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Public Notice - Computer Engineer, AST, Software Systems (Direct Hire)
Goddard Space Flight Center · Posted today
Hybrid Fairmont, WV $57K – $164K Apply by Jun 29, 2026 Computer Engineering ENTJINTJINTPISTJ Engineering
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You will serve as a Computer Engineer in the Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Program performing or leading technical efforts on safety and mission critical flight/ground systems and software or technology-based products. Work includes IV&V-related analyses, and development and test of software, applications, simulation(s), digital twins and artificial intelligence-based solutions that advance technical capabilities, products and services of the IV&V Program.
What You'll Do
- →Duties described below are at the highest grade advertised.
- →Duties assigned at lower grade levels will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of selected employee.
- →Plans and performs technical analyses of systems/software requirements, design, code, and tests to verify and validate system/software adequacy and resiliency.
- →Plans and performs software simulations, tests, and related technical analyses to verify systems/software behavior and implementation.
- →Plans and performs software engineering activities, develops lifecycle-related work products (requirements, design, code and test) and integrates work products into software systems, digital twins, or IT-based systems.
- →Plans, designs, develops, and integrates artificial intelligence-based solutions, including agentic, to enhance software development or assurance capabilities, products and services.
- →Plans and performs technical analyses of lifecycle work products, such as requirements, design, code, and test products, to assess cybersecurity protection control implementation and system resiliency.
- →For supervisory positions, you will perform a full range of supervisory duties which includes assigning and evaluating work; recommending personnel actions; taking disciplinary actions; and identifying training needs and developing employees.
Requirements
- ✓If you did not complete a qualifying bachelor's degree, you may be eligible if you have obtained a graduate degree in an AST qualifying field, as listed above.
- ✓Degrees in engineering technology are not considered qualifying for this position.
- ✓Engineering degrees earned within the United States: Engineering degrees earned within the United States must be from a college or university that has at least one ABET accredited engineering program.
- ✓To find out if a school has at least one ABET accredited program, please visit http://www.abet.org.
- ✓Engineering degrees earned outside the United States: Engineering degrees earned outside the United States must be recognized by a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA), often known as accords.
- ✓These are non-governmental agreements among organizations that accredit academic degree programs.
- ✓MRAs recognize the substantial equivalence of mature accreditation systems and programs accredited by signatory organizations within their jurisdictions.
- ✓For a listing of Signatories, please visit, https://www.abet.org/global-presence/mutual-recognition-agreements/is-your-program-recognized/.
- ✓Science and other related degrees earned within the United States: Science and other related degrees must have been awarded from colleges or universities that are accredited by recognized accrediting organizations.
- ✓For a list of schools that meet this criteria, go to http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
- ✓Science and other related degrees earned outside the United States: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs.
- ✓These education credentials must be deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
- ✓For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
- ✓All degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation.
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