NASA Software Project Lead Engineer: Space Vehicle Simulation + Software Development

CACI • Houston, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

CACI is seeking experienced lead spaceflight simulation software engineers to provide project leadership and technical expertise in simulation software math model development and integration to support human-rated space vehicle engineering and training simulations. You will work with current and future space flight simulations and models at NASA Johnson Space Center including the lunar base, lunar vehicles and assets, Human Landing Systems, future exploration systems, flexible spacecraft modeling, and robotic manipulators. This position may not be in a lead role initially, but, may begin in a senior engineering role involving extensive technical work. The position will lead to a future role in leadership. This position requires a self-motivated, capable person with strong verbal and written communication skills. In addition to outstanding technical expertise, the individual must be very people savvy, have leadership experience and 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 to facilitate access to USG facilities.
• B.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, Software, Computer Science, or related disciplines required.
• At least ten years of experience in simulation development.
• Experience in technical leadership of simulation software development teams.
• Strong C++ programming skills.
• Experience developing software in a Linux environment.
• Experience coding with Python.
• Experience in simulation integration and development.
• Experience in math model/simulation unit testing.
• Experience in simulation verification and validation.
• Must have experience in the entire software life cycle.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• M.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, Software, Computer Science, or related discipline.
• Experience with the Trick Simulation Environment.
• Experience reviewing, understanding, and estimating effort for NASA task orders and with NASA contracting/proposals
• Experience with simulation development at NASA-JSC
• Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD) experience.
• Experience developing or integrating 3-D graphics for simulations.
• Experience developing real-time video acquisition and processing software.
• Experience with Git.
• Experience in human-rated space vehicle subsystem domains (e.g., ECLSS, EPS, Propulsion, Mechanisms, C&T, C&DH, GN&C, Robotics).
• Experience with all aspects of project management.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop spacecraft simulations and math models for engineering and training simulations.
• Perform systems engineering in support of simulation requirements, interfaces, design, and performance.
• Perform engineering analysis using simulation.
• Perform simulation and math model integration, test, and verification.
• Integrate and test simulation software/hardware.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and contractors across multiple NASA programs and projects.
• Ensure adherence to JSC engineering software process practices.
• Willingness to take on a future technical leadership role including leading a software development team, developing and prioritizing new features based on customer needs, interacting with and providing support to users, managing project schedule, and giving large presentations and demonstrations of product capabilities.
• Support customer status reporting.
• Support people leadership including assignments and project leadership.
• Support recruiting and team member development initiatives.

Benefits

• flexible time off
• robust learning resources
• comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level