Software System Engineer

The Exploration Company
Munich, Bavaria
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeEUR 65,000 - 82,500 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Cross-disciplinary communication","Collaboration","Attention to detail","Focus on quality","Testing mindset"]

Support certification activities for flight software on the Nyx space vehicle program, working within a dedicated V&V team. Own verification & validation and IV&V activities, requirements tracing, and test planning to ensure functional, performance, and safety compliance. Prepare documentation for software certification and NASA Safety Reviews, interpret formal standards, maintain a software functional design baseline, and collaborate with system engineering, software teams, certification bodies, and safety authorities.

Loading

Loading job details...

Preparing the role view and application actions.

FursaFursa
The Exploration Company
The Exploration Company
1 month ago

Software System Engineer

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI
Last checked: 12 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Support certification activities for flight software on the Nyx space vehicle program, working within a dedicated V&V team. Own verification & validation and IV&V activities, requirements tracing, and test planning to ensure functional, performance, and safety compliance. Prepare documentation for software certification and NASA Safety Reviews, interpret formal standards, maintain a software functional design baseline, and collaborate with system engineering, software teams, certification bodies, and safety authorities.
Location: Munich, Bavaria
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

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, maintaining end-to-end traceability from system requirements to implementation and test/verification artifacts.
  • •Prepare and review documentation required for software certification and NASA Safety Reviews.
  • •Interpret, tailor, and apply formal standards for the certification process.
  • •Develop and maintain the software functional design baseline and plan software testing for the integrated mission.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: EUR 65,000 - 82,500 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Experience working on safety-critical or highly regulated software systems, preferably in aerospace.
  • •Solid understanding of requirements management, V&V, test and certification processes.
  • •Practical experience with flight software frameworks and modern C++.
  • •Experience with real-time systems, embedded development, or spacecraft software.
  • •Familiarity with software testing methodologies and simulation tools.
Experience:Aerospace
Skills:Cross-disciplinary communicationCollaborationAttention to detailFocus on qualityTesting mindset
Tech Stack:C++PythonCI/CDAgile

Company Brief

The Exploration Company
Designs and develops reusable crewed and cargo spacecraft for low Earth orbit missions. The company builds orbital transfer and return vehicles to enable routine transportation, research, and commercial services in space.
Industry: Space Technology
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Headquarters: Munich, Germany
Founded: 2018
WebsiteLinkedIn