Iridium is an award-winning and innovative satellite communications company with bragging rights to the only network that offers voice and data connectivity anywhere in the world.   For over 20 years, Iridium’s unique network and services have supported critical communications needs for individuals, businesses, and the evolving Internet of Things.

At Iridium, we understand the importance of staying connected and the limitations of traditional communications networks. People across the globe, including first responders, humanitarians, global militaries, scientific researchers, and lone workers, as well as ships, aircraft and remote operations all rely on Iridium to stay connected. We take our responsibility for providing these essential communications very seriously and pride ourselves on offering a reliable lifeline when needed.  Likewise, Iridium is committed to providing an exciting and innovative workplace, where employees are challenged to think outside the box and collaborate on new, bold ideas and solutions.  Our talented teams are passionate about their work and the impact our company makes around the world.  Iridium fosters an empowering and inclusive culture that allows employees to genuinely be their best selves.   We are looking for others who want to join this truly unique company that celebrates our employees and provides the opportunity to truly make a difference in the world.

Iridium is seeking an exceptional and experienced Senior RAN Test Engineer. In this role, you will lead research, development, testing, and sustaining engineering activities of Iridium services and ground communications infrastructure. Working in this role, you’ll be responsible for verifying the reliability and robustness of Iridium products and communication services and will participate in the development activities related to our test automation efforts. Demonstrated work experience in engineering practices and software/hardware testing and a desire to build leadership skills are necessary for success in this position. The ideal candidate will have a vested interest in the long-term success of their work with a keen desire to learn and be highly self-reliant.

What You’ll Do:

• Independently solve complex problems and offer creative solutions utilizing technical breath of knowledge and experience

• Be responsible for maintaining and executing test automation for feature, defect, and regression testing

• Play a key role in the mitigation of risks and issues identified

• Lead configuration management of the test automation software and scripts

• Develop real-time reporting and present results confidently based on test execution and analysis

• Recreate reported software and/or hardware non-conformances using test infrastructure and document non-compliances

• Identify and develop processes, procedures, tools and/or scripts to maximize system uptime and operational efficiency

• Apply technical knowledge of the Iridium satellite constellation and ground systems to accurately and quickly identify issues and defects

• Lead the development and maintenance of test plans, procedures, and product documentation

• Analyze test results, generate and present reports based on test execution and analysis

• Work with industry standard tools and software such as Elasticsearch/Logstash/Kibana, Amazon Web Services, CI/CD DevOps pipelines, containers and more

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field
• 8+ years’ relevant experience in the aerospace or telecommunications industry
• Experience and/or knowledge of various software languages including Python, C, C++, C#, Java, etc.
• Experience working with Linux and/or Unix via the command line
• Experience developing software in Python and/or other object-oriented software languages
• Knowledge of Cloud Computing Services and Cloud Infrastructure
• Knowledge of featured services such as storage, compute services, containers, and virtual servers

• A demonstrated ability to provide high-quality, cost-effective segment/system integration, test, and support services

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues to groups outside of your team or those who are unfamiliar with the topic

• Have confidence and be able to easily build relationships with leadership and colleagues outside of your team

• Possess an analytical mindset, with the ability to understand a situation or problem and think critically to make decisions and come up with out-of-the-box solutions

• Be proactive in providing feedback and be enthusiastic in sharing your knowledge with others

• Capable of prioritizing your own tasks and potentially the tasks of others while making sure deadlines are met

• An interest in providing high-quality, cost-effective segment/system integration, test, and support services

Things That Would be Great if You Brought to the Table:

• Demonstrated systems integration experience

• Exposure to laboratory test equipment (network analyzers, state machine driven traffic simulators, protocol analyzers, etc.)

• Exposure to Agile development methodology

• Knowledgeable with high-availability software and hardware systems
• Knowledgeable with databases such as Oracle, MySQL, and/or SQL Server

We’ll also need you to:

• Be able to work in the office at least 3 or more days a week to foster collaboration with the team and stakeholders

Work Environment:

This position primarily works in the company office or in a home office. The position is largely sedentary with the majority of the position sitting in a chair and working with a computer. The role uses basic office equipment including a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse, and printer.

Iridium is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or status as a protected veteran. EOE of Minorities/Females/Vets/Disability and other protected categories.