Test Engineer II

Iridium Satellite•Chandler, AZ

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

Iridium is hiring a Test Engineer II to contribute to research, development, testing, and sustaining engineering activities for Iridium services. The role focuses on verifying the reliability and robustness of products and communication services and developing test automation. The Test Engineer II collaborates with software, hardware, and systems engineers and uses industry-standard tools and software, including Elasticsearch/Logstash/Kibana, Amazon Web Services, CI/CD DevOps pipelines, and containers. The position primarily works in an office setting and is largely sedentary, with most work performed at a computer. Under Iridium’s Hybrid Work Policy, employees are expected to work at least four days per week (approximately 80%) in an Iridium office. The role requires U.S. citizenship because it directly performs under, supports, or is exposed to a U.S. government contract. The employee must be willing and able to travel up to 15 days annually and be on call to support operational issues.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
At least 2 years of relevant experience with test execution and analysis, test automation, and/or software development.
Intermediate knowledge of cloud computing services and cloud infrastructure.
Intermediate knowledge of services such as storage, compute services, containers, and virtual servers.
Knowledge of software languages such as Python, C, C++, C#, or Java.
Strong desire to think creatively and develop innovative solutions to complex problems, with a focus on continuously improving processes, tools, or technologies.
Solid understanding of Linux and/or Unix operating systems.
Strong motivation to engage with and improve test automation processes through innovation.
Strong communication skills and the ability to clearly present information and ideas.
Ability to build meaningful working relationships with a manager and team members.
Ability to prioritize tasks, identify and correct mistakes, and ask for help when needed.
Willingness to seek opportunities for self-improvement and learning, and to share knowledge with others.
Must be a U.S. citizen due to the position’s relationship to a U.S. government contract.
Must be willing and able to travel up to 15 days annually.
Must be willing and able to be on call to support operational issues.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience with software management tools such as JIRA, GIT, and/or Bamboo.
Experience with integrated development environments such as PyCharm, Spyder, or Pydev.
Experience with machine virtualization, specifically VMware Desktop and ESXi.
Experience with databases such as Oracle, MySQL, and/or SQL Server.
Knowledge of network switches and routers.
Knowledge of space systems and orbital analysis.
Knowledge of Agile development methodology.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with software, hardware, and systems development engineers to ensure high product quality.
Decompose requirements into verifiable test objectives.
Integrate, maintain, and operate system hardware, laboratory hardware, and software systems.
Implement and maintain automated test systems and software for communication products.
Develop scripts or systems to automatically test and validate products, collect test artifacts, produce test metrics, and generate reports.
Recreate and isolate reported software or hardware defects using test infrastructure and document non-compliances.
Research and assist with implementing hardware upgrades for ground infrastructure and test systems.
Help maintain and execute test automation for feature, defect, and regression testing.
Help maintain configuration management of test automation software and scripts.