Job Description: As an Embedded/Flight Software Engineer for the Small Scale Flight Software Group, you will be working for JPL's Flight Software and Avionics Systems Section, which provides leadership and unique world-class expertise in Avionics System Engineering, Flight Command and Data Handling (C&DH) Software, Avionics System Integration, Test, Operations, and Software Technology Research. This position will provide a seasoned software developer the experience in the form of software development activities to implement the test environment infrastructure and test tools to support embedded real-time software testing. Additional role of this position is to implement the Verification and Validation (V&V) program of the embedded real-time software that includes test case specifications, detailed test procedure development, test execution, test result analysis, and defect resolution for the flight software development organization. This role will apply initiative and sound engineering judgment in designing and implementing the test environment, in specifying the test procedure and in executing the test cases that validate software requirements, and to provide support to software developers in resolving problems identified during test. Job Responsibilities: Work with the FIT team, software developers, and system engineers to define test cases, test scenarios, and expected test results. Some level of system engineering activity will be required to effectively perform this role. Work with system administrators and the ‘Ground Data System Integration, Test, and Deployment’ team in maintaining and updating the flight software development environment. Perform flight software build and integration activities. Develop the test environment infrastructure and tools (written in Python, Perl, shell) to facilitate test execution, visualization and analysis of test outputs (html, css, javascript, etc.), test data archival and search facility. Test the flight software (in both simulation and testbed environments) using test scripts (written in Python) written by the FIT test engineer. Produce documentation or presentation material on the wiki, in Power Point, or Word. Job Requirements: Strong architectural and software development experience in implementing test environment infrastructure and tools to facilitate test script development, test execution, test results visualization, test output analysis to automate success/failure verification, test data archival and search facility. Ability to work with hardware test platform consisting of compute elements and other devices for software testing. Self-motivated with strong verbal and written communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills and the ability to work well individually or in a team environment. Ability to quickly learn new programming languages, software applications, etc. Qualification & Experience: This position typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering or related discipline with a minimum of 3 years of related experience; a Master’s degree in similar disciplines with a minimum of 1 years of related experience; a PhD with 0 years of related experience. General knowledge and experience in the principles, concepts and techniques in developing, testing, and debugging of embedded real-time software systems for mission-critical, aerospace applications. Job Details: Company: JPL Vacancy Type: Contract Job Location: Pasadena, CA, US Application Deadline: N/A Apply Here vacancyoptions.com
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