Senior Software Tool Engineer

Company: Iridium Satellite LLC
Location: Chandler
Posted on: March 18, 2023

Job Description:

Senior Software Tool Engineer



Job Locations

US-AZ-Chandler


Job ID

2023-2676




Category

Engineering



Worker Category

Regular Full-Time[F]






































Company Overview









Iridium is an award-winning and innovative satellite communications company with bragging rights to the only network that offers voice and data connectivity anywhere in the world. For over 20 years, Iridium's unique network and services have supported critical communications needs for individuals, businesses, and the evolving Internet of Things. At Iridium, we understand the importance of staying connected and the limitations of traditional communications networks. People across the globe, including first responders, humanitarians, global militaries, scientific researchers, and lone workers, as well as ships, aircraft and remote operations all rely on Iridium to stay connected. We take our responsibility for providing these essential communications very seriously and pride ourselves on offering a reliable lifeline when needed. Likewise, Iridium is committed to providing an exciting and innovative workplace, where employees are challenged to think outside the box and collaborate on new, bold ideas and solutions. Our talented teams are passionate about their work and the impact our company makes around the world. Iridium fosters an empowering and inclusive culture that allows employees to genuinely be their best selves. We are looking for others who want to join this truly unique company that celebrates our employees and provides the opportunity to truly make a difference in the world.













Position Summary, Job Requirements & Responsibilities









What We're Looking For: If you enjoy learning about and working with breakthrough technologies, we want to hear from you! We are seeking a Senior Software Tool Engineer to join our Space Vehicle and Software Engineering team. As the Senior Software Tool Engineer, you will apply advanced expertise in cutting edge technologies to develop and deploy Iridium satellite software and user service capabilities. You will also provide expertise and experience within the larger software development team to support cross-functional efforts and collaboration across all areas of software development. What You'll Do:

• Manage and transform systems requirements into verifiable test objectives and procedures
• Identify test areas which can be automated and own the automation conversion process through delivery
• Identify areas where the team can reduce testing cycle time and improve product quality
• Develop test execution scripts and data analysis tools
• Work with the scrum team to develop an automated test platform/library
• Execute software test, analysis results, and collaborate with the software engineering team on issue identification and resolution
• Collaborate with the development team to ensure build integrity as the ultimate delivery outcome
• Utilize advanced knowledge to apply solutions to engineering and test problems
• Define required test products and test resources required for testing
• Provide high-quality, cost-effective integration, test, and support services
• Be a driver for continuous innovation by adding value, reducing test cycle time and cost
• Leverage knowledge to make enhancements to process/procedure/training documentation and identify technical training needs
• Deliver constructive, meaningful feedback and proactively offer guidance and knowledge-sharing with team members
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  What You'll Need to Succeed:
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering or computer system engineering, or related engineering degree
  • 8+ years of software testing and/or development experience on complex systems
  • Experience using Atlassian Tools: Jira for task management, Bitbucket for code management, Fisheye/Crucible for code inspection and Confluence for documentation.Experience working with and implementing Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana (Elk Stack)Proficiency developing with Python
  • Work independently with little to no supervision and be comfortable supporting larger scale development efforts with multiple team members
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues to groups outside of your team or those who are unfamiliar with the topic
  • Have confidence and be able to easily build relationships with leadership and colleagues outside of your team
  • Possess an analytical mindset, with the ability to understand a situation or problem and think critically to make decisions and come up with out-of-the-box solutions
  • Be proactive in providing feedback and be enthusiastic in sharing your knowledge with others
  • Capable of prioritizing your own tasks and potentially the tasks of others while making sure deadlines are met Things That Would be Great if You Brought to the Table:
    • Experience with the following technologies:
      • Automated testing frameworks
      • Embedded systems
      • Linux based development environments
      • Realtime operating systems such as VxWorks
      • Knowledge and experience with Java / PerlWe'll also need you to:
        Be a U.S. citizen with no dual citizenship Work Environment:This position primarily works in the company office or in a home office. The position is largely sedentary with the majority of the position sitting in a chair and working with a computer. The role uses basic office equipment including a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse and printer. For meetings in-person, this position will need to be able stand, walk within the office and climb stairs on occasion.
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        

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