What are the responsibilities and job description for the NASA Senior Software Safety and Assurance Engineer position at Qualified Technical Services, Inc?
Work Location: Houston, TX - NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) - Hybrid
Minimum Citizenship: U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
Clearance: US Government Public Trust
JOB DESCRIPTION: NASA Senior Software Safety and Assurance Engineer
In support of NASA Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA), the primary purpose of the Government Furnishied Equipment (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. GFE projects supported fall under the International Space Station, Artemis/Orion, Gateway Lunar Outpost, Extravehicular Activity, and various other NASA initiatives. Our products include analysis/ assessment reports, safety data package inputs; documented comments, issues, and discrepancies; product inspection/review results; analysis and recommendations for management via milestone and product reviews, program panels/boards and Certificate of Flight Readiness (CoFR); as well as drafting procedures.
Position duties include the following: Assure that GFE software requirements, design, and products meet NASA Flight Program and S&MA software assurance requirements; assess software development, test, verification, process documentation, and change products and identify issues and non-compliances; and 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).
REQUIREMENTS: NASA Senior Software Safety and Assurance Engineer
Education: Bachelors of Science 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.
Year(s) of Experience: 8 years of related experience or 5 years with a Masters or PhD
Minimum Citizenship: Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident and be able to obtain and retain a Public Trust security clearance.
Required Skills and Traits:
- The 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. This may include NASA systems, or commercial systems (e.g., medical devices, energy, aviation).
- Distributed software control systems
- Models and simulations
- Fault Management
- UML
- Time Triggered Ethernet (TTE)
- Ability to work effectively across multiple organizations / stakeholders and within a teaming environment to get results
- High degree of technical excellence, integrity, and self-initiative
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communications skills
- Technical excellence, integrity, and self-initiative
- Proficient in use of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Power Point, Excel)
Qualified Technical Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions at Qualified Technical Services, Inc. are made based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.
