Test Engineer III
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must only include sections when posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title. We must not include Job ID etc. We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. We must preserve all substantive info.
We need to map content to appropriate sections.
We have:
- Company Overview: could be "About the role"? Actually "About the role" is a heading for description of role. Could include company overview and what we're looking for? But we need to follow headings list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need to decide which content goes where.
"About the role": could include company overview and brief description of role (What We're Looking For). Could be a paragraph.
"Responsibilities": corresponds to "What You'll Do".
"Requirements": could be "What You'll Need to Succeed" (education, experience). Also "We'll also need you to" (citizenship, travel, on-call) maybe part of Requirements.
"Qualifications": maybe overlapping with Requirements; but we need to avoid duplication. Could treat Requirements as education/experience, Qualifications as specific technical skills, Skills as soft skills? But we have limited headings; we can combine.
We need to include sections only if there is real specific content. We'll likely include About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay. Schedule? Not mentioned except travel up to 15 days annually, on-call, hybrid work policy (at least four days per week in office). That's schedule-ish but not explicit schedule like full-time/part-time. Could we create Schedule section? The posting does not give explicit schedule like "Full-time, 40 hours/week". It mentions hybrid work policy, travel, on-call. Might be considered schedule info. But the instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state hybrid work policy (expected to work at least four days per week in office). That's schedule-related. Also travel up to 15 days annually, on-call. So we could include Schedule section with that info.
Benefits: posting mentions medical, dental, vision insurance; 401(k); paid time off and holidays; paid parental leave; other discounts and perks; also company stock and annual bonus. So we have Benefits.
Pay: Base Pay Range: $90,000 - $120,000 USD; also mention base salary is only part of compensation; eligible for company stock and annual bonus. So we have Pay.
Thus we will include sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
Now we need to fill each with appropriate content, using - for lists,
for prose.
We must not repeat job title. Must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. Must preserve all substantive info.
Let's extract substantive content:
Company Overview: "Iridium is an award-winning satellite communications company operating the world's only truly global voice and data network, delivering reliable connectivity anywhere on Earth. For more than 20 years, Iridium has powered mission-critical communications for governments, businesses, aviation, maritime, and the rapidly expanding Internet of Things. Now part of Iridium, Aireon is the world’s only space-based air traffic surveillance system, providing real-time visibility of aircraft over oceans, the poles, and remote regions. Together, Iridium and Aireon are helping build a safer, more connected, and more efficient future for global aviation. Join our team and help shape how the world stays connected. We foster a collaborative, inclusive culture where employees are empowered to innovate, grow professionally, and make a meaningful impact."
What We're Looking For: "If you are an experienced Test Engineer, then get excited about an excellent opportunity to join Iridium's Solutions Validation team as a Test Engineer III! In this role you will perform research, development, testing, and sustaining engineering activities of Iridium services. As a Test Engineer III, you’ll be responsible for verifying the reliability and robustness of Iridium products and communication services and will conduct development activities related to our test automation efforts. You will be successful in this role if you have a keen desire to learn and a passion for software and hardware test engineering. Don't miss out on this opportunity to join an innovative and dynamic team at the forefront of satellite communications technology!"
We can combine these into About the role.
Responsibilities (What You'll Do): list bullet points:
- Work collaboratively with software, hardware, and system development engineers to ensure high product quality
- Decompose requirements into verifiable test objectives
- Perform integration, maintenance, and operation of system hardware, lab hardware, and software systems
- Conduct implementation and maintenance of communication products automated test system and software
- Develop scripts and/or systems to automatically test and validate products, collect test artifacts, produce product test metrics and generate reports
- Recreate and isolate reported software and/or hardware defects using test infrastructure and document non-compliances
- Research and implement hardware upgrades of ground infrastructure and test systems
- Maintain and execute test automation for feature, defect and regression testing
- Maintain configuration management of test automation software and scripts
- Gain mastery of industry standard tools and software such as Elasticsearch/Logstash/Kibana, Amazon Web Services, CI/CD DevOps pipelines, containers and more
Requirements (What You'll Need to Succeed): bullet points:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
- 5+ years of relevant experience with test execution and analysis, test automation, and/or software development
- Previous experience working with RF systems and wireless communication technologies, including RF testing, signal characterization, or performance validation is highly desired
- Intermediate knowledge of Cloud Computing Services and Cloud Infrastructure
- Intermediate knowledge of featured services such as storage, compute services, containers, and virtual servers
- A solid understanding of Linux and/or Unix operating systems
- Previous experience with software automation, using any of the following: Python, C, C++, C#, Java, etc.
