Top Python Jobs in Houston, TX

Develop and maintain software and hardware testing resources for manufacturing production. Create test scripts and plans, troubleshoot production test issues, monitor failure trends, improve test yields, maintain test equipment, perform root-cause analysis, collaborate with customers and internal teams, lead testing improvement projects, and train technicians and testers.

Implements and maintains enterprise network designs for NASA mission operations. The engineer supports routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, network security, troubleshooting, configuration management, project scheduling, change management, and cross-functional implementation activities. The role requires Cisco and Aruba expertise, CCNA certification, strong documentation and communication skills, and the ability to work independently onsite at Johnson Space Center. Experience with automation, cloud networking, virtualization, and monitoring tools is preferred.

Develop and operate multi-cloud platform services for NASA missions across Kubernetes environments. Build cloud-native applications, infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, observability capabilities, and integrations with AI and data services. Administer cloud networks, support application deployments, establish engineering best practices, and collaborate with security and compliance teams. The role supports human spaceflight missions including Orion, Lunar Gateway, and Artemis.

Develop and operate multi-cloud platform services for NASA, including Kubernetes environments, cloud networks, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, observability, and AI/data integrations. The role establishes cloud-native development practices, builds enterprise-grade multi-tenant services, reviews code, and collaborates with security and compliance teams supporting human spaceflight missions.

Develop and analyze safety-critical flight software requirements, architecture, interfaces, documentation, and verification activities for NASA’s Moon Base program. Identify software vulnerabilities, support cybersecurity risk mitigation, maintain requirements traceability, coordinate defect resolution and milestone reviews, and oversee compliance with NASA software engineering standards. The role also supports integration testing, software tools and scripts, technical assessments, and collaboration with NASA and contractor engineering teams.

Support flight software certification for the Nyx orbital vehicle through V&V and IV&V, requirements management and tracing, test planning, documentation for certification and NASA safety reviews, standards interpretation, interfacing with system engineering and product assurance, and contributing to software design and integrated mission testing using C++ and Python.

Develop, integrate, test, debug, and maintain high-fidelity real-time spacecraft simulation software supporting NASA Orion and Artemis missions. Build C++ and Python systems in Linux, conduct software verification across multiple test levels, support 6-DoF simulation and spacecraft test environments, maintain requirements traceability and configuration management, and collaborate with engineering teams and government customers.

Develops, validates, optimizes, and applies advanced nondestructive testing technologies for industrial and tubular inspection. Responsibilities include UT, PAUT, and EMI method development; inspection data analysis; equipment and sensor validation; laboratory and field testing; troubleshooting; technical documentation; and multidisciplinary engineering collaboration. Requires 3–5 years of hands-on NDT experience, relevant technical education, and experience with inspection data and equipment.

Designs, develops, tests, deploys, and supports scalable enterprise software across web, native, and mobile platforms. Responsibilities include system architecture, cloud applications, APIs, integrations, data systems, security, performance optimization, technical documentation, Agile delivery, and production support. The role collaborates with distributed engineering and cross-functional teams, translates requirements into technical solutions, evaluates architectural tradeoffs, mentors engineers, and supports technologies including Salesforce, Azure DevOps, generative AI, and mobile frameworks.

Develops and maintains high-fidelity spacecraft simulation models, including environmental, vehicle, sensor, effector, and interface models. Responsibilities include real-time and faster-than-real-time simulation, HWIL testing, FDIR fault modeling, verification and unit testing, SQA tool development, and support for flight software, ground software, and operations teams. The role collaborates with aerospace, GNC, vehicle software, and subsystem engineers.

Designs, implements, troubleshoots, and supports complex enterprise networks across offices, campuses, and data centers. Responsibilities include Cisco routing and switching, SD-WAN, wireless, BGP/OSPF/EIGRP, Equinix connectivity, physical infrastructure validation, network architecture, monitoring, documentation, and technical leadership during deployments and upgrades. The role requires extensive hands-on networking experience, after-hours support, and travel to infrastructure locations.

Own embedded perception sensor systems from hardware bring-up through production. Develop camera drivers, device tree overlays, and low-latency sensor pipelines on NVIDIA Jetson platforms. Build multi-sensor synchronization, calibration, and validation infrastructure, while partnering with electrical engineers and silicon vendors. Qualify sensors for harsh industrial environments involving heat, vibration, EMI, welding arcs, and ingress. Support perception and autonomy teams as the technical authority on sensor capabilities.

Designs and executes validation strategies for rack-scale HPC and AI systems across hardware, firmware, OS, storage, networking, and management interfaces. Troubleshoots and drives issue resolution, supports Linux certification, coordinates automated and manual testing across global teams, and mentors test staff to improve release readiness and validation efficiency.

