Qualified Technical Services
Software Systems Engineer - NASA Spacecraft DSA
Qualified Technical Services, Mountain View, California, us, 94039
Work Location:
NASA Ames Research Center - Mountain View, CA - Temporarily Remote
Minimum Citizenship:
U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Software Systems Engineer - NASA Spacecraft DSA
NASA’s Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy is centered out of NASA Ames Research Center located in Mountain View, CA. Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy is investigating how the next generation of spacecraft will be operated and interact with each other. We believe that the benefits of distributed systems (availability, fault-tolerance, graceful degradation, etc.) are critical for future space exploration. To truly see the benefits of distributed spacecraft they need to be treated as a single entity with each member autonomously managing responsibilities and sharing requirement.
As a team we are developing the core infrastructure for autonomous coordination between spacecraft as well as both in space and ground application demonstrations. We value open discussion and pollination of ideas with each team member taking ownership of a domain but contributing to others.
https://gameon.nasa.gov/projects/distributed-spacecraft-autonomy-dsa/
***Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident***
Responsibilities:
Perform a wide variety of complex trade studies to identify and recommend solutions to problems and issues
Participate in the development of autonomy algorithms
Contribute to the implementation of multi-fidelity hardware in the loop simulation supporting up to hundreds of spacecrafts
Incorporate realistic hardware limitations and capabilities into the simulation environment
Develop relevant documents including design, interface specification, test and reports
Perform unit/integration tests and code reviews
Tools we use:
MATLAB
C++14, C++ templates, C++ standard & C++ Boost libraries, CMake, GTest
Python, Numpy, Pandas, Poetry
Atlassian Software Development Tools (Confluence, JIRA, Bitbucket, Bamboo)
REQUIREMENTS
- Software Systems Engineer - NASA Spacecraft DSA
Education : B.S. in Computer Science or related technical field
Year(s) of Experience : 6+ years related experience
Citizenship:
Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
Qualifications, Skills and Traits:
Decentralized control and estimation knowledge
MATLAB Experience
Passionate about new technologies and interested in applying your development experiences to research problems
Knowledge of good development, testing, and integration practices
Desired Skills:
Familiarity with Core Flight Software (cFS) or similar flight software
Orbital mechanics simulation (STK, gmat, etc.)
C/C++ Knowledge
Experience with optimization techniques
The Equal Employment Opportunity Policy of the QTS is to provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all employees and job applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. QTS hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled. QTS believes that employees should be provided with a working environment which enables them to be productive and to work to the best of his or her ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. We expect and require the cooperation of all employees in maintaining a discrimination and harassment-free atmosphere.
NASA Ames Research Center - Mountain View, CA - Temporarily Remote
Minimum Citizenship:
U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Software Systems Engineer - NASA Spacecraft DSA
NASA’s Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy is centered out of NASA Ames Research Center located in Mountain View, CA. Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy is investigating how the next generation of spacecraft will be operated and interact with each other. We believe that the benefits of distributed systems (availability, fault-tolerance, graceful degradation, etc.) are critical for future space exploration. To truly see the benefits of distributed spacecraft they need to be treated as a single entity with each member autonomously managing responsibilities and sharing requirement.
As a team we are developing the core infrastructure for autonomous coordination between spacecraft as well as both in space and ground application demonstrations. We value open discussion and pollination of ideas with each team member taking ownership of a domain but contributing to others.
https://gameon.nasa.gov/projects/distributed-spacecraft-autonomy-dsa/
***Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident***
Responsibilities:
Perform a wide variety of complex trade studies to identify and recommend solutions to problems and issues
Participate in the development of autonomy algorithms
Contribute to the implementation of multi-fidelity hardware in the loop simulation supporting up to hundreds of spacecrafts
Incorporate realistic hardware limitations and capabilities into the simulation environment
Develop relevant documents including design, interface specification, test and reports
Perform unit/integration tests and code reviews
Tools we use:
MATLAB
C++14, C++ templates, C++ standard & C++ Boost libraries, CMake, GTest
Python, Numpy, Pandas, Poetry
Atlassian Software Development Tools (Confluence, JIRA, Bitbucket, Bamboo)
REQUIREMENTS
- Software Systems Engineer - NASA Spacecraft DSA
Education : B.S. in Computer Science or related technical field
Year(s) of Experience : 6+ years related experience
Citizenship:
Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
Qualifications, Skills and Traits:
Decentralized control and estimation knowledge
MATLAB Experience
Passionate about new technologies and interested in applying your development experiences to research problems
Knowledge of good development, testing, and integration practices
Desired Skills:
Familiarity with Core Flight Software (cFS) or similar flight software
Orbital mechanics simulation (STK, gmat, etc.)
C/C++ Knowledge
Experience with optimization techniques
The Equal Employment Opportunity Policy of the QTS is to provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all employees and job applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. QTS hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled. QTS believes that employees should be provided with a working environment which enables them to be productive and to work to the best of his or her ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. We expect and require the cooperation of all employees in maintaining a discrimination and harassment-free atmosphere.