System Test Engineering Lead (Satellite Communications)

Location: Hybrid, with work from the Carlsbad, CA; Reston, VA; or Germantown, MD office locations. Office attendance is required 3 days per week, with up to 20% travel. US citizenship is required, along with an active United States Secret Clearance and the ability to obtain a United States Top Secret Clearance.

Salary: $153,000–$242,000 annually. For specific work locations in the San Jose, San Francisco Bay Area, and New York City metropolitan areas, the range is $190,500–$285,500 annually.

Company

hirify.global develops connectivity solutions serving consumers, businesses, governments, and military programs worldwide.

What you will do

• Lead, mentor, and directly supervise a cross-functional system test engineering team.
• Lead development, ground portion integration, and system testing for a next-generation government satellite terminal supporting military programs.
• Develop and review test plans, procedures, test cases, requirements, and methodologies.
• Oversee lab buildup, custom test hardware, test automation, and testing against software releases.
• Contribute hands-on to functional, performance, robustness, manual, and automated testing.
• Collaborate with system engineering, software development, project engineering, program leadership, and test team members on planning, resource allocation, execution, and debugging.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience crafting test requirements, test plans, test cases, and methodologies for complex systems, with demonstrated leadership or supervision of engineering teams or test efforts.
• Understanding of the technical and process aspects of product design, including evaluation using design and functional documentation.
• Experience with laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, and boundary scan.
• Experience with networking, the OSI model, and Layer 2/Layer 3 technologies including MAC, TCP/IP, and UDP.
• Experience serving as a test lead on a program and managing people with direct reports.
• Experience debugging and fixing Linux-based products.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or an equivalent STEM discipline.
• US citizenship and an active United States Secret Clearance are required; ability to obtain a United States Top Secret Clearance is also required.
• Ability to work from the Carlsbad, CA; Reston, VA; or Germantown, MD office 3 days per week.

Nice to have

• Experience managing or leading technical teams and test campaigns.
• Experience with space hardware or satellite communication terminals.
• Experience with a programming or scripting language such as Python, C/C++, or Java.
• Familiarity with requirements traceability tools such as DOORS or JAMA.
• Experience with wireless communications, satellite communications systems, SATCOM, or radio frequency systems.
• Graduate degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or an equivalent STEM discipline.
• Active Top Secret Clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive environment focused on positive impact and collaboration.
• Medical, financial, and other benefits may be provided depending on the position offered.
• Additional cash or stock incentives may be included in the compensation package.
• Equal opportunity employment and accommodation support are available.