpace Travel

H1B Sponsored

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor the software systems team responsible for: Managing the certification process in alignment with NASA, ESA, and range safety standards

Internal V&V activities and interfacing with Product Assurance

Managing external IV&V interfaces

Ensuring end-to-end requirements tracing and compliance

Actively partake in NASA Safety Reviews and provide technical input to meet ISS program safety requirements

Serve as a key interface between software engineering, system engineering, and safety & certification authorities

Ensure adherence to and interpretation and tailoring of relevant standards

Coordinate and review technical documentation to support certification and safety assessments

Drive process improvements to increase efficiency, quality, and compliance within the team

Provide hands-on technical oversight and guidance by leveraging solid technical understanding to support adjacent software development teams

Qualification

Software certificationVerification & Validation (V&V)Safety-critical softwareFlight software frameworksReal-time systemsEmbedded developmentCI/CD systemsAgile development practicesCross-disciplinary communicationSoftware testing methodologiesSimulation toolsFormal safety reviewsDetail-orientedCollaboration skillsTechnical documentation