MAC System Integration and Automation Engineer, Kuiper Satellite Communication System - MAC Software Development

About the position

An Integration and Automation Engineer in Project Kuiper - MAC Software Development team is responsible for (1) Integration of the MAC sub-system with the control-plane, data-plane and radio subsystems of the satellite payload and ground systems, and (2) Test Automation for driving the MAC-SW running on Kuiper payload HW and the RF instrumentation and test set ups (VSA, VNA, VSGs, Satellite Channel Emulators, anechoic chamber control etc.). The engineer will develop integration and test plans working closely with systems engineering, software engineering and hardware engineering and RF integration teams, and develop software in Python/C/C++/LabView for triggering system use cases, executing tests, collecting results and generating reports.

Responsibilities

• Software development in Python/LabView/C/C++/Rust
• Integration and test plans development closely working with systems engineering, software engineering and hardware engineering and RF integration teams
• Develop integration and test automation for driving the MAC-SW running on Kuiper payload HW and the RF instrumentation and test set ups (VSA, VNA, VSGs, Satellite Channel Emulators, anechoic chamber control etc.), for triggering system use cases, executing tests, collecting results and generating reports.

Requirements

• 5+ years of python / any scripting language

Nice-to-haves

• 5+ years of Automated testing and pipeline management

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Financial benefits
• Equity options
• Sign-on payments
• Comprehensive employee benefits