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The Exploration Company is building spacecraft for humanity and seeks a Senior Software System Engineer to support certification activities for the Nyx program's flight software.
You will join a dedicated verification & validation (V&V) team focused on software certification, requirements tracing, test planning, and system engineering integration. Working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, you will interface with software development teams, systems engineering, subsystem owners, certification bodies, and safety authorities.
Key responsibilities include:
- Owning V&V and IV&V activities to ensure flight software meets functional, performance, and safety requirements
- Managing software requirement definition and traceability from system-level requirements through implementation, test, and verification artifacts
- Preparing and reviewing documentation for software certification and NASA Safety Reviews
- Interpreting, tailoring, and applying formal standards
- Interfacing with internal Product Assurance
- Collaborating daily with system engineers and software development teams to resolve technical issues and clarify requirements
- Developing and maintaining the software functional design baseline
- Planning software testing for the integrated mission
- Using C/C++ and Python knowledge to engage meaningfully in software design and test discussions
The role involves some domestic and international travel within the EU and to the U.S.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering or related field
- 7 to 10+ years of experience in systems design, analysis, and testing of aerospace or space-related systems, with focus on spacecraft integration and/or testing activities
- Experience with safety-critical or highly regulated software systems (preferably aerospace)
- Deep 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
NICE TO HAVE:
- Familiarity with software certification standards (NASA-NPR-7150.2, NASA-STD-8739.8B, RCC319, ECSS-Q-ST-80C)
- Familiarity with International Space Station functionality and requirements (SSP 50808)
- Prior work on human-rated spaceflight programs
