Communications Systems Automation Engineer

About the role

E-Space is bridging Earth and space to enable hyper-scaled deployments of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and services. We are building a highly-advanced low Earth orbit (LEO) space system that will fundamentally change the design, economics, manufacturing, and service delivery associated with traditional satellite and terrestrial IoT systems. We’re looking for a Communications Systems Automation engineer to build the automated test infrastructure validating our 5G Core stack. This role is software-first: you will design frameworks, build automations, and drive test coverage across a complex, multi-layer system. You will work closely with software, platform, and RF engineers to ensure every build is thoroughly validated before it reaches space.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a scalable test automation framework for 5G Core Network Functions across both virtualized and physical deployment targets.
• Develop Python-based test scripts and harnesses covering functional, regression, integration, and performance scenarios.
• Develop tooling for automated packet capture and protocol-level analysis to validate 5G stack behavior across interfaces.
• Extend automation to cover physical hardware environments, including hardware-in-the-loop setups with embedded radio hardware.
• Track, reproduce, and verify defects through their full lifecycle in Jira with clear, reproducible failure descriptions.
• Collaborate with software, platform, and systems engineers to ensure testability is designed into new features from the outset.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of software test automation experience in wireless communications, networking, or embedded systems.
• Strong Python programming skills.
• Strong Linux skills and Linux networking experience.
• Familiarity with CI/CD systems and integrating automated test suites into pipelines.
• Experience with virtualized infrastructure like VMWare or Proxmox.
• Strong defect tracking and reporting discipline using Jira or equivalent tools.

Skills

Bonus points for the following:

• Experience with 5G core networks.
• Experience with physical RF equipment such as spectrum analyzers or channel emulators.
• Experience with non-terrestrial networks (NTN), satellite communications, or other mission-critical wireless systems.
• Experience in a startup or fast-paced R&D environment.

Pay

$100,000 - $200,000 a year

Schedule

This is a full time, exempt position, based out of our Saratoga, CA or Arlington, TX office.

Benefits

• An opportunity to really make a difference
• Sustainability at our core
• Fair and honest workplace
• Innovative thinking is encouraged
• Competitive salaries
• Continuous learning and development
• Health and wellness care options
• Financial solutions for the future
• Optional legal services (US only)
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off

We support and invest in the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of our team members and their families.