Flight Software Engineer
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.
About The Position
We are looking to add strong and qualified Flight Software Engineers to join our software teams in support of the Near Space Network Services contract, bolstering our Lunar Data Network. Intuitive Machines is leading the charge to cislunar space with our Nova fleet of landers and spacecraft. We proudly put forward an exceptional team that lives at the intersection of rigor and agility. We are seeking the best, the brightest and the driven to be part of the commercial space revolution on and around the moon.
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement and maintain 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
- Penchant for self-starting and problem solving
- Ability to work in a fast paced, hard charging, high stakes environment
- A passion for spaceflight
Highly 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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science degree in physics or an engineering discipline
- 5–10 years of experience developing in C/C++
- 5–10 years of experience with hardware/software integration
- Familiarity with serial communications protocols including RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485
- Familiarity with packetized communications protocols including IP/UDP and IP/TCP
- Organized, thorough, and methodical approach to software quality and testing
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to produce high-quantity, high-quality work
- Self-starting attitude and problem-solving ability
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment
- Passion for spaceflight
- Experience with the GSFC Core Flight Software framework
- Experience implementing device drivers
- Experience with the 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 or Scrum development environment
- Experience with Gitflow configuration management
What We Do
Intuitive Machines' complete lunar program unlocks the lunar economy to explore the solar system further and gain knowledge for the progress of humanity. As the premier provider of space services and technologies, Intuitive Machines is reestablishing the United States' dominance on the ultimate high ground, the Moon. Designed by the greatest minds in spaceflight, IM's lunar program will send the first American spacecraft to the surface of the Moon since the Apollo program and send the first spacecraft ever to reach the lunar south pole.