- Experience with the following: Software management tools (JIRA, GIT and/or Bamboo)
- Integrated Development Environment (PyCharm, Spyder, Pydev, etc.)
- Machine virtualization, specifically VMware Desktop and ESXi
- Databases such as Oracle, MySQL, and/or SQL Server
- Knowledge of network switches and routers
- Knowledge of space systems and orbital analysis
- Agile development methodology
- Strong desire to think creatively and drive innovative solutions to complex problems, continuously improving processes, tools, or technologies
- A strong motivation to engage with and enhance test automation processes through innovation
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to confidently present products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues
- Have confidence and be able to establish valuable relationships with others
- Must be able to prioritize key tasks and have a strong sense of ownership over your work
- Be active in seeking out ways to improve yourself and gain new knowledge, and be enthusiastic in sharing knowledge with others
We'll also need you to (citizenship, travel, on-call): Could be part of Requirements or separate but we have no heading for that. Could include under Requirements as additional items.
- Must be a U.S. citizen (due to U.S. government contract)
- Willing and able to travel up to 15 days annually
- Willing and able to be on-call to support operational issues
Work Environment: Could be part of Schedule? Actually schedule section includes hybrid work policy, travel, on-call. Work environment details: primarily works in company office or home office; largely sedentary; uses basic office equipment; belief in-person connection drives innovation; under Hybrid Work Policy, employees expected to work at least four days per week (approximately 80%) in an Iridium office to support collaboration, relationship-building, and professional growth.
Thus Schedule section could include:
- Hybrid work policy: expected to work at least four days per week (~80%) in an Iridium office
- Primarily works in company office or home office
- Largely sedentary role with majority of time sitting at a computer
- Uses basic office equipment (phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse, printer)
- Travel up to 15 days annually
- On-call to support operational issues
But we already have travel and on-call maybe under Requirements. However we can keep them under Schedule to avoid duplication. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include them somewhere. If we put them under Schedule, we still preserve. We'll not duplicate.
Thus we need to decide where to put citizenship, travel, on-call. Could put under Requirements as "Additional eligibility requirements". But then Schedule would only have hybrid work policy and work environment details. That's okay.
Let's allocate:
- Requirements: education, experience, technical skills, soft skills, plus citizenship requirement (U.S. citizen). Travel and on-call maybe under Schedule.
- Schedule: hybrid work policy (at least four days per week in office), primarily works in company office or home office, largely sedentary, uses basic office equipment, travel up to 15 days annually, on-call to support operational issues.
Now Benefits: bullet list:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan options
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Other discounts and perks
- Eligible for company stock and annual bonus (though compensation mentions that; could also be under Pay). We'll keep under Benefits.
Pay: Base Pay Range: $90,000 - $120,000 USD; actual compensation determined based on factors; base salary only part of compensation; eligible for company stock and annual bonus.
We'll put that as prose.
Now we need to output HTML fragment only, no /. Use
for each section heading. Use - for lists. Use
for prose.
We must not include any empty sections. Ensure each heading has substantive content.
Let's craft.
About the role: combine company overview and what we're looking for into a couple paragraphs.
We'll do:
About the role
Iridium is an award-winning satellite communications company operating the world's only truly global voice and data network, delivering reliable connectivity anywhere on Earth. For more than 20 years, Iridium has powered mission-critical communications for governments, businesses, aviation, maritime, and the rapidly expanding Internet of Things. Now part of Iridium, Aireon is the world’s only space-based air traffic surveillance system, providing real-time visibility of aircraft over oceans, the poles, and remote regions. Together, Iridium and Aireon are helping build a safer, more connected, and more efficient future for global aviation.
We foster a collaborative, inclusive culture where employees are empowered to innovate, grow professionally, and make a meaningful impact. If you are an experienced Test Engineer, then get excited about an excellent opportunity to join Iridium's Solutions Validation team as a Test Engineer III! In this role you will perform research, development, testing, and sustaining engineering activities of Iridium services. As a Test Engineer III, you’ll be responsible for verifying the reliability and robustness of Iridium products and communication services and will conduct development activities related to our test automation efforts. You will be successful in this role if you have a keen desire to learn and a passion for software and hardware test engineering. Don't miss out on this opportunity to join an innovative and dynamic team at the forefront of satellite communications technology!
