Flight Software Systems Engineer

01 Mar 2025

Vacancy expired!

In this position, you will provide systems engineering leadership and support to our NASA customers for a flight software project. This project is in support of the NASA Gateway/Lunar/Mars Artemis exploration program.

As a systems engineer, you will collaborate with a team of engineers to create life cycle artifacts such as concepts of operations, requirements, verification plans, ICDs, design reviews, safety reviews, schedules, management plans, etc. You will also be in charge of identifying risks to the project.

This position requires experience and capability in leading a cohesive team and presenting topics to management. As such, it is critical that candidates possess excellent written and verbal communication skills. Also, candidates should have good interpersonal skills that help maintain a good team environment.

Required:
  • Bachelor or Advanced Degree in Engineering or Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
  • 10 years of applicable professional experience including leadership responsibilities
  • Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills
  • Experience in systems engineering or a related technical field
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Desired:
  • NASA experience with flight project management
  • Experience with NASA JSC flight software development processes
  • Systems Engineering certifications or formal training
  • Project management certifications or formal training
  • Experience with NASA/JSC EA-WI-025 or other SE&I processes
  • Knowledge of spaceflight communication protocols, data handling, and testing architectures
  • Knowledge of Time-Triggered Ethernet protocol/architecture
  • Knowledge of Core Flight Executive (cFE) and Core Flight System (cFS) framework
Citizenship or lawful permanent resident required due to federal position.About METECS -We are a high-performance team providing advanced engineering, software, and analysis solutions for human space flight and terrestrial applications. We develop and integrate custom software for NASA and other government and commercial customers utilizing a wide variety of in-house, commercial, and open-source technologies. Our specialties include robotics automation, embedded systems, hardware/software integration, multibody dynamics simulations, immersive computer graphics, XR systems and advanced web-based tools.Perks: Flex hours, casual dress, get to make history.METECS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, age, disability or handicap, sex, gender, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

  • ID: #49388350
  • State: Texas Houston 77058 Houston USA
  • City: Houston
  • Salary: Depends on Experience
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Showed: 2023-03-01
  • Deadline: 2023-04-23
  • Category: Et cetera