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Spacecraft Software Lead Engineer
2017-12-12 14:16:22| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
This position will lead the software development efforts for ispaces lunar lander development. ispace is a leading microrobotics Japanese company with a subsidiary in the United States and another planned in Europe. ispaces Hakuto rover won the Google XPRIZE mobility milestone award and is a leading contender for the 20M Grand Prize. ispaces lunar lander is its next step towards prospecting for, mining and utilizing lunar resources to expand human presence in space. The ideal candidate will have broad knowledge in flight and ground softwarefirmware development and spacecraft avionics systems engineering and design. The effort includes all phases in design, from defining software architecture, to implementation and test of software, to support of spacecraft operations during simulated and real missions, in collaboration on a daily basis with other team members and with the hardware counterparts. Prior experience with high reliability designs for example in aerospace, medical or automotive industries is a must. Key Responsibilities Lead a small team of software developers and testers Define software architecture Develop and enforce coding standards, configuration and build management Support design and coding of spacecraft flight software Develop and control software test verification strategy Support systemlevel integration, troubleshooting and testing Support flight operations activities Basic Qualifications Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent Several years experience designing and coding A first experience in software architecture definition Knowledge of best practices, coding standards, defensive programming, etc. Experience with software configuration management processes and tools Proficiency in highlevel structured programming languages e.g. C, C Experience with realtime software programming and operating systems for embedded systems RTEMS, VxWorks, etc. Experience with hardware interfaces and communication protocols I2C, SPI, RS485, CAN, UART, SpaceWire, etc. Proficiency in embedded hardware platforms with strong resource constraints Preferred Experience Masters degree or higher Aerospace experience Experience with specific spacecraft subsystem software components GNCAOCS, propulsion, power, thermal, TTCcommunications, etc. Experience in Agile software development
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