That's fine.
Responsibilities: Responsibilities
with each bullet.
Requirements: Requirements
for prose. We must not repeat job title. Must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Let's extract substantive content: Company Overview: "Iridium is an award-winning satellite communications company operating the world's only truly global voice and data network, delivering reliable connectivity anywhere on Earth. For more than 20 years, Iridium has powered mission-critical communications for governments, businesses, aviation, maritime, and the rapidly expanding Internet of Things. Now part of Iridium, Aireon is the world’s only space-based air traffic surveillance system, providing real-time visibility of aircraft over oceans, the poles, and remote regions. Together, Iridium and Aireon are helping build a safer, more connected, and more efficient future for global aviation. Join our team and help shape how the world stays connected. We foster a collaborative, inclusive culture where employees are empowered to innovate, grow professionally, and make a meaningful impact." What We're Looking For: "If you are an experienced Test Engineer, then get excited about an excellent opportunity to join Iridium's Solutions Validation team as a Test Engineer III! In this role you will perform research, development, testing, and sustaining engineering activities of Iridium services. As a Test Engineer III, you’ll be responsible for verifying the reliability and robustness of Iridium products and communication services and will conduct development activities related to our test automation efforts. You will be successful in this role if you have a keen desire to learn and a passion for software and hardware test engineering. Don't miss out on this opportunity to join an innovative and dynamic team at the forefront of satellite communications technology!" We can combine these into About the role. Responsibilities (What You'll Do): list bullet points: - Work collaboratively with software, hardware, and system development engineers to ensure high product quality - Decompose requirements into verifiable test objectives - Perform integration, maintenance, and operation of system hardware, lab hardware, and software systems - Conduct implementation and maintenance of communication products automated test system and software - Develop scripts and/or systems to automatically test and validate products, collect test artifacts, produce product test metrics and generate reports - Recreate and isolate reported software and/or hardware defects using test infrastructure and document non-compliances - Research and implement hardware upgrades of ground infrastructure and test systems - Maintain and execute test automation for feature, defect and regression testing - Maintain configuration management of test automation software and scripts - Gain mastery of industry standard tools and software such as Elasticsearch/Logstash/Kibana, Amazon Web Services, CI/CD DevOps pipelines, containers and more Requirements (What You'll Need to Succeed): bullet points: - Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field - 5+ years of relevant experience with test execution and analysis, test automation, and/or software development - Previous experience working with RF systems and wireless communication technologies, including RF testing, signal characterization, or performance validation is highly desired - Intermediate knowledge of Cloud Computing Services and Cloud Infrastructure - Intermediate knowledge of featured services such as storage, compute services, containers, and virtual servers - A solid understanding of Linux and/or Unix operating systems - Previous experience with software automation, using any of the following: Python, C, C++, C#, Java, etc. - Experience with the following: Software management tools (JIRA, GIT and/or Bamboo) - Integrated Development Environment (PyCharm, Spyder, Pydev, etc.) - Machine virtualization, specifically VMware Desktop and ESXi - Databases such as Oracle, MySQL, and/or SQL Server - Knowledge of network switches and routers - Knowledge of space systems and orbital analysis - Agile development methodology - Strong desire to think creatively and drive innovative solutions to complex problems, continuously improving processes, tools, or technologies - A strong motivation to engage with and enhance test automation processes through innovation - Strong communication skills, with the ability to confidently present products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues - Have confidence and be able to establish valuable relationships with others - Must be able to prioritize key tasks and have a strong sense of ownership over your work - Be active in seeking out ways to improve yourself and gain new knowledge, and be enthusiastic in sharing knowledge with others We'll also need you to (citizenship, travel, on-call): Could be part of Requirements or separate but we have no heading for that. Could include under Requirements as additional items. - Must be a U.S. citizen (due to U.S. government contract) - Willing and able to travel up to 15 days annually - Willing and able to be on-call to support operational issues Work Environment: Could be part of Schedule? Actually schedule section includes hybrid work policy, travel, on-call. Work environment details: primarily works in company office or home office; largely sedentary; uses basic office equipment; belief in-person connection drives innovation; under Hybrid Work Policy, employees expected to work at least four days per week (approximately 80%) in an Iridium office to support collaboration, relationship-building, and professional growth. Thus Schedule section could include: - Hybrid work policy: expected to work at least four days per week (~80%) in an Iridium office - Primarily works in company office or home office - Largely sedentary role with majority of time sitting at a computer - Uses basic office equipment (phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse, printer) - Travel up to 15 days annually - On-call to support operational issues But we already have travel and on-call maybe under Requirements. However we can keep them under Schedule to avoid duplication. