Job DescriptionSoftware Test Engineers are responsible for developing and maintaining the test solutions to improve product testability while increasing yield throughout the test process. Test engineers will participate in an agile environment, develop and integrate software solutions to validate and tune products, provide training to technicians in the art of troubleshooting and work to optimize throughput. Responsibilities include working with all engineering disciplines to provide guidance for transitioning new hardware to Production and continued support in Sustainment. Software test engineers will support hardware test verification activities to certify software test solutions. Software test engineers will become subject matter expert on the product.
Required Skills and Education- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field.
- Hardware and Software Integration experience.
- Possess good communication skills including interpersonal communication and team communication
- Proficiency in Object-oriented programming (C/C++/C# etc.)
Preferred Skills and Education- Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain one.
- The ideal candidate would be familiar or experienced in:
- NI Test Software Tools
- TestStand
- LabWindows/CVI Software
- Instrument Communication
- Network analyzers
- Spectrum analyzers
- Microwave/RF measurements
- VSWR
- Gain
- Compression
- Phase noise
- S-Parameters
- etc.
- Experience with the entire product life cycle development or parts of it: Requirements review, test plan creation, coding, integration of test SW with test stands, and sell-off to customers.
- Experience with RF test development for production, employing RF Test instrumentation (Network Analyzer, Spectrum Analyzer, Signal Generators, PNA-X etc.)
- Experience with RF Measurement techniques and ability to diagnose and resolve to root cause measurement anomalies.
- Takes initiative and has a closure-oriented nature
- Experience with SW version control and bug tracking tools
- Experience in supporting factory production test stands, debug, problem isolation, and resolution.
- Experience with National Instruments FlexRIO (LabVIEW FPGA/VHDL/Verilog a plus)
- JTAG/Boundary project development in an ATE solution
- Atlassian tools (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence)
- Git and Tortoise Git
- Experience with HW debug & troubleshooting.
Benefits InformationEmployee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
Intern Benefits: Temporary employees generally are not eligible for BAE Systems benefits, but can elect to participate in the 401(k) savings plan. Temporary employees working 20+ hours per week are eligible for medical benefits, the employee assistance program, and business travel accident insurance.
Please note: Some benefits may be different for union employees that are governed by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) or for positions covered by a wage law called the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA).
