NASA Software Systems Engineer

SAIC is seeking a Software Engineer to support our NASA Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) customer.  The candidate will support one or more projects of the IV&V program at NASA’s Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility in Fairmont, West Virginia. This position is full-time and will be performed onsite and may have limited occasional travel.

Project work may include:

• Performing various Systems / Software Engineering activities on NASA Spacecraft and Launch Vehicle systems throughout NASA software development lifecycle phases, including analyses of concept of operations, requirements, detailed design, interfaces, static code, software, software and hardware-in-the-loop testing, and independent testing.
• Assessing development artifacts for correctness, completeness, consistency, ambiguity, and feasibility with regards to technical references when evaluating requirements, design, algorithms, code, and test artifacts provided across the software development life cycle.
• Performing analysis on draft and final products delivered for peer reviews, development build releases, and formal testing.
• Utilizing documentation and experience to develop technical understanding, perform detailed assessments, and document issues, risks, and reports in accordance with standards and best practices. Documentation of technical understanding may include notes, reference summaries, charts, flow diagrams, scenarios, formal modeling, coverage / traceability assessments, risk assessments, technical engineering principles, theories, concepts, and heritage applicable to the mission.
• Supporting software safety tasking, including hazard reports, FMEA, root cause analysis, and software safety analysis

• Throughout execution of the assigned tasking, the candidate will be responsible for understanding work processes and methodologies, best practices, NASA standards, system and software specifications.

• The candidate will be expected to have the level of professional maturity needed to both lead tasks and to work self-directed on their own tasks.  The candidate may work with more senior project team members, but may also be expected to act as mentor or task lead for others. There may be a mix of individual contributor and team-based tasks assigned.

Required Education: 

• Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience

Desired Education: 

• Bachelor of Science in computer science, engineering, or other relevant field

Required Experience: 

• Minimum of 6 years of experience at the B.S. level in a relevant field
• Ability to develop analysis approaches and test cases to exercise system software behaviors
• Ability to read and analyze C/C++, Java or similar object-oriented languages
• Experience using Python or similar object-oriented scripting languages
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance. 
• Excellence in these general workplace skills:
  • Communication Skills – verbal, written, and presentation skills.
  • Computer Skills - Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
  • Soft Skills – professionalism, strong work ethic, creativity, curiosity, problem solving, and critical thinking
  • Ability to work on own tasks and manage own progress, while also able to work in team environments and under the direction/supervision of task leads
• Experience in one or more of the following areas would be a plus:
  • Experience with one or more of the following software fields:
    • Static code analysis (manual and/or tool-supported)
    • Software system testing, test analysis, and test case development
    • Software unit testing
    • Requirements analysis
    • Modeling, including MATLAB/Simulink, Enterprise Architect, MagicDraw
    • Spacecraft & system simulation
    • Application of Formal Methods (e.g., SMT Solver)
    • Application of Generative Artificial Intelligence to accomplish repetitive tasks
  • Experience with space domains and spacecraft subsystems, including: 
    • Propulsion systems
    • Guidance, navigation, and control
    • Command and data handling
    • Fault management
    • Sensor data processing
    • State estimation
    • Spacecraft concept of operations
    • Space Flight and Ground systems and software architectures
    • Space systems avionics