Role overview

The Exploration Company is building spacecraft for humanity and seeks a Senior Software System Engineer to support certification activities for the Nyx program’s flight software. You will join a dedicated team focused on verification and validation, software certification, requirements tracing, test planning, and system engineering integration.

Key responsibilities

Contribute to verification and validation and independent verification and validation activities to ensure flight software meets functional, performance, and safety requirements.
Support requirements management and tracing to maintain full traceability from system-level requirements through software implementation and verification artifacts.
Prepare and review documentation required for software certification and NASA Safety Reviews.
Interpret, tailor, and apply formal standards relevant to the program.
Interface with internal Product Assurance teams on certification and compliance matters.
Collaborate with system engineers and software development teams daily to resolve technical issues and clarify requirements.
Develop and maintain software functional design baseline and plan software testing of the integrated mission.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or a related field.
Three to five years of experience in systems design, analysis, and testing of aerospace or space-related systems, with focus on integration of complex spacecraft or testing activities.
Experience working on safety-critical or highly regulated software systems, preferably in aerospace.
Solid understanding of requirements management, verification and validation, test and certification processes.
Strong technical background in software engineering with practical experience in flight software frameworks and modern C++, and working knowledge of Python.
Experience with real-time systems, embedded development, or spacecraft software.
Familiarity with software testing methodologies and simulation tools, excellent cross-disciplinary communication and collaboration skills, and strong attention to detail, quality, and testing.

What makes this role worth considering

You will work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where cross-functional integration is essential and where you collaborate closely with software development teams, system engineering, certification bodies, and safety authorities. The company emphasizes an agile approach to decision-making, transparency about risks and obstacles, and the opportunity to contribute to democratizing space exploration. Relocation assistance, including visa sponsorship where applicable, is provided for those willing to relocate.