Leads optical navigation engineering across lunar and interplanetary missions. Responsibilities include designing and testing optical navigation and camera systems, operational analysis, camera calibration, image processing, planetary terrain modeling, software architecture, flight software development, verification, risk mitigation, and mission support. The role coordinates multidisciplinary teams, manages multiple projects, mentors engineers, oversees schedules and budgets, and communicates technical results to stakeholders and executives.

Designs and analyzes interplanetary spacecraft trajectories and maneuvers for NASA and commercial missions. Responsibilities include high- and low-thrust optimization, trade studies, Monte Carlo analysis, operational maneuver planning, navigation tool development, visualization, technical reporting, and stakeholder coordination. The engineer supports missions in development and flight operations while collaborating with spacecraft, science, and mission teams.

Develops and validates ground-based and onboard optical navigation systems for lunar and interplanetary missions. Responsibilities include camera calibration, image processing, observation planning, terrain and shape modeling, simulation, flight software development, system verification, technical analysis, and mission partner coordination. The engineer also documents results, troubleshoots technical issues, manages configuration-controlled software, supports project planning, and provides operational support for deep-space missions.

Performs orbit determination, trajectory reconstruction, covariance analysis, tracking-data assessment, and navigation-product development for spacecraft missions. Configures estimation runs, evaluates residuals and solution behavior, maintains analysis scripts and workflows, troubleshoots issues, and prepares technical reports. Level III engineers lead complex analyses, improve methods and software reliability, guide engineers, coordinate mission teams and customers, and manage project priorities, schedules, and budgets.

Supports orbit determination solutions, trajectory reconstruction, covariance analysis, tracking-data assessment, navigation products, and spacecraft maneuver planning. The role includes configuring estimation runs, reviewing residuals, checking coordinate and time-system accuracy, maintaining Python scripts and workflows, troubleshooting analyses, documenting results, and communicating findings to mission teams. Level II engineers independently execute routine analyses and support deep-space navigation operations. A bachelor’s degree, U.S. citizenship, Python knowledge, and foundational astrodynamics or estimation expertise are required.

Provides technical oversight, integration, certification, and real-time mission support for visiting-vehicle rendezvous, proximity operations, and capture GN&C systems supporting NASA’s ISS missions. Reviews requirements compliance, safety evidence, trajectory analyses, simulations, and performance data; identifies solutions to GN&C issues; supports flight rules and demonstration plans; and coordinates with engineering, safety, flight operations, crew, NASA, and vehicle-provider teams.

Leads development, optimization, qualification, and scale-up of sputtering and thin-film deposition processes for continuous HTS wire manufacturing. Designs statistically rigorous experiments, improves yield and film quality, establishes process controls, troubleshoots complex manufacturing issues, and drives corrective actions. Partners cross-functionally on production integration, documentation, validation, and supplier coordination while mentoring junior engineers and leading technical improvement projects.

Own spacecraft electrical power system architecture segments from requirements through verification. Develop power and energy budgets, load-flow and stability analyses, protection coordination, power-quality specifications, and interface control documents. Evaluate supplier designs, lead technical negotiations, support testing and verification, and present at major program reviews. The role also coordinates grounding, bonding, isolation, EMC, and fault protection activities while mentoring junior engineers and communicating technical risks and progress to stakeholders.

Owns the spacecraft energy storage segment for Axiom Station, from requirements definition through verification and flight readiness. Responsibilities include battery sizing and degradation analysis, electrical interface and power quality definition, verification planning, safety and hazard analysis, supplier technical management, requirements traceability, and integration with thermal, structures, avionics, software, operations, and logistics teams. The role presents technical material at major program reviews and drives risks, actions, and design decisions to closure.

Develop and maintain electrical power system requirements, models, budgets, interfaces, supplier data, configuration records, and verification documentation for Axiom Station. Perform power, energy, voltage-drop, protection, efficiency, dissipation, and transient analyses. Support laboratory testing, data reduction, technical reviews, and action closure while growing toward ownership of requirements, analyses, and interfaces under senior engineering mentorship.

Coordinates OT data platform integrations from intake through go-live, designing source-to-target architectures, data models, protocols, pipelines, and governance standards. Leads real-time data projects, troubleshooting, validation, documentation, stakeholder coordination, training, and support. Develops real-time dashboards and reports, analyzes distributed-system issues, and ensures OT data quality, security, and actionable business insights across vendors, IT teams, and business users.

The Senior DevOps Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting scalable cloud-native infrastructures and CI/CD pipelines, ensuring high reliability and performance while mentoring technical teams and promoting DevOps best practices.