System Test Lead (Satellite Systems)

Location: Hybrid role based in Carlsbad, California; Germantown, Maryland; or Reston, Virginia, United States, with office attendance 3 days per week

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

Company

Develops connectivity and satellite communication products supporting government missions across air, land, sea, and space.

What you will do

• Lead system test programs for government modems and satellite product families, covering functional, performance, robustness, and over-the-air terminal testing.
• Prepare test plans, procedures, requirements, customer needs, test cases, and supporting documentation.
• Guide custom test hardware and automation development using company and industry standards.
• Shepherd test systems from hardware and software integration through design verification and operational deployment.
• Run manual and automated tests, debug test setups and software configurations, and support quality software releases.
• Collaborate with systems engineering, software development, project engineering, and test teams while supporting direct reports.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience creating test requirements, test plans, test cases, methodologies, and manufacturing test documentation that guides system development.
• 3+ years of experience leading people with direct reports.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Strong understanding of technical and process aspects of product design, including evaluating products from design and functional documentation.
• Experience with 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 required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a US Secret Clearance.
• Up to 10% travel.

Nice to have

• Experience with Python, C/C++, Java, or another programming or scripting language.
• Familiarity with requirements traceability tools such as DOORS or JAMA.
• Experience with wireless communications, satellite communications systems, SATCOM, or radio-frequency systems.
• Experience using laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, and boundary-scan tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on connectivity products supporting critical government missions across air, land, sea, and space.
• Hybrid work arrangement with three office days per week.
• Regular employment with medical, financial, and other benefits dependent on the position.
• Additional cash or stock incentives may be included in the compensation package.
• Equal-opportunity workplace with accommodation support for applicants with disabilities.