Design, implement, maintain, and test embedded flight software for spacecraft systems. Integrate software with hardware, assess I/O performance, develop unit and integration tests, and coordinate high-level feature testing. The role also involves communications protocols, software quality, and collaboration in a fast-paced aerospace environment.
Embedded Software Engineer
Houston, TX
Houston, TX
About Intuitive Machines
Intuitive Machines is an innovative and cutting-edge space company making cislunar space accessible to both public and private customers. Our mission is to further science and exploration, communications, and economic progress from the Earth to the Moon and beyond. With the first commercial lunar landing in history, multiple NASA lunar missions in development, and additional private missions on our manifest, we pride ourselves in supporting our customers and the nation in paving the way to return humans to the surface of the Moon. Our world-class team includes experts in all aspects of spacecraft subsystems design, development, and test, on-orbit operations, and safety.
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement and maintain embedded flight software features and improvements
- Analyze, test and perform I/O performance assessments upon integrated hardware/software solutions
- Interface with hardware design and development
- Draft unit/integration tests and coordinate high-level testing of features
Requirements:
- B.S. in physics or engineering domain
- 5-10 years of experience in C/C++ development
- 5-10 years of experience with hardware/software integration
- Familiar with serial communications protocols (RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, etc.)
- Familiar with packetized communications protocols (IP/UDP, IP/TCP)
- Organized, thorough and methodical approach to software quality and testing
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Capable of both high quantity and high quality output
- Ability to work in a fast paced, hard charging, high stakes environment
Desired:
- Experience with GSFC Core Flight Software (CFS) framework
- Experience with device driver implementations
- Experience with SpaceWire communications protocol
- Experience with logging frameworks and their architecture
- Experience with xUnit compliant test frameworks
- Experience with Windows and POSIX-based operating systems
- Experience with Docker-based containerization
- Experience in an agile / scrum development environment
- Experience in Gitflow coordinated configuration management schemes
EEOC
Intuitive Machines is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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