Software Test Engineer

Overview of the role:
We are looking for a Software Test Engineer to join client’s Modem team within the Product Engineering group.

The team is undertaking the design and implementation of a satellite communications Software Defined Radio (SDR) modem. You will be part of a small multi-disciplinary team containing software, system, firmware and infrastructure engineers. There will be scope in the future to work on further developments as project needs arise.

You will test software aspects of modem products and associated communications systems, using your knowledge in software development and test within complex systems.

Responsibilities:
• Developing software aspects to support the test of satellite modem products based on Software Defined Radio (SDR) technologies.
• Definition, implementation, verification and validation activities associated with these solutions.
• Work in response to requirements, defining sub-systems, communicating risk and specifying test and verification techniques.
• Occasionally diagnose software problems in the laboratory prototyping environment.
• Develop and maintain skills to support on-going and future development.

Skillset
Essential:
• Proven modern C++ software engineering on Linux platforms to a high standard
• Device management interfaces (e.g. SNMP, Web) for design, implementation and test
• Working with Git for version control and Eclipse CDT for development
• Unit and integration test tools (e.g. Google Test, Robot Framework)

Desirable:
• System and software modelling tools such as Enterprise Architect (SysML / UML)
• Working in an Agile or Scrum environment would be beneficial (e.g. Atlassian Jira, Confluence, BitBucket)
• User interface design, implementation and test using HTML, CSS and JavaScript