Software System Engineer

The Exploration Company
Houston, Los Angeles
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 85,000 - 170,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Cross-disciplinary communication","Collaboration","Attention to detail","Quality","Testing focus","Agile practices"]

Support certification activities for flight software for the Nyx space orbital vehicle. Work in a dedicated V&V team handling software certification, requirements tracing, and test planning, while interfacing with software development teams, system engineering, certification bodies, and safety authorities. Prepare and review certification documentation (including NASA Safety Reviews), interpret formal standards, maintain the software functional design baseline, and plan testing for the integrated mission using C++ and Python.

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The Exploration Company
The Exploration Company
1 month ago

Software System Engineer

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Job Summary

Support certification activities for flight software for the Nyx space orbital vehicle. Work in a dedicated V&V team handling software certification, requirements tracing, and test planning, while interfacing with software development teams, system engineering, certification bodies, and safety authorities. Prepare and review certification documentation (including NASA Safety Reviews), interpret formal standards, maintain the software functional design baseline, and plan testing for the integrated mission using C++ and Python.
Location: Houston, Los Angeles
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Contribute to V&V and IV&V to ensure flight software meets functional, performance, and safety requirements.
  • •Support requirements management and tracing from system-level requirements to software implementation and test/verification artifacts.
  • •Prepare and review documentation required for software certification and NASA Safety Reviews.
  • •Interpret, tailor, and apply formal standards, including interfacing with internal Product Assurance.
  • •Develop and maintain the software functional design baseline and plan software testing of the integrated mission.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 85,000 - 170,000 annually
Perks:RelocationVisa Sponsorship

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.
  • •Strong software engineering background 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, plus excellent cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Experience:AerospaceSpace systems
Skills:Cross-disciplinary communicationCollaborationAttention to detailQualityTesting focusAgile practices
Tech Stack:C++PythonCI/CDEmbedded developmentSimulation tools

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
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