Software Test Engineer - Astroscale U.S.

Astroscale U.S. is dedicated to the global Astroscale vision of ensuring the safe and sustainable development of space for future generations.  Astroscale U.S. Inc. is a leading provider of on-orbit servicing solutions — including inspection, transportation, life extension, debris removal and refueling — for the U.S. government, partner governments and commercial operators around the world. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Astroscale U.S. applies world-class rendezvous, proximity operations and docking capabilities, mission design, policy, and economics expertise to solve the complex challenges our customers face.

Astroscale U.S. Inc. is currently seeking a Software Test Engineer to join our team in our Denver, Colorado location. In this role you will be a member of the flight software team, integral to developing the on-orbit servicing solutions that will deliver our vision of a sustainable space environment.

• Develop and execute test plans and test cases for our software products.
• Work alongside the software leads in an agile environment to manage the test plan and implementation of the test framework.
• Integrate testing and feedback directly into CI/CD pipeline.
• Participate in design and code reviews to ensure that software meets quality standards.
• Collaborate with the software team lead, program engineering team, engineering team leads, customers, and third-party organizations.
• Create and execute software system level verification, validation, integration, and test plans.
• Support the assessment of software and system issues to find solutions, including across software and hardware interfaces.
• Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies, and processes to ensure the software capability enables the highest quality satellite service mission product.
• Continuously improve the software testing process to ensure high quality software delivery.

• Experience with the software development life cycle processes and technologies.
• Experience with the principles and techniques for debugging, testing, releasing, and maintaining test software architectures for mission-critical applications and containers.
• Experience testing and interfacing with embedded systems and hardware-in-the-loop applications.
• Experience working with a CI/CD pipeline with automated testing and code analysis routines.
• Expertise in C/C++, Python or Java programming.
• Collaborative communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Experienced professional with greater than 5 years of experience in software testing
• Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree or PhD in science, technology, engineering or math, or equivalent experience.

Salary range: $115,000 – $140,000. The salary range represents the low and high end of the Astroscale U.S. Inc. salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to experience, knowledge, and ability as applicable to the role.

The application deadline is September 25, 2024.

Please note Astroscale U.S. is a U.S. Government registered, export control compliant company, as such applicants should be a U.S. person or U.S. citizen.

Astroscale U.S. is committed to creating a diverse environment and we pursue and embrace a variety of thinking, beliefs, and ways of life that are international, open-minded, and inclusive.