Junior Software Safety Engineer (Spaceflight)

Junior Software Safety and Assurance Engineer/ Software Safety and Assurance Engineer (Spaceflight)

J&P Technologies is currently seeking qualified candidates to perform Software Safety and Assurance in support of the NASA JSC Safety and Mission Assurance Engineering Contract III (SMAEC III).

Position Description:

The primary purpose of the Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) Software Assurance Engineer position is to assure that acquired and developed GFE software products supporting spaceflight are safe, reliable, and capable of performing required functions. GFE projects supported fall under the International Space Station, Artemis/Orion, Gateway Lunar Outpost, Extravehicular Activity, and various other NASA initiatives. Our products include analysis/ assessment reports, safety data package inputs; documented comments, issues, and discrepancies; product inspection/review results; analysis and recommendations for NASA/SAIC management via milestone and product reviews, program panels/boards and Certificate of Flight Readiness (CoFR); as well as drafting procedures.

Position duties include the following: Assure that GFE software requirements, design, and products meet NASA Flight Program and Safety & Mission Assurance (S&MA) software assurance requirements; assess software development, test, verification, process documentation, and change products and identify issues and non-compliances; and perform analysis (e.g., code test coverage, static analysis) to ensure compliance with program safety requirements (e.g., program Computer Based Controls System Safety Requirements) and applicable NASA standards (NPR 7150.2, NASA-STD-8739.8B).

Position Requirements:

• Possess a bachelors or higher degree in computer science, software engineering, or computer engineering from an accredited University. Degrees in other engineering/ science/ technical fields will be considered with sufficient related education or experience.
• Must be a U.S citizen
• Currently possess / Able to Obtain/Govt. background check: NACi

Training, education, and/or experience in the following areas is preferred:

• The development, assurance, and certification of complex, critical computerized control systems safety for systems containing software or programmable electronics, to include implementation of technical requirements for safety. This may include NASA systems, or commercial systems (e.g., medical devices, energy, aviation).
• Distributed software control systems
• Models and simulations
• Fault Management
• UML
• Time Triggered Ethernet (TTE)

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person