ANALYST - ENGINEER - RESEARCH ENGINEER

Who We Are:

The Systems, Software, and Electrical Engineering Group within the Department of Space Instrumentation is a recognized leader in the design, test, and deployment of high reliability electronics and flight software for space flight instruments.

Objectives of this Role:

• Work with the flight software developers and systems engineers to produce test plans required to verify the full functionality of instrument flight software.
• Design, develop, and execute the requisite test scripts to verify the full functionality of instrument flight software.
• Design, assemble, and certify the physical test setups needed to interface with the flight software during its verification testing.
• Work with laboratory test equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, and power supplies as required.
• Work as an integral part of the instrument team and help move an instrument from concept to orbit.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

• Work with senior developers to create test plans.
• Develop software functions and test scripts in Python.
• Design and build automated test environments for software validation and documentation.
• Report daily/weekly status to software lead and project team.
• Develop software for visualization and analysis of engineering data

Requirements:

• Requires a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics or related degree with directly related experience
• 1 years: Must possess good experience with scripting languages such as Python, Ruby, or others
• Must have experience working in a software test environment or as a Software Quality Engineer testing embedded systems using lab equipment (oscilloscope, DMM, Logic analyzer, etc)
• Must be comfortable working in both Windows and Linux operating systems
• Must have experience in C, Labview, Labwindows/CVI
• A valid/clear driver's license is required