Staff Engineer - Software

EchoStar•Englewood, CO

12d•Onsite

About The Position

EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products. Our DISH Technology team challenges the status quo and reimagines capabilities across industries. Whether through research and development, technology innovation or solution engineering, our team members play vital roles in connecting consumers with the products and platforms of tomorrow.

Requirements

Extensive experience developing test automation frameworks, managing lab infrastructure, and driving QA testing within Video/OTT or embedded systems environments.
Practical AI application capabilities within QA workflows, specifically for automated test generation, test virtualization, and execution optimization.
Deep expertise in network administration, including hands-on setup and management of WiFi, VLANs, and multicast streams for hardware labs.
Strong capacity for cross-functional technical coordination, field issue root-cause analysis, and vendor relationship management.
Demonstrated experience building automated test suites and integrating test execution into modern CI/CD pipelines.
Experience managing external vendor relationships and partner integrations (e.g., Shasta, DISH Business).
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
8 years of experience in software test automation, QA engineering, or lab infrastructure management.
Experience with Video/OTT application testing and automated test framework development
Experience with Lab network configuration (WiFi, VLANs, multicast streams)
Experience with CI/CD pipeline integration and automated regression suite management

Responsibilities

Solves operational bottlenecks, test coverage gaps, and lab infrastructure constraints across Video/OTT platforms including Sling, Dish, and Dany.
Maintains OnStream commercial lab operations.
Coordinates cross-functional testing efforts.
Builds test automation frameworks for functional, regression, and performance validation.
Reproduces complex field issues.
Optimizes device farm usage.
Integrates artificial intelligence into QA pipelines.
Maintains release quality through network governance, vendor management, and automated test execution.
Defines and executes the long-term roadmap for video automation frameworks, integrating CI/CD pipelines and regression suites across Video/OTT client platforms.
Manages Dish Commercial OnStream lab operations, overseeing device allocation, network governance (WiFi, VLANs, multicast), physical maintenance, and capacity scheduling.
Coordinates test execution across regular release cycles, triaging field tickets, analyzing log files, and eliminating flaky tests.
Incorporates AI-driven testing tools and automation methodologies to optimize test virtualization, automated power cycling, and execution efficiency.
Delivers structured release status reporting, capacity planning, and test execution metrics to development, field support, and leadership.