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You will translate requirements, ICDs, and operational concepts into repeatable, high-signal procedures with objective pass/fail criteria, then execute those procedures on real hardware and integrated test environments to produce flight-ready verification evidence.\nThis role combines software test engineering, system integration, automation, and hands-on test operations. You will work closely with the Flight Software team to ensure features are testable, measurable, and validated under nominal and off-nominal conditions prior to launch.\nSpace experience is not required. We welcome candidates from robotics, autonomy, automotive, aerospace, defense, or other mission/safety-critical systems.\nWhat You’ll Do\nDevelop and maintain detailed Flight Software test procedures covering nominal mission threads, off-nominal scenarios, fault responses, safing behavior, and recovery workflows.\n\nTranslate requirements and ICDs into structured procedures with defined preconditions, configuration baselines, operator actions, expected results, and measurable pass/fail criteria.\n\nBuild and maintain test software and utilities (command sequencing, telemetry validation, log capture, automated reporting) to execute procedures reliably.\n\nRun integration and regression campaigns on development benches, integrated avionics stacks, and HIL/SIL environments.\n\nImplement fault-focused scenarios to validate FDIR behavior, limit monitoring, safe-mode entry, and recovery logic.\n\nOwn test data collection and time correlation, including telemetry, logs, performance metrics, and relevant instrumentation.\n\nDevelop and maintain live monitoring and post-test dashboards (e.g., Grafana) to track system health, event timelines, and test progress.\n\nSupport environmental test campaigns as a primary test operator when required, executing runbooks and maintaining disciplined event logs.\n\nThis Role Is a Strong Fit If You Come From\nExperience producing structured verification evidence and disciplined test reports.\n\nBuilt test harnesses or automation tooling in Python, C++, or similar languages.\n\nIntegrated regression suites into CI workflows with clear automated reporting.\n\nStrong understanding of determinism, configuration control, and reducing false positives in system-level environments.\n\nHands-on experience running system-level campaigns and operating hardware during integration or environmental test events.\n\nFamiliar with workflows such as thermal vacuum, thermal cycling, vibration, shock, or EMI/EMC support.\n\nComfortable triaging issues across hardware, firmware, and software boundaries under schedule pressure.\n\nRequired Qualifications\n2+ years of experience in software test engineering, system integration testing, or validation for embedded or mission-critical systems.\n\nDemonstrated ownership of structured test procedures for complex software systems, including authoring, review, version control, and operational discipline.\n\nExperience building or maintaining test software used to execute procedures and validate outcomes, including data capture and reporting.\n\nComfortable working from ICDs and debugging across hardware/software interfaces using telemetry, logs, and lab instrumentation.\n\nExperience with test data collection and observability practices, including dashboards and time-correlated datasets.\n\nStrong documentation and cross-functional communication skills.\n\nIf you’re excited about the role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.\nDesired Qualifications\nExperience in mission-critical or safety-critical engineering environments.\n\nExperience integrating automated test environments and regression suites into CI/CD workflows.\n\nExperience supporting environmental test events and operating hardware during structured test campaigns.\n\nFor U.S. Roles: To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States (i.e. Green Card holder), or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).\nFor U.K. Roles: To comply with U.K. regulations, this role requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks, and successful candidates must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC).\nFor Canada Roles: Successful candidates must obtain and hold a security clearance at the reliability status level, and pass security assessment for the Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR.\nWe celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. 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