Software Engineer

Software Engineer
Software Engineer III
NASA Glenn Research Center
Brook Park, Ohio

HX5 is an award-winning provider of engineering, research and development, and technical services to clients such as NASA and the Department of Defense. Founded in 2004, HX5 is a fast-growing veteran- and woman-owned company with locations nationwide.

HX5 is currently seeking a Software Engineer to join our team in Brook Park, Ohio, in support of the GEARS contract at NASA Glenn Research Center.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The selected Software Engineer will provide engineering support to NASA's Glenn Research Center (GRC) to support the development of software for the Regenerative Fuel Cell (RFC) for safe, abundant, reliable, and lightweight power generation and energy storage, and the Mars Campaign Office (MCO) Fire Standards database. Assigned duties will include various Software Engineering activities throughout the NASA software development life cycle, including analysis of concept of operations, requirements development, software design, interface definition, software implementation, static code analysis, build processes, and test products.

Required Skills:

• Responsibility for utilizing documentation and experience to develop technical understanding, perform detailed assessments, and document issues, risks, and reports in accordance with standards and best practices.
• Understanding of software development processes and methodologies, best practices, NASA standards, and software technical specifications.
• Ability to assess development artifacts for correctness, completeness, consistency, ambiguity, and feasibility regarding technical references when evaluating requirements, design, algorithms, code, and test artifacts provided across the software development life cycle.
• Ability to work independently as well as closely with other members of the team to build team cohesion, brainstorm, share knowledge, develop/update approaches, and perform peer reviews.
• Ability to work within a configuration-managed design environment.
• Experience designing stable, reliable, and effective databases.
• Experience designing, coding, and testing web-based applications.
• Experience developing code in C/C++ or similar object-oriented languages.
• Experience developing code in Python, JavaScript, or similar object-oriented scripting languages.

Other Desired Skills:

• Experience designing software for autonomous monitoring and control avionics packages.
• Experience with Space Flight software.
• Experience with NASA Core Flight Software (CFS).
• Experience with NPR 7150.2 compliance

Education/Experience:

Electrical, Software, or Computer Engineering degree (preferably from an ABET-accredited program) with the following years of experience:

• Bachelor's degree with 5 to 10 years of experience
• Master's degree with 3 to 6 years of experience

Other Position Requirements:

• Proof of U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent Residency is a requirement for this position.
• Must be able to complete a U.S. government background investigation.

HX5 offers a competitive salary and benefits package to include:

• Relocation Assistance
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• 401(k) plan with Company Match
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave
• Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pet Insurance

HX5, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

HX5, LLC is a Drug Free Workplace Employer.

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