Test Engineer III

Iridium Satellite•Chandler, AZ

19h•Hybrid

About The Position

Iridium is seeking an experienced Test Engineer to join its Solutions Validation team as a Test Engineer III. This role involves research, development, testing, and sustaining engineering activities for Iridium services. The Test Engineer III will be responsible for verifying the reliability and robustness of Iridium products and communication services, and will also conduct development activities related to test automation. The ideal candidate will have a strong desire to learn and a passion for software and hardware test engineering, contributing to an innovative and dynamic team in the satellite communications industry.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
5+ 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 featured services such as storage, compute services, containers, and virtual servers
A solid understanding of Linux and/or Unix operating systems
Previous experience with software automation, using any of the following: Python, C, C++, C#, Java, etc.
Experience with the following: Software management tools (JIRA, GIT and/or Bamboo)
Experience with Integrated Development Environment (PyCharm, Spyder, Pydev, etc.)
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
Agile development methodology
Strong desire to think creatively and drive innovative solutions to complex problems, continuously improving processes, tools, or technologies
A strong motivation to engage with and enhance test automation processes through innovation
Strong communication skills, with the ability to confidently present products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues
Must be able to prioritize key tasks and have a strong sense of ownership over your work
Be active in seeking out ways to improve yourself and gain new knowledge, and be enthusiastic in sharing knowledge with others
U.S. citizens (due to U.S. government contract requirements)
Willing and able to travel up to 15 days annually
Willing and able to be on-call to support operational issues

Nice To Haves

Previous experience working with RF systems and wireless communication technologies, including RF testing, signal characterization, or performance validation is highly desired
Knowledge of space systems and orbital analysis

Responsibilities

Work collaboratively with software, hardware, and system development engineers to ensure high product quality
Decompose requirements into verifiable test objectives
Perform integration, maintenance, and operation of system hardware, lab hardware, and software systems
Conduct implementation and maintenance of communication products automated test system and software
Develop scripts and/or systems to automatically test and validate products, collect test artifacts, produce product test metrics and generate reports
Recreate and isolate reported software and/or hardware defects using test infrastructure and document non-compliances
Research and implement hardware upgrades of ground infrastructure and test systems
Maintain and execute test automation for feature, defect and regression testing
Maintain configuration management of test automation software and scripts
Gain mastery of industry standard tools and software such as Elasticsearch/Logstash/Kibana, Amazon Web Services, CI/CD DevOps pipelines, containers and more