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The SFS team develops and operates commercial spaceflight platforms that enable customers to test technologies, obtain spaceflight heritage, reduce technical risk, and conduct scientific research in space and on the surface of the Moon. The selected candidate will design, develop, integrate, test, and maintain embedded flight software and supporting ground applications for platforms such as the MISSE Flight Facility (MISSE-FF), TAMU-SPIRIT, and the Space Science and Technology Evaluation Facility (SSTEF). This position involves embedded Linux development, custom circuit-board integration, ground control and monitoring software, user interfaces, network communications, automated testing, avionics support, and troubleshooting of hardware and software used in ground testing and on-orbit operations.\nResponsibilities\nDesign, develop, test, document, and maintain software for spaceflight equipment and supporting ground systems.\nDevelop embedded Linux applications for custom circuit boards, avionics, and spaceflight hardware.\nDevelop and maintain ground applications used to command, control, and monitor flight hardware and customer experiments.\nDevelop user interfaces, network communications, automation scripts, test software, and fault-detection capabilities.\nWork closely with electrical engineers to bring new circuit-board designs online, develop required software interfaces, and troubleshoot hardware and software integration issues.\nCollaborate with integration engineers, designers, customers, and principal investigators throughout payload development, integration, verification, and testing.\nHelp ensure that customer experiments and payloads meet applicable ISS and MISSE requirements, can be successfully integrated, and will function as intended on orbit.\nSupport MISSE avionics design, upgrades, maintenance, performance monitoring, and troubleshooting.\nAssemble and test flight hardware and ground support equipment when required.\nPlan and support environmental testing of spaceflight hardware.\nReview electrical, embedded-circuit, software, and system designs developed by other team members and provide constructive technical feedback.\nSupport the design and integration of electronics and software interfaces for customer experiments and payloads.\nSupport hardware manufacturing, assembly, integration, verification, and testing activities.\nSupport on-orbit operations and troubleshoot issues involving customer experiments, payloads, avionics, and supporting software.\nDevelop technical documentation and prepare clear, concise reports describing assigned tasks, technical findings, risks, and progress.\nCommunicate daily activities, technical issues, and relevant updates to other team members.\nTravel as necessary to support program and mission requirements.\nPerform other duties as assigned.\nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.\nMust have a minimum of 5-10 years of relevant software engineering experience outside of an academic setting.\nExperience developing software using C++ and Python, along with familiarity with other commonly used programming languages.\nExperience developing software for Linux and embedded systems.\nExperience developing user interfaces and implementing network communication protocols.\nExperience 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