About The Position
CACI is looking for an experienced Avionics and Flight Software Test Facility Integration Engineer to support the build-out, integration, and certification of NASA’s Space Reactor-1 (SR-1) Freedom’s Software and Avionics Laboratory (SSAL) located at the NASA Johnson Space Center. Freedom is humanities first nuclear fission-powered interplanetary spacecraft destined for Mars. This position requires a self-motivated, capable integration engineer with strong verbal and written communication skills. In addition to outstanding technical expertise, the individual must be very people savvy, have strong customer relationship skills, possess a positive team-player attitude, be flexible and willing to take on new assignments and responsibilities as they arise, and be an articulate speaker able to communicate complex technical ideas in a convincing manner. The individual must share our passion for our Nation's Space Program and share in the excitement of developing the next human-rated space vehicles.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.
- B.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, Software, Computer or Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or related disciplines required.
- At least three years of experience in software and hardware integration for safety-critical software.
- 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.
- Requires the ability to manage multiple priorities with little supervision.
- Must be a highly responsible, team-oriented individual with strong work ethic.
Nice To Haves
- M.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, Software, Computer or Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline.
- Experience in human-rated space vehicles and specific vehicle software domains (e.g., C&T, C&DH, GN&C).
- C programming skills.
- Experience in NASA Core Flight Software (CFS).
- Experience developing and troubleshooting embedded software for Real-time Operating Systems, preferably VxWorks.
- Experience in common spacecraft bus-communication protocols (e.g., 1553, RS-422, RS-232, USB, Ethernet).
- Experience in software and systems integration.
- Experience in automated testing.
- Experience in verification testing.
- Experience using GitLab and the Git version control system.
- Experience using Jira.
Responsibilities
- Perform software integration, test, and verification.
- Integrate and test software/hardware in avionics test bed and flight certification environments.
- Collaborate with engineering teams and contractors across multiple NASA programs and projects.
- Ensure adherence to JSC standard software process practices.
Benefits
- flexible time off benefit
- robust learning resources
- comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
