For more than 30 years, ERC has been delivering the advantage needed to solve our customers’ and the nation’s toughest challenges. ERC is a trusted partner to the Defense and Space communities. We provide the advanced engineering, innovative technology, and subject-matter expertise to deliver the mission results our customers need to keep the nation safe and secure. Our unique solutions enhance readiness, optimize performance, and help ensure success in the air, on the ground and in space.

An essential part of our success is our corporate culture built on respect, empowerment, and collaboration. Our culture elevates our people, ensuring they provide best-in-class service and solutions to our customers. We always strive to do the right thing. We believe that are our people are our best asset and human connection our greatest strength.

Our ~2,000 employees work on the most critical missions in the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force (USAF), NASA, and Missile Defense Agency (MDA). We provide support for Test and Evaluation (T&E), Modeling & Simulation, Agile Software Development, Systems Engineering, and more. Our teams’ current projects range from engineering and logistics support for vital space hardware to platform and weapons modeling, simulation, and engineering.

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Your role:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Spacecraft Software Test Engineer to join our JETS II team located at Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.

What you’ll do all day:

• Decompose system requirements into software requirements.
• Develop Requirements Traceability Matrix.
• Write software to build interfaces between vehicle level GFE code and module level contractor-supplied code.
• Analyze performance of SW interfaces and do integration testing.
• Develop C software to provide the required functionality.
• Perform software testing and verification.
• Develop software documentation.
• Document interfaces and develop an interface control document.
• Serve as software Subject Matter Expert.
• Develop unit and interface verification tests.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

You will love this job if you:

• Are a self-starter and require little oversight to complete given tasks
• Enjoy a fast-paced work environment
• Love working with diverse groups of individuals, including engineers and technicians
• Are good at communicating with people
• Have a positive attitude
• Enjoy multitasking

Minimum requirements for this position:

This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

• Requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering in the field or in a related area.
• Strong C programming skills and experience within the last 2 years.
• Proficiency with C coding in a Linux environment.
• Strong Python skills and experience within the last 2 years.
• Familiar with Integrated Development Environments (IDE) Tools.
• Experience with web-based collaboration tools.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and coordination skills and strong customer service attitude.
• Ability to work in a team environment and independently.
• System and software configuration management.
• Good oral and written communication with customers and team members.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to manage multiple actions, and both short-term and long-term projects.
• Customer service oriented.
• U.S. Citizenship is required for all applicants.

Desired skills and experience for this position:

• Experience with agile software development.
• Experience with embedded processors.
• Experience with VxWorks Real-time Operating System (RTOS).
• Data driven architecture experience.
• Experience with Core Flight System (cFS) Applications (or similar flight software framework).
• Experience with NASA NPR 7150.2 or DO178C.
• Experience with NASA Safety Standards and requirements, NASA-STD-8739.8, that drive the processes for Safety Critical Software Development.
• Experience working as part of an Integrated Product Team to develop and test safety-critical software.
• Experience with software testing and verification.
• Experience developing software across the full development life cycle.
• Experience with the following web-based collaboration tools.
  • Gitlab
  • JIRA
  • Confluence
• Quick learner and self-motivated.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with little supervision.
• Highly responsible, team-oriented individual with strong work ethic.
• Highly developed coordination and organization skills.

What we offer:

• Competitive salaries.
• Continuing education assistance.
• Professional development allotment.
• Multiple healthcare benefit packages.
• 401K with employer matching.
• Paid time off (PTO) along with federally recognized holiday schedule.