CYF-1526-09 / Houston, Texas
CYFOR has a rewarding position as an Engineer (Level 1 or Level 2) supporting the NASA Safety and Mission Assurance Engineering Contract (SMAEC III) at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The GFE projects supported fall under the International Space Station, Artemis/Orion, Extravehicular Activity, and various other NASA initiatives. The primary purpose of the 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.
Job Responsibilities:
- 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.
- 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).
- Create or review analysis/ assessment reports, safety data package inputs; documented comments, issues, and discrepancies.
- Produce inspections/review results; analysis and recommendations for NASA/SAIC management via milestone.
- Product reviews, program panels/boards and Certificate of Flight Readiness (CoFR); as well as drafting procedures.
Required Education:
- Bachelor’s or higher degree in computer science, software engineering, or computer engineering. Degrees in other engineering/ science/ technical fields will be considered with sufficient related education or experience.
- 2 or more years of experience, additional coursework beyond the requirements for the bachelor’s degree (e.g., AS degree or minoring in a different area) and/or internships may be used to offset some of the experience requirements.
- Applicants with an MS should have 1 or more years of experience.
- No experience requirements for candidates with a Ph.D.
Required Experience/Skills:
- 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. May include NASA systems, or commercial systems (e.g., medical devices, energy, aviation).
Preferred Experience:
- Understanding of NASA software engineering and software assurance requirements. • Familiar with NASA flight certification processes, or certification processes for other industries, including safety.
- Distributed software control systems
- Models and simulations
- Fault Management
- UML
- Time Triggered Ethernet (TTE)
Required: Candidate must be a US Citizen, able to pass a public trust security clearance and ability to pass a NASA background check to gain access to NASA facilities and IT systems.
Salary: Salary at CYFOR Technologies is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected annual compensation range for this position is $55,000 to $70,000 annually. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of CYFOR’s total compensation package for employees.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
