Aviation Software Test Engineer

Leidos • Huntsville, AL

13d • Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is seeking an Aviation Software Test Engineer to work onsite in their Huntsville office. This role involves testing and developing software for tactical strike, sensors, CUAS, and UAS solutions. The position focuses on automated testing, developing software test infrastructures and frameworks, integration testing, informal manual testing, formal software qualification testing, and maintenance of software products. The software products include analysis tools/simulations, mission planning software, and components of mission-critical systems.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
• At least a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent technical degree with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• 8+ years of relevant technical experience or 6+ years with MS degree.
• Recent experience with software development and/or writing software test scripts using one of the following Object-Oriented Programming languages: C++, Python, or Java.
• Experience in both manual and automated test tools and techniques.
• Aptitude for the technical skills required for software test, configuration management, and software quality engineering concepts.
• Experience developing test methods and procedures for software products using scripting and/or compiled languages.
• Working knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Analytical and process improvement skills along with a personal drive for details and quality workmanship.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Good communication skills.
• Must be a resident of North Alabama or willing to relocate to the Huntsville-North Alabama area.

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a software test lead and/or providing leadership to a software team.
• Experience writing user interface (UI) tests with automated UI testing technologies.
• Experience writing software in compliance with applicable industry safety and cyber standards (MIL-STD-882E, DISA STIGs).
• Candidate is expected to accept constructive feedback from more senior software team members.
• The ability to work across multiple products under development by multiple small teams.
• Experience with Agentic AI coding tools.
• Experience with designing and implementing software solutions for embedded systems and applications.
• Experience with creating and managing database architectures using object-oriented implementation principles.
• Experience with configuring and optimizing software with Ubuntu 22.04 environments.

Responsibilities

• Direct participation as an integral team member who performs key roles with respect to test planning, test strategy and design, test execution, software engineering processes, and recommendations on product quality.
• Reviewing, editing, and generating various documents used for engineering and testing purposes per industry standards.
• Developing automated scripts in Linux and Windows for a variety of applications.
• Perform as part of an agile software team for tasking and progress reporting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior