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CACI International Inc · 1 month ago

Flight Software Systems Engineer (NASA Commercial Spacecraft)

US TX Houston

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$76K/yr - $156K/yr

3+ years exp

CACI International Inc is seeking an experienced Flight Software Systems Engineer to work with NASA on Commercial Spacecraft projects. The role involves oversight of human-rated flight software, including requirements development, design, integration, and certification, with a focus on various vehicle system domains.

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Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Review and oversight of flight software requirements development, design, integration, production, verification, validation, and certification

Perform systems engineering, such as hazard analysis, on vehicle subsystem domains

Coordinate flight software issues and resolution across programs and vehicle systems engineering teams

Detect areas of risk within the flight software and guide contractors through corrective action

Evaluate prime contractor flight software architecture, design, and implementation

Oversight of integration of flight software in test and verification facilities

Interface with NASA and prime contractor engineering teams

Provide inputs for developing Certification of Flight Readiness (COFR) recommendations

Provide mission support including monitoring and evaluating flight operations and troubleshooting anomalies during commercial spacecraft flights in the Mission Evaluation Room (MER)

Qualification

Real-time safety critical softwareFlight software developmentAerospace systems knowledgeC/C++ programmingPython programmingProject managementCoordination skillsCommunication skillsTeam-orientedFlexibilityOrganization skills

Required

Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident

B.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer or Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related disciplines required

Prior or current background in software development or systems engineering

At least 3 years of related experience in real-time safety critical software, including internships. Greater experience is very highly valued! Experience can be for aerospace vehicles or in other industries, e.g., oil and gas

Must be flexible, open to new challenges in a dynamic environment, and possess strong technical expertise combined with strong verbal and written communication skills

Ability to manage multiple priorities with little supervision

Must be a highly responsible, team-oriented individual with strong work ethic

Must have highly developed coordination and organization skills

Preferred

M.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer or Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related disciplines

Experience in full life cycle safety critical software for aerospace or non-aerospace applications

Experience in flight software development for human-rated space vehicles, e.g., Space Shuttle, International Space Station, SpaceX Crew Dragon, Boeing Starliner, Orion, or Gateway

Vehicle-wide knowledge of space vehicle systems, e.g., avionics; command and telemetry; command and control; displays; power; propulsion; thermal; ECLSS; guidance, navigation and control; communications and tracking, etc

Knowledge of aerospace or similar vehicle operations, e.g., aircraft, space vehicle, satellite, submarine, etc

Experience developing C/C++ and/or Python code

Project management skills

Familiarity with NASA's Commercial Crew Vehicles

Benefits

Healthcare

Wellness

Financial

Retirement

Family support

Continuing education

Time off benefits

Company

CACI International Inc

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At CACI International Inc (NYSE: CACI), our 25,000 talented and dynamic employees are ever vigilant in delivering distinctive expertise and technology to meet our customers’ greatest challenges in national security.

Founded in 1962

Arlington, Virginia, USA

10001+ employees