Software Engineer- Test Automation Systems

Ultra Intelligence and Communications

$80K — $110K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field
  • 4+ years of experience in developing automated test systems
  • Strong experience in C++ software development
  • Experience building or maintaining test automation or validation systems
  • Strong debugging skills in complex systems

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop a test execution engine for engineering test stations
  • Build and enhance C++ automation systems for structured test sequences
  • Develop software for YAML-defined test workflows
  • Integrate with engineering test equipment for automated validation
  • Debug and resolve complex issues across software and test environments
  • Improve reliability and scalability of test execution infrastructure
  • Collaborate with teams to translate requirements into automated test capabilities

Benefits

  • Up to 140 hours PTO in the first year
  • 8 Paid Holidays plus 3 floating holidays
  • 401k Plan with Company Match
  • Tuition Reimbursement through Educational Assistance Program
  • Wellness Program and incentives
  • Company HSA contributions
  • Insurance Benefits starting 1st of the month after hire
  • Eligibility for annual performance-based bonuses
  • Additional employee discounts and perks
  • $75 monthly student loan repayment program
  • Company-paid basic Life and AD&D insurance
  • Short and Long Term Disability coverage
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Voluntary Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance options
  • Supplemental insurance options including pet insurance and identity theft protection
Full Job Description

Nationality Requirements

Due to the nature of the programs we support, certain roles may require candidates to meet U.S. nationality requirements and be eligible to obtain a security clearance.

Position Summary

You will help build and maintain the software infrastructure that validates and automates the testing of sonobuoys and related mission-critical systems. Your work ensures that every system deployed performs reliably in real-world operational conditions where failure is not an option. Your work ensures that systems behave exactly as expected before they are ever deployed into the field.

Job Description

What You’ll Do
  • Design, develop, and maintain a central test execution engine used across engineering test stations

  • Build and enhance C++-based automation systems that execute structured test sequences

  • Develop software that interprets and runs YAML-defined test workflows

  • Integrate with engineering test equipment and lab systems to enable automated validation

  • Debug and resolve complex issues across software, systems, and test environments

  • Improve reliability, performance, and scalability of test execution infrastructure

  • Collaborate with test engineers and hardware teams to translate requirements into automated test capability

What Success Looks Like

In this role, success means:

  • Test systems execute reliably with minimal manual intervention

  • Engineering teams can trust automated test results for critical decision-making

  • Test execution workflows are scalable, repeatable, and maintainable

  • Issues in test environments are rapidly diagnosed and resolved

  • The test platform becomes a force multiplier for engineering and production teams

What You Bring
Core Experience
  • Bachelors degree in engineering or related field, with at least 4 years of experience in developing automated test systems

  • Strong professional experience in C++ software development

  • Experience building or maintaining test automation, validation, or integration systems

  • Strong debugging skills in complex, multi-system environments

Highly Valued
  • Experience with test frameworks or test execution systems

  • Exposure to hardware/software integration or lab environments

  • Experience working with configuration-driven systems (e.g., YAML, JSON, XML)

  • Familiarity with engineering or manufacturing test workflows

  • Background in aerospace, defense, robotics, automotive, or similar domains

Mindset
  • You think in systems, not just applications

  • You enjoy solving problems where software meets physical systems

  • You care deeply about reliability, precision, and repeatability

  • You’re motivated by mission-critical engineering work, not feature delivery

Due to the nature of work performed and access to export-controlled information, U.S. Citizenship is required.

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What Ultra Maritime Offers You

At Ultra Maritime, we invest in our employees and their well-being:

  • Climate controlled, well-lit and clean work environment!

  • Work/life balance that includes up to 140 hours PTO for first year

  • 8 Paid Holidays, with 3 floating holidays

  • 401k Plan with Company Match

  • Educational Assistance Program (Tuition Reimbursement)

  • Wellness Program and incentives

  • Company HSA contributions

  • Insurance Benefits that start 1st of the month following hire

  • Eligibility in Company Performance-based bonuses annually

  • Additional Employee Discounts and Perks

 

Company-Paid Benefits:

  • $75 monthly student loan repayment program

  • Basic Life Insurance

  • Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance

  • Short Term Disability

  • Long Term Disability

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

 

Voluntary Employee-Paid Benefits:

  • Medical and Prescription insurance

  • Dental insurance

  • Vision insurance

  • Supplemental Life Insurance Plans

  • Supplemental AD&D insurance for Employee and Family

  • Accident Plan

  • Critical Illness Plan

  • Hospital Indemnity Plan

  • Pet Insurance

  • Identity Theft

 

Reasonable accommodation statement: if you need an accommodation for any part of the application process, please email [email protected]

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