Mission Operations Engineer

What you will be doing:

Be a hands on leader for the Test and Integration team

Read, comprehend and ensure that product requirements are reviewed and understood

Write test plans and test cases for their designated area ensuring that all requirements are covered in their test planning for traceability

Be responsible for creating a Requirements Traceability Matrix for Mission Ops software

Perform testing in a lab environment, document all aspects of the lab environment prior to deployment in the satellite, ground systems and devices environments and before commercial launch in a commercial environment

Create test suites for build acceptance testing, regression testing and automation test suites

Create test automation for mission ops software using Python

Verify and validate all product releases, including a full understanding of the proper system performance tools and KPI data that can be used to troubleshoot issues

Identify, isolate, reproduce and write bug reports in a clear, concise manner

Provide final sign off for the Mission Ops Software

What you bring to this role:

At least 5 years in system performance and/or quality assurance engineering and/or network operations for a mobile or satellite operator or infrastructure or devices manufacturer

At least 3 years’ experience leading groups, projects and teams in a quality assurance role

Demonstrated working knowledge of automation, specifically the ability to develop automation and an automated regression test suite and testing tools

Hands on experience with automating testing, leading test teams and test projects and providing status

Experience with multiple LEO satellite programs and satellite Systems Engineering Integration and Test and Launch and Initialization (L&I) activities

Experience with Agile / Scrum development

Experience with test automation creation / test case management systems

Expertise with Python, C++ for testing and automation, MPL and scripting

Familiarity with Linux and Windows Operating Systems, AWS Cloud Experience, CI/CD Pipeline

Experience with Jira / Confluence / Grafana / Control Systems

Extra bonus points for the following:

Bachelor's / Master's degree in Computer Engineering/CS/EE/Mechanical/Physics/Aerospace plus 7 years’ hands on experience

Experience working in a fast-paced startup environment with short development times

Proven success as a leader with excellent communication skills