COMPUTER SCIENTIST - ENGINEER - RESEARCH COMPUTER SCIENTIST - Space Electronics Software at Southwest Research Institute

Who We Are:

We are a world-renowned supplier in advanced spacecraft avionics and payload processing solutions. Our state-of-the-art research and development center provides complete turn-key systems and solutions to meet the most demanding space applications.

Objectives of this Role:

• Support design, analysis, documentation, verification, and test of embedded software for space applications including command and control, data storage, signal processing, and communications.
• Participate in the full lifecycle design for related flight software in high reliability systems for space applications; perform analysis and implement designs from concept to delivery.
• Work in project team environments using excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

• Develop and verify mission, spacecraft, and instrument flight software for a variety of space applications applying sound software engineering disciplines and practices.
• Perform tasks related to applied research, hardware and software integration, testing, implementation, installation, and documentation.

Requirements:

• Requires a Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering.
• 0-3 years: Embedded software development experience related to high-reliability or low-power systems. Familiarity with VxWorks, RTEMS, Embedded Linux, low-level networking protocols is ideal.
• 0-3 years: Hardware experience related to direct space flight.
• C/C++ software development knowledge.
• Python software development knowledge.
• A valid/clear driver's license is required.