NDAS Engineer

Nova Space Solutions, LLC (NSS) is a joint venture between Wolf Creek Federal Services, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chugach Government Solutions, LLC) and Amentum Technology, Inc. When you join NSS, you also become a part of a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, Chugach Government Solutions, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields - each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.

Empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences - then Nova Space Solutions may be the right fit for you!

This position will be located at the Stennis Space Center, Mississippi.

Nova Space Solutions (NSS) is seeking a NDAS Engineer to join our Engineering Services Department team at NASA John C. Stennis Space Center, Mississippi and NASA Michoud Assembly Facility, Louisiana. We are a dynamic, highly iterative team responsible for much of the software used to conduct and monitor rocket engine tests. The ideal candidate will assist in every facet of the rocket engine test system life cycle - to identify system improvements, gather requirements for replacement systems, support software design, modify existing software systems, deploy software, and provide end-user support.

Essential Job Duties:

• Research, design, develop, maintain, enhance, or expand software capabilities within applications, libraries, and other related software components to meet release goals and improve the core NDAS software suite.
• Engage in design reviews to review software or documentation for performance, reliability and maintainability.
• Works with end-users to gather and document feature requests.
• Perform software quality code analysis.
• Perform software integration and regression testing.
• Support the review, modification, and documentation of requirements and capabilities as needed.
• Support the review, modification, and documentation for requirements and user manuals.
• Collaborates with other team members and NASA customer on engineering solutions.
• Performs systems modeling, simulation, and analysis to provide appropriate software solutions.
• Adheres to NASA standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development lifecycle.

Mandatory:

• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, software engineering or similar.
• Experience with software support tools Bitbucket, Git and JIRA.
• Experience with software programming environments for LabView and C#. Also MySql or SQL for database development and queries.
• Experience with NDAS system is a plus.
• Experience working on complex software engineering projects is a plus.
• Experience in software engineering or operating systems programming is a plus.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen in order to obtain required NASA badge.
• Must be able to provide a certified Birth Certificate (with state seal), Passport, or INS Citizenship documents on date of hire (candidate will be sent home if this paperwork is not provided upon arrival on date of hire).
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing, as required to perform job duties.
• Must have, and maintain, a valid driver's license.
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment background check and drug screen test.

Preferred:

• Experience with C#, PHP, or similar web programming languages.
• Self-motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and able to take ownership of solutions.
• Ability to interface with various levels of personnel in a team-oriented environment.
• Data Acquisition and Controls experience.
• Dexterity to operate office and field equipment as required by the position.

Chugach Government Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Chugach will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email ada@chugachgov.com.

Chugach Government Solutions supports pay transparency and is committed to equitable and competitive compensation practices. Compensation for this role will be determined based on factors including job responsibilities, experience, skills, internal equity, geographic location, and applicable contract requirements. Where required by law, compensation ranges will be provided to candidates during the hiring process.