Software Verification and Validation Engineer

Intuitive Machines • San Jose, CA

1d • $102,000 - $195,000

About The Position

Lanteris Space LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intuitive Machines, is seeking a Software Verification and Validation Engineer to work from its Palo Alto, San Jose, or Houston offices, or remotely within the United States. The engineer will contribute to challenging projects, including NASA’s Artemis program and the Power Propulsion Element, and lead verification and validation campaigns for flight software and simulation systems.

The position focuses on planning and executing verification and validation for flight software, including payload and customer-furnished equipment software, in hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop environments. The engineer will help define the V&V lifecycle, technical roadmap, and validation strategy; improve testing through automation; and serve as a technical authority for test processes and reviews. Occasional travel to Palo Alto, California is required.

The role requires U.S. citizenship or permanent residency, a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field (or four additional years of experience in place of the degree), and five years of software V&V experience. The position is incentive eligible, with the plan and target determined based on the role and scope of contributions.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field; four additional years of experience may substitute for a degree.
• Five years of software verification and validation experience.
• Experience authoring test procedures, driving process improvements, and managing defects or non-conformances.
• Experience with technical writing and cross-functional stakeholder management.

Nice To Haves

• C/C++ skills.
• Python experience for automation scripts.
• Experience working in a continuous build and test environment.
• Knowledge of CI/CD and issue-tracking tools such as the Atlassian Suite (JIRA, Confluence) and GitLab.
• Strong verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute comprehensive software verification plans and procedures for flight software, including software on payloads and customer-furnished equipment (CFE).
• Develop and execute requirement- and use-case/scenario-based test procedures in Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) and Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) environments, and document test results to verify that software system requirements are met.
• Support definition of the V&V lifecycle and technical roadmap for flight software testing, and define the overarching validation strategy across test phases.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and champion test automation to reduce human error and manual intervention.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and technical authority for test processes, and represent the organization in Test Preparation and Build Delivery Reviews.
• Use or demonstrate familiarity with test equipment such as oscilloscopes and data acquisition systems.
• Travel to Palo Alto, California occasionally.

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• Health and welfare insurance.
• 401(k).
• Incentive eligible, with a target based on contribution, company performance, and/or individual results; the specific plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions.

What This Job Offers

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