Artemis 3 GNCP Flight Software Responsible System Engineer (RSE)

Lockheed Martin Corporation•Highlands Ranch, CO

41d•Onsite

About The Position

Space is a critical domain connecting our technologies, our security, and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities where we can do more - we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future. Join a talented team of Orion software engineers and leaders engaged in the design and fabrication of the only deep space human-rated spacecraft that will take humans farther than we have ever gone before. This Certified Principal Engineer (CPE)/Responsible Systems Engineer (RSE) position is for a Staff Software Engineer on the Orion Program within the Flight Systems team supporting Flight Software development for the Guidance, Navigation, Control & Propulsion (GNCP) functions. A Certified Principal Engineer (CPE)/Responsible Systems Engineer (RSE) is a highly experienced and skilled professional who provides technical advocacy for all critical aspects of an assigned product throughout its lifecycle, maintaining full technical Responsibility, Accountability, and Authority. They deliver certified products of the highest value to customers, ensuring mission success, and are responsible for leading complex projects, mentoring junior engineers, and making strategic technical decisions, while also ensuring systems are safe, reliable, and sustainable. The successful candidate would be a self-starter adept at time management and decision making, capable of working in a high-pressure delivery-focused environment, utilizing data and obtaining the system knowledge required to make technical decisions and recommendations that ensure the safety and security of the crew aboard the capsule and the success of our customer's missions. This individual would be capable of taking initiative and have a proven track record of delivering on commitments. They will also need to have a software, systems, or GNC analysis background to be able to develop, integrate, test, and review embedded GNCP software.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, aerospace, or related equivalent engineering degree
Demonstrated professional software development experience
Demonstrated proficiency with embedded C++ development, real-time operating systems (RTOSs), and python scripting.
Effective and proactive interpersonal communication skills with peers and with program leadership
Demonstrated ability to be a self-starter and close on commitments

Nice To Haves

Ability to work in a dynamic team environment and bolster team culture based on your active team participation
Ability to be a technical leader capable of ensuring code quality from the team in delivered products and driving team closure on commitments
Familiarity with the Waterfall methodology and full software lifecycle, including Concept of Operations (CONOPS) definition, requirements definition, detailed design and analysis, code and unit test, integration in a hardware environment, verification testing, and data and mission validation
Familiarity with Agile and DevOps processes and culture (inclusive of Atlassian tools like Jira and Confluence)
Experience with Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) like VS Code
Experience with Matlab/Simulink
Experience with CI/CD tools like Gitlab and Perforce/Swarm
Experience with automated software tests and continuous integration systems
Experience with unit testing and simulated test environments for flight software verification testing
Experience with remote virtual machine or containerized build environments
Track record of taking software from concept to delivery product
Familiarity with embedded avionics networking (OSI model, transport/data link layers, Ethernet, IP, UDP/TCP/STCP, CCSDS)
Previous Orion and/or Orion software development experience
Previous flight software or simulation software experience in space applications
Growth mindset and willingness to mentor younger engineers

Responsibilities

Participate in the CPE/RSE certification program and represent GNCP FSW as an RSE, providing technical reviews and signature authority for the delivered GNCP FSW products needed for an Artemis mission
Engage in the full software lifecycle including software systems engineering support, requirements, software design, implementation (code & unit test), continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) support, integration and verification testing, and validation
Contribute on a highly motivated, collaborative, and dedicated flight software team
Partner with our NASA customer to integrate delivered software capabilities
Collaborate with other GNCP FSW engineers and GNC analysts to verify FSW capabilities and validate GNC data elements
Manage technical requests related to GNCP FSW from across the Orion program and prioritize the areas of highest criticality for mission and program schedule success