NASA Software Safety and Assurance Engineer

SAIC (Science Applications Int.) • Houston, TX

41d

About The Position

In support of NASA Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA), the primary purpose of the Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE) Software Assurance Engineer position is to ensure that acquired and developed GFE software products supporting spaceflight are safe, reliable, and capable of performing their required functions. Supported GFE projects span the International Space Station, Artemis/Orion, Gateway Lunar Outpost, Extravehicular Activity, and various other NASA initiatives. Deliverables include analysis and assessment reports, safety data package inputs, documented comments, issues, and discrepancies; inspection and review results; and analysis and recommendations provided to NASA/SAIC management through milestone and product reviews, program panels and boards, and the Certificate of Flight Readiness (CoFR) process. The role also includes drafting procedures as needed. Position duties include: Ensuring that GFE software requirements, design, and products comply with NASA Flight Program and S&MA software assurance requirements. Assessing software development, testing, verification, process documentation, and change products to identify issues and non-compliances, and verify software and system software meets requirements. Analyze code to verify it is reliable, secure, and meets customer requirements (e.g., code test coverage, static analysis) Performing analysis to verify compliance with safety requirements, including Computer-Based Controls (e.g., SSP 50038, GP 10K), and System Safety Requirements. Ensuring adherence to applicable NASA standards such as NPR 7150.2 and NASA-STD-8739.8A/B.

Requirements

• Possess a bachelor's or higher degree in computer science, software engineering, or computer engineering. Degrees in other engineering/ science/ technical fields will be considered with sufficient related education or experience.
• Bachelors and eight (8) years or more related experience; Masters or PhD and five (5) years or more experience.

Nice To Haves

• The development, assurance, and certification of complex, critical computerized control systems safety for systems containing software or programmable electronics, to include implementation of technical requirements for safety. This may include NASA systems, or commercial systems (e.g., medical devices, energy, aviation).
• Distributed software control systems
• Models and simulations
• Fault Management
• UML
• Time Triggered Ethernet (TTE)
• The development, assurance, and certification of complex, critical computerized control systems safety for systems containing software or programmable electronics, to include implementation of technical requirements for safety. This may include NASA systems, or commercial systems (e.g., medical devices, energy, aviation).
• Understanding of NASA software engineering and software assurance requirements.
• Familiar with NASA flight certification processes, or certification processes for other industries, including safety.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring that GFE software requirements, design, and products comply with NASA Flight Program and S&MA software assurance requirements.
• Assessing software development, testing, verification, process documentation, and change products to identify issues and non-compliances, and verify software and system software meets requirements.
• Analyze code to verify it is reliable, secure, and meets customer requirements (e.g., code test coverage, static analysis)
• Performing analysis to verify compliance with safety requirements, including Computer-Based Controls (e.g., SSP 50038, GP 10K), and System Safety Requirements.
• Ensuring adherence to applicable NASA standards such as NPR 7150.2 and NASA-STD-8739.8A/B.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees