About the position
We are launching people to the Moon and Mars. If you want to be part of this amazing mission and enjoy working in a great team environment, we would love to have you as part of our team that is making history, today. It takes big ideas and determination to take NASA's vision and make it reality. That's what we do every day. The COMET contract provides overall management and implementation of ground systems capabilities, flight hardware processing, and launch operations at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. These tasks will support the International Space Station, Ground Systems Development and Operations, and the Space Launch System, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, and Launch Services programs. The TST Software Engineer will be responsible for the design of software products in support of software testing. Will create automated test capabilities when appropriate and test tools to support the Test Engineering group. The successful candidate will be expected to create new products, update existing products, and automate manual products to expand efficiency and overall capability of the Test Engineering Group. Must have the technical background to be able to learn and apply knowledge in system level acceptance testing on a large scale, multiplatform architecture. You must be a quick learner, be able to work both independently and in groups, self-starter and highly motivated. You will be joining a strong team with a history of superior performance in a challenging and rewarding endeavor.
Responsibilities
- Support Verification testing of the Launch Control Subsystem (LCS) within the Test Engineering department.
- Support Verification testing by creating new test and performance monitoring capabilities to verify system level requirements.
- Support the Test Engineering group for the LCS in a team environment along with interfacing to multiple groups associated with the Space Launch System (SLS).
- Using the Automated Test environment, when possible, create and/or modify test capabilities such that manual steps are no longer used.
- Participate in training to gain an understanding of LCS and the methods by which performance testing is accomplished.
- Participate in Design Panels, technical assessments, and System Use Case Analysis Tasks to understand how new capabilities will impact the various CSCIs and system design.
- Participate in problem reviews and work with Software Development and Test Engineering groups to determine how changes to the software will impact other areas of the system.
- Participate in software development processes to include requirements, code implementation, testing and documentation.
- Perform other duties within Test Engineering department to include presentations, group discussions and process improvements.
- Must be highly motivated and a self-starter that can work in either a team environment or individually where much of the job is initially On the Job Training (OJT).
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced test environment, that periodically may include work shifts other than weekdays and 1st shift, to support Software delivery schedules.
- Able to work with various tools that maintain requirements, test procedures, software/hardware issues and workflow.
- Requires the ability to interpret written information and effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
- The ideal candidate will be skilled in software testing and test analysis (regression, timing, failure, etc.) and a solid understanding of the configuration, build, and delivery authorization processes of software development/delivery.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science (BS) in Engineering or technical equivalent from an accredited institution.
- Requires C/C++ and/or Java programming experience.
- 1+ years in large scale systems preferred.
- Experience in the Linux Operating System is preferred.
- Experience in performance monitoring at the system or developer level is preferred.
- Must be proficient with Microsoft Office products (Word, Power Point, Excel, etc.)
Benefits
- Child Development Center
- Discounted tickets to local attractions and theme parks
- Credit Union
- Fitness Center
- Barbershop
- NASA Exchanges
- Flexible Schedule and Telework options
