Aviation Senior Software Test Engineer

- Senior

Huntsville, AL

About the position

Leidos is dedicated to making the world a safer place. This starts with helping our customers in the Defense Industry achieve their critical missions. Our dedicated Defense Group employees are solving critical challenges across the globe. At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. With offices across the United States engaging in the defense, space, cyber and commercial fields, Leidos provides responsive, cost-effective engineering, scientific and IT solutions. Leidos is well known for our people-oriented culture, positive work environment, technical excellence, and resilient business ethics. Within the Defense Sector, the Airborne Systems Business Area at Leidos currently has an opening for a talented Aviation Senior Software Test Engineer to work in our Huntsville office. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience to help test and develop software for tactical strike, sensors, CUAS, and UAS solutions. This position focuses on automated testing, development of robust, innovative software test infrastructures and frameworks, integration testing, informal manual testing, formal software qualification testing, fielding and support, and maintenance of software products. Software products range from analysis tools/simulations, mission planning software, and components of mission-critical systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform key roles with respect to test planning, test strategy and design, test execution, software engineering processes, and recommendations on product quality.
• Review, edit, and generate various documents used for engineering and testing purposes per industry standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent technical degree with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• 12-15 years of relevant technical experience.
• Proven track record of implementing automated software testing principles.
• Advanced competency in software development in either C#/.NET, C++, Java, Python, or Ruby programming languages.
• Experience writing unit and integration tests with unit test frameworks.
• Aptitude for the technical skills required for software test, configuration management, and software quality engineering concepts.
• Experience developing test methods and procedures for software products using scripting and/or compiled languages.
• Strong analytical and process improvement skills along with a personal drive for details and quality workmanship.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Good communication skills and willingness to mentor junior Software and Software Test Engineers.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience writing user interface (UI) tests with automated UI testing technologies.
• Experience with applicable industry standards (IEEE 12207, CMMI, DO-178C and/or DO-278, RMF).
• Ability to accept constructive feedback from more senior software team members.
• Ability to work across multiple products under development by multiple small teams.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement