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Lead Software Engineer – NASA Virtual Reality Software and Simulation
| Company | CACI |
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| Location | Houston, TX, USA |
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| Salary | $82100 – $172400 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident for access to USG Facilities.
- B.S. in Computer Science, Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, or related disciplines with a minimum of 5+ years’ experience in development of VR/AR system. Greater experience is highly valued.
- Experience in leadership of a team of software engineers is required.
- Highly developed coordination and organization skills.
- Strong computer and software skills in both Linux and Windows environments using C/C++.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with little supervision.
- Highly responsible, team-oriented individual with strong work ethic.
Responsibilities
- Leadership of the development of Unreal Engine based training environments supporting the design and training for lunar surface excursion operations.
- Facilities support for virtual reality-based astronaut training.
- Development and upgrades to Trick based simulations of various space systems.
- Testing session support for lunar excursion trials and other virtual reality-based tests.
- Cooperation and collaboration with NASA customers and third-party product owners as necessary to complete the above tasks.
- Technical and administrative leadership tasks including task order and work scope development, labor reporting, and performance feedback.
Preferred Qualifications
- Significant experience with UR4/5 and C++.
- Work experience, course work, internship, or other experience in space vehicle systems and operations, and aerospace dynamics is highly valued.
- Familiarity with Atlassian style project management tools; Jira, Confluence, etc.
- Experience with VR hardware systems such as Vive / Lighthouse systems or Meta Quest systems.
- Experience with other graphical tools such as Blender, AC3D, Maya, Photoshop, GIMP, etc.
- Experience with software simulation, e.g., CACI/NASA Trick simulation.
- Experience with C# or Python.
