Senior Spacecraft Software Test Engineer Redondo Beach

Senior Spacecraft Software Test Engineer

Department : Autonomous Systems

Employment Type : Full Time

Location : Redondo Beach

Compensation : $150,000 - $200,000 / year

Description

As a Senior Spacecraft Software Test Engineer you will design, write, and debug tests to insure that our flight software works as intended in orbit, working closely with a fast paced, agile software and GNC team. Your tests will include ‘test like you fly’ and ‘day in the life’ tests to execute the software like it will be operated in orbit in both the simulation and in a hardware in the loop closed loop setup, probing for off nominal situations and testing all of the commands through the integrated software.

Responsibilities

• Develop test plans for the flight and ground software
• Implement flight software integration / regression tests in python
• Support debug of flight software testing in C / C++
• Support bring up of docker containers and software simulations
• Support bring up of hardware in the loop test environments
• Support the automatic running of the integration tests as part of CI / CD
• Work with GNC and ops to create ‘day in the life' tests

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Skills and Experience

Additional Information

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options , and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan .

Impulse Space’s spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder), an individual granted asylum in the U.S., or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, or other applicable U.S. government agencies. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin / ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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