System Test Engineer - Government (Satellite Communications)

Location: Hybrid work from the Carlsbad, California or Germantown, Maryland office, with in-office attendance 3 days per week. US citizenship required.

Salary: $120,500–$190,000 annually. For specific locations in San Jose, the San Francisco Bay Area, and the New York City metropolitan area: $149,500–$224,500 annually.

Company

hirify.global develops connectivity and satellite communication solutions for consumers, businesses, governments, and militaries worldwide.

What you will do

• Develop test plans, procedures, requirements, and test cases for government modem and satellite product system development.
• Build and deploy custom test hardware and automation using company and industry standards.
• Shepherd test systems from hardware and software integration through design verification and operational deployment.
• Run manual and automated tests against software releases, debug test setups, and validate software quality.
• Support functional, performance, robustness, and over-the-air terminal testing campaigns.
• Collaborate with system engineering, software development, project engineering, and test teams.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience developing test requirements, plans, cases, methodologies, and manufacturing test documentation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience with laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, and boundary scan.
• Knowledge of networking, the OSI model, and Layer 2/Layer 3 technologies including MAC, TCP/IP, and UDP.
• Experience debugging and fixing Linux-based products.
• US citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance are required.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% and work from the office 3 days per week.

Nice to have

• Programming or scripting experience with Python, C, C++, Java, or another language.
• Experience with requirements traceability tools such as DOORS or JAMA.
• Experience with wireless, satellite communications, SATCOM, or radio frequency systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with a cross-functional Government team developing the latest generation of government modem technology.
• Medical, financial, and other benefits may be included depending on the position.
• Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided.
• Inclusive and equal-opportunity work environment.