Spacecraft Engineer

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2

Skills

Embedded Linux
FPGA
Space/Satellite domain experience

Job Details

Experience in embedded Linux software, drivers, file systems and kernel development

Outstanding proficiency in C/C++ on resource-constrained embedded platforms

Strong Linux filesystem, Kernel, Shell scripting, IPC, watchdog timers experience

Experience in coding with NVIDIA GPU and CPU/GPU processing .

General user-level and Linux administration experience

Experience with networking, concurrency, and distributed systems

Experience with open-source environments and development tools, such as Linux, GNU cross compiler toolchains, and IDEs (e.g., Eclipse) and common open-source configuration management and test tools, such as subversion, git, mercurial, GDB, perf

Knowledgeable in the area of communication protocols at all layers, such as I2C, SPI, UART, and TCP/IP protocols

Able to use tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and on-chip debuggers

Software analysis, code analysis, requirements analysis, software review, identification of code metrics, system risk analysis, software reliability analysis and documentation

Experience in implementing high-reliability systems, systems in extreme environments (aerospace experience is a plus), sensors & imaging systems, FPGAs, logic analyzers and oscilloscopes

Proficiency reading hardware specifications and schematics

Knowledge of operating systems concepts.

Proficiency debugging embedded software systems

Experience in test definition and execution

History of coordinating development activities within teams and cross-group collaborations

Experience with FPGA programming is a plus

Aerospace Experience a plus

Responsibilities include:-

Design, develop and maintain embedded software for spacecraft subsystems, test software applications, device drivers, middleware on Linux or other RTOS

Participate in software requirements generation, design, implementation, and testing discussion with multiple team members

Maintain new and pre-existing software solutions to enhance feature sets and to consistently improve overall stability

Participate in team discussions involving satellite architecture and design for ongoing and future projects

Assist in design of hardware testing and verification software for use in the production process

Work in a small team environment closely with satellite hardware, sensors and system engineers to develop optimal solutions

Assist in troubleshooting software related issues associated with 3rd party software and hardware sensors and products.

Attend project and subsystem engineering and management meetings when requested

Report design and production status weekly to project manager

Communicate issues and concerns to team members and managers and support planning to resolve technical, schedule, safety and cost issues

The engineer will follow basic design standards to ensure acceptable performance in the satellite, launch, and space environment.

Familiarity with iterative, agile,

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