Aerospace Software Test Engineer I

Responsibilities

• Design and develop test procedures for testing our Ground and Flight Software in all-digital and hardware-in-the-loop simulation environments.
• Develop software for automating test case execution and report generation.
• Setup automated testing of daily commits of new Ground and Flight Software and act as a peer reviewer for Merge/Pull Requests.
• Create unit tests for simulation models, Flight Software, and Ground Software.
• Adhere to customer test requirements, whether internal or external.
• Develop and document requirements, designs, plans, and schedules.
• Provide accurate test development milestones and communicate them to the Group.
• Actively learn new test technologies and techniques and apply them to Firefly Aerospace Software testing.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience, with a strong portfolio demonstrating relevant projects and accomplishments.
• Full-time industry experience with formal software testing and reporting.
• Good C/C++ and Python knowledge.
• Development experience under the Linux operating system.
• Knowledge of the Agile Software Development Model.
• Use of Git version control on a commercial software product.
• Desired: Advanced degree in Software Engineering, Computer Sciences, or Computer Engineering.
• 3 to 5+ years of experience with formal software testing and reporting for releases, FQT and/or Software Certification.
• Exceptional C/C++ or Python development skills.
• Experience with software tests running in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Real-Time operating system.
• Practical experience using an Agile Software Development framework like Kanban, SCRUM, or Lean Development.
• Experience using Atlassian Confluence, Jira, and Bitbucket.
• Experience using the NASA Trick Simulation Environment.
• Practice using the GitFlow Workflow.
• Working knowledge of DO-178C, NASA NPR 7150.2C, RCC 319-19, or AFSPCMAN 91-710 Vol 3 requirements.

Benefits

Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including:

• Generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles.
• Parenthood leave.
• Employee education reimbursement.
• Short-term disability coverage.
• Flexible paid time off options.