Associate Flight Software Test & Automation Engineer

Terranorbitalcorporation; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) match

Flexible Time Off

Education reimbursement

Employee referrals

Swag

Job summary

Terran Orbital is seeking an experienced Associate Flight Software Test & Tools Engineer to join our Flight Software Engineering team in Irvine, CA. This role emphasizes test execution, automation workflows, and tooling for embedded software rather than day‑to‑day feature coding.

You will gain a strong foundation in software testing, flight‑software validation workflows, and CI/CD tooling, collaborating with software, firmware, and FPGA engineers to deliver high‑quality satellite software.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, CE, EE, or related field.
• 0+ years of experience (internships welcome).
• Interest in testing C/C++ for embedded or safety-critical systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• US Citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain DoD security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support creation and execution of test plans for flight software.
• Assist in integrating and testing software in simulation, flight-replica, flight-vehicle, and hardware-in-the-loop environments.
• Help develop automated flashing, deployment, and testing workflows for physical devices.
• Contribute to documenting testing procedures, results, and repeatable workflows.
• Create and track bug reports and release tickets in coordination with the development team.
• Support the development of software verification artifacts and compliance documentation.
• Collaborate closely with software, firmware, and FPGA engineers and coordinate release activities with Configuration Management.
• Assist in tracking performance metrics to support continuous improvement in test efficiency and reliability.
• Learn and support installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of embedded and non‑embedded toolchains from various vendors.
• Participate in automation of testing processes and iterative improvement of test frameworks.
• Help maintain and enhance software build pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, CI/CD systems).
• Incorporate DevSecOps principles into build and test systems to reduce software risk.

Skills

Testing embedded software

Automation frameworks

C/C++ testing

Documentation skills

DoD clearance eligibility

Education

B.S. in Computer Science / Computer Engineering / Electrical Engineering

Tools

Linux & GNU tools

Virtualization / Containers

CMake / Makefiles

cppcheck / CodeQL

Python / Bash scripting

Job description

Terran Orbital is seeking an experienced Associate Flight Software Test & Tools Engineer to join our Flight Software Engineering team in Irvine, CA. This role emphasizes test execution, automation workflows, and tooling for embedded software rather than day‑to‑day feature coding.

You will gain a strong foundation in software testing, flight‑software validation workflows, and CI/CD tooling, collaborating with software, firmware, and FPGA engineers to deliver high‑quality satellite software.