Space Segment Software Systems Engineer - Senior

About the role

The role is part of the In-Space Systems business unit, which is focused on addressing two of the most compelling challenges in spaceflight today: space infrastructure and increasing mobility on-orbit. As part of a hardworking team of engineers, you will ensure our spacecraft satisfies the needs of our critical partners, and crafts the larger vehicle data architectures to enable us to successfully implement the required capabilities for our mission.

Responsibilities

• Support the Flight Software and other subsystem teams in defining system level software requirements and allocations to define the software implementation approach for the spacecraft.
• Coordinate overall software architecture strategy and implementation approach.
• Create guidelines and procedures defining software development, implementation, and verification strategies.
• Oversee software development resources and allocations, as well as the creation and maintenance of software-related interface control documents (ICDs).
• Conduct software life cycle reviews, including code walkthroughs, requirements reviews, test readiness and results reviews and acceptance test reviews.
• Review and approve required software management plans (software development, test, maintenance, configuration management and fault management).
• Oversee flight software-related verification and spacecraft integration test activities.
• Provide mentoring and direct technical assistance to engineering teams, covering development, testing and systems engineering of flight software, commands, telemetry and conops.
• Coverage of software interfaces with users (internal, payload, or other).
• Aid in the development of software requirements, ensuring they are understandable, valid, traceable, and verifiable.
• Provide technical mentoring for junior engineers across Blue Ring.

Requirements

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science, Aerospace engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent technical field.
• Demonstrated understanding of systems engineering fundamentals and experience in multiple system lifecycle phases.
• 10+ years of related experience in the design, development, and test of aerospace systems, preferably spacecraft.
• Familiarity with spacecraft operations, command & control, and/or spacecraft communications.
• Experience developing or testing flight software.
• Experience developing an integrated system with depth in one or more spacecraft subsystems, and/or system design and integration.
• Familiarity with spacecraft flight software design and architecture (e.g. cFS, F Prime, etc.).
• Understanding of embedded software development concepts, including hardware integration, message buses, scheduling, and network communication.
• Familiarity with spacecraft systems and subsystem functions, interfaces, and communication protocols (i.e. serial, 1553, Ethernet, embedded software, etc.).
• Experience with CCSDS standards, including command and telemetry formats.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Skills

• Systems thinking approach.
• Comprehensive understanding of architectural and design elements of interconnected systems.
• Comprehensive understanding of how systems will be tested and verified.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short and long-term disability.
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%.
• Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week).
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.