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# Software Assurance Manager - Lunar Terrain Vehicle

- **Company:** Intuitive Machines
- **Location:** Houston, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Unit Testing, Capability Maturity Model Integration, Software Quality, Computer Engineering, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Software Safety, Software Engineering, Verification and Validation (Software), Software Quality Assurance (SQA), Management of Software Versions, Information Technology, DO-178B
- **Published:** May 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=3a8ba73d2f3a19dc

## About the Role

* B.S. in computer science, computer engineering, or similar
 * 5+ years of industry experience in a software quality assurance role- auditing and assessing software process compliance against standards (CMMI-DEV, AS9115, DO-178C, or similar)
 * Experience with coordinating and conducting Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) campaigns
 * Experience with drafting and executing project-level software test plans on large projects
 * Experience working with NASA Software Assurance and Software Safety Standards (NASA-STD-8739.8)
 * Experience working with NASA Procedural Requirements for Software Engineering (NPR-7150.2)
 * Experience working with NASA Human-rating requirements for software (NPR-8705.2)
 * Familiar with various software development processes and approaches- agile, spiral, iterative and waterfall
 * Familiar with Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) approaches and tooling
 * Excellent written and oral communication skills
 * Capable of both high quantity and high-quality output
 * Ability to work in a fast paced, hard charging, and high stakes environment
 * Must have a passion for spaceflight!

Desired:

 * M.S. in computer science, computer engineering, MBA or similar
 * Experience with unit testing frameworks
 * Background in software testing
 * Background in software development
 * Knowledge of ITAR/EAR compliance methods

## Description

* Represent IM as the primary point-of-contact with NASA software assurance and quality oversight
 * Manage and shape efficient software life cycle processes and methodologies to produce demonstrable software quality and compliance
 * Ensure development processes and methodologies continuously meet CMMI-DEV Level 3 standards
 * Coordinate with software leads and contributing organizations to ensure software quality and assurance are being prioritized and met
 * Drive and generate metrics to quantify software quality

 * Review and approve of software test artifacts and mechanisms including procedures, reports, and test evidence
 * Participate in Safety Control Board forums to ensure that assurance methods and status are consistent with safety needs
 * Support project and program level review milestones and deliverables
 * Track usage, versioning and compliance of tools utilized in software assurance methods


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