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include them somewhere. If we put them under Schedule, we still preserve. We'll not duplicate. Thus we need to decide where to put citizenship, travel, on-call. Could put under Requirements as "Additional eligibility requirements". But then Schedule would only have hybrid work policy and work environment details. That's okay. Let's allocate: - Requirements: education, experience, technical skills, soft skills, plus citizenship requirement (U.S. citizen). Travel and on-call maybe under Schedule. - Schedule: hybrid work policy (at least four days per week in office), primarily works in company office or home office, largely sedentary, uses basic office equipment, travel up to 15 days annually, on-call to support operational issues. Now Benefits: bullet list: - Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage - 401(k) retirement plan options - Paid time off and paid holidays - Paid parental leave - Other discounts and perks - Eligible for company stock and annual bonus (though compensation mentions that; could also be under Pay). We'll keep under Benefits. Pay: Base Pay Range: $90,000 - $120,000 USD; actual compensation determined based on factors; base salary only part of compensation; eligible for company stock and annual bonus. We'll put that as prose. Now we need to output HTML fragment only, no /. Use
for each section heading. Use - for lists. Use
for prose.
We must not include any empty sections. Ensure each heading has substantive content.
Let's craft.
About the role: combine company overview and what we're looking for into a couple paragraphs.
We'll do:
About the role
Iridium is an award-winning satellite communications company operating the world's only truly global voice and data network, delivering reliable connectivity anywhere on Earth. For more than 20 years, Iridium has powered mission-critical communications for governments, businesses, aviation, maritime, and the rapidly expanding Internet of Things. Now part of Iridium, Aireon is the world’s only space-based air traffic surveillance system, providing real-time visibility of aircraft over oceans, the poles, and remote regions. Together, Iridium and Aireon are helping build a safer, more connected, and more efficient future for global aviation.
We foster a collaborative, inclusive culture where employees are empowered to innovate, grow professionally, and make a meaningful impact. If you are an experienced Test Engineer, then get excited about an excellent opportunity to join Iridium's Solutions Validation team as a Test Engineer III! In this role you will perform research, development, testing, and sustaining engineering activities of Iridium services. As a Test Engineer III, you’ll be responsible for verifying the reliability and robustness of Iridium products and communication services and will conduct development activities related to our test automation efforts. You will be successful in this role if you have a keen desire to learn and a passion for software and hardware test engineering. Don't miss out on this opportunity to join an innovative and dynamic team at the forefront of satellite communications technology!
That's fine.
Responsibilities: Responsibilities
with each bullet.
Requirements: Requirements
for prose. We must not include any empty sections. Ensure each heading has substantive content. Let's craft. About the role: combine company overview and what we're looking for into a couple paragraphs. We'll do:
About the role
Iridium is an award-winning satellite communications company operating the world's only truly global voice and data network, delivering reliable connectivity anywhere on Earth. For more than 20 years, Iridium has powered mission-critical communications for governments, businesses, aviation, maritime, and the rapidly expanding Internet of Things. Now part of Iridium, Aireon is the world’s only space-based air traffic surveillance system, providing real-time visibility of aircraft over oceans, the poles, and remote regions. Together, Iridium and Aireon are helping build a safer, more connected, and more efficient future for global aviation.
We foster a collaborative, inclusive culture where employees are empowered to innovate, grow professionally, and make a meaningful impact. If you are an experienced Test Engineer, then get excited about an excellent opportunity to join Iridium's Solutions Validation team as a Test Engineer III! In this role you will perform research, development, testing, and sustaining engineering activities of Iridium services. As a Test Engineer III, you’ll be responsible for verifying the reliability and robustness of Iridium products and communication services and will conduct development activities related to our test automation efforts. You will be successful in this role if you have a keen desire to learn and a passion for software and hardware test engineering. Don't miss out on this opportunity to join an innovative and dynamic team at the forefront of satellite communications technology!
That's fine. Responsibilities:Responsibilities
- with each bullet.
Requirements: