Flight Software Verification Engineer

1 year contract
Remote or hybrid
The Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intuitive Machines, is currently seeking a Software Verification & Validation Engineer to join our team in our Palo Alto, CA, San Jose, CA or Houston, TX offices. This role can also be based remotely in the US. In this role, you will work on a variety of challenging projects including NASA’s Artemis program, the Power Propulsion Element. You will lead the verification and validation campaigns for flight software and simulation systems.
The Company is a leading space infrastructure company that builds spacecraft, connects networks, and operates infrastructure-as-a-service for commercial, civil, and national security customers. With a proven track record across the space domain, the Company, through organic growth and portfolio expansion, has built over 300 spacecraft, delivered over 260 kilograms of payload to the lunar surface, and provided precision navigation expertise that has guided spacecraft across our solar system.
Responsibilities:
• Design and execute comprehensive software verification plans and procedures for flight software, including software on payload and customer furnished equipment (CFE).
• Develop and execute requirement and use case/scenario based test procedures in a Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) and Software-in-the-Loop (SIL)environment and document test results to ensure that software system requirements are met.
• Own V&V (verification and validation) life cycle and technical roadmap for flight software testing and defines the overarching validation strategy across test phases.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives and champion test automation that reduces human error and manual intervention
• Serve as a subject matter expert and technical authority for test processes and representing organization in Test Preparation and Build Delivery Reviews.
• Familiarity with test equipment (oscilloscopes, data acquisition systems)
requirements:
Minimum 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 be substituted for a degree.
• 15 years of software V&V experience
• Experience authoring test procedures, driving process improvements and managing defects/non-conformances
• Experience with technical writing, and cross-functional stakeholder management
· Ability to travel to Palo Alto, CA occasionally
Preferred Skills & Experience:
· C/C++ skills, Python 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

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