Metecs - Houston, TX
posted about 2 months ago
Full-time - Entry Level
Houston, TX
Publishing Industries
About the position
The Junior Software Engineer at METECS will facilitate flight software and avionics integration certification testing for the Gateway Program at NASA's Johnson Space Center. This role involves collaborating with customers and operators to develop and implement test automation controls, procedures, and scripts, ensuring that the testing community's needs are met. The ideal candidate will be a problem-solver who enjoys teamwork and is eager to learn, with a strong commitment to quality work.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the test operations team and flight software teams to implement test automation
- Run demonstrations for customers
- Train test rig operators
- Provide feedback of operator and customer needs
- Evaluate flight software needs for integration
- Develop and document test automation modules
- Ensure that all test data is captured for post-analysis
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
- Must be a team player with interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
- 1-3 years of programming experience
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Proficiency with a variety of programming languages (ex C/C++, JavaScript, GoLang)
- Familiarity with common data exchange formats (ex. JSON, XML)
- Security minded and familiar with best practices in cyber security
- Experience in Linux environments (i.e comfortable with CLI, SSH)
Nice-to-haves
- Familiarity with RESTful concepts and APIs
- Understanding of web server technology, ex. NGINX or Apache
- Familiarity with microservice architecture and API development
- Experience with following languages (Python, JavaScript, GoLang, HTML, CSS)
- Experience with databases (ex PostgreSQL)
- Experience with real-time concepts and operating systems
- Understanding and experience with the full software development lifecycle and requirements development
- Knowledge of Time-Triggered Ethernet (TTE)
