Senior Software System Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Houston, Texas, United States

Company

Building spacecraft for humanity, including the Nyx program.

What you will do

• Support verification and validation (V&V) and independent verification and validation activities for flight software.
• Manage requirements tracing from system-level requirements through software implementation, testing, and verification artifacts.
• Prepare and review software certification documentation and materials for NASA Safety Reviews.
• Interpret, tailor, and apply formal standards; interface with Product Assurance and certification and safety authorities.
• Maintain the software functional design baseline and plan testing for the integrated mission.
• Collaborate with systems engineers and software development teams on technical issues and requirements, using C++ and Python in design and test discussions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in systems design, analysis, and testing of aerospace or space-related systems, focused on complex spacecraft integration and/or testing activities.
• Experience with safety-critical or highly regulated software systems, preferably in aerospace.
• Strong understanding of requirements management, V&V, testing, and certification processes.
• Practical software engineering experience with flight software frameworks and modern C++.
• Experience with real-time systems, embedded development, or spacecraft software.
• Familiarity with software testing methodologies and simulation tools.
• Strong cross-disciplinary communication and collaboration skills, with attention to detail, quality, and testing.
• Familiarity with agile and modern development practices.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with SSP 50808, NASA-NPR-7150.2, NASA-STD-8739.8B, RCC319, or ECSS-Q-ST-80C.
• Previous work on human-rated spaceflight programs.
• Experience with model-based systems engineering, castle programming, CI/CD systems, or build systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Agile environment with fast decision-making balanced against project goals and system considerations.
• Open and collaborative culture focused on transparent risk and obstacle management.
• Full-time employment.
• Relocation assistance is provided for candidates willing to relocate, including visa sponsorship where applicable.
• Offers are conditional on a background check subject to the country, role, and project.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV for consideration.
• Any offer may be conditional on successful completion of the required background check.