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Software System Engineer Verified today

The Exploration Company · Houston, TX · Space Systems · first seen 2026-07-16
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About the role

The Exploration Company is seeking a Software System Engineer to support certification activities of flight software for the Nyx program. You will work in a dedicated team focused on verification and validation (V&V), software certification, requirements tracing, test planning and system engineering interfacing. You will collaborate closely with software development teams, system engineering, certification bodies, and safety authorities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Key responsibilities

  • Contribute to V&V and IV&V activities to ensure flight software meets functional, performance, and safety requirements
  • Support requirements management and tracing, ensuring full traceability from system-level requirements to software implementation, test and verification artifacts
  • Prepare and review documentation required for software certification and NASA Safety Reviews
  • Interpret, tailor, and apply formal standards
  • Interface with internal Product Assurance
  • Collaborate daily with system engineers and software development teams to resolve technical issues and clarify requirements
  • Develop and maintain software functional design baseline
  • Plan software testing of the integrated mission
  • Use your understanding of C++ and Python to meaningfully engage in software design and test discussions

What we're looking for

  • Experience working on safety-critical or highly regulated software systems, preferably in aerospace
  • Solid understanding of requirements management, V&V, test and certification processes
  • Strong technical background in software engineering, with practical experience in flight software frameworks and modern C++
  • Experience with real-time systems, embedded development, or spacecraft software
  • Familiarity with software testing methodologies and simulation tools
  • Excellent cross-disciplinary communication and collaboration skills
  • Focus on detail, quality, and testing
  • Familiarity with agile and modern development practices

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with standards such as SSP 50808, NASA-NPR-7150.2, NASA-STD-8739.8B, RCC319, ECSS-Q-ST-80C
  • Prior work on human-rated spaceflight programs
  • Experience with model-based system engineering
  • Experience with CI/CD systems and build systems

Location

Houston, Texas