Senior Network Software Verification Engineer – Aircraft

Xwing; Santa Cruz (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

Joby is seeking a Senior Network Software Verification Engineer to automate testing of a powered network system and ethernet switch software in embedded aircraft networking. You will verify interfaces, timing, and throughput within the existing test framework to support FAA certification.

Responsibilities include developing Python test scripts, troubleshooting hardware in test stands, analyzing traffic with tools like iperf, and collaborating with software and hardware teams to isolate issues

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent; 5+ years QA/verification/test engineering.
• Demonstrable experience with requirements-based testing (RBT).
• Expert-level Python for software test/verification.
• Working knowledge of C++ to read embedded software and support C++ test cases.
• Strong understanding of networking protocols.
• Experience with oscilloscopes, network traffic analyzers, and performance testing tools (iperf, Aukua, Ixia, Spirent).
• Experience with project management, bug tracking, and CI tools (JIRA, Jenkins, TeamCity).
• Experience testing or developing software for network devices.
• Reporting of defects, code coverage, and other quality metrics.
• Embedded systems testing experience.
• Linux system administration and scripting.

Responsibilities

• Perform requirements-based testing (RBT) of the powered network system and ethernet switch software against defined system and interface requirements.
• Assist with hardware build-out/configuration in the testing environment/test stand.
• Write and maintain Python automated test scripts within the existing test framework.
• Capture, analyze, and monitor network traffic to verify functionality, timing, latency, throughput, redundancy, and robustness.
• Troubleshoot network connectivity and performance issues; document and drive defects to resolution.
• Improve existing test infrastructure and suggest process improvements within the certified framework.
• Coordinate with development and hardware teams to isolate software vs. hardware issues.
• Document lab environments, test procedures, and automation infrastructure per configuration management requirements for certification purposes.

Skills

Python

C++

Networking protocols

Requirements-based testing (RBT)

Linux scripting

Embedded systems testing

QA/Verification

Education

B.S. in Computer Science, Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent

Tools

JIRA

Jenkins

TeamCity

iperf

Aukua

Ixia

Spirent

Oscilloscopes

Network traffic analyzers

Job description

Joby is seeking a Senior Network Software Verification Engineer to automate testing of a powered network system and ethernet switch software in embedded aircraft networking. You will verify interfaces, timing, and throughput within the existing test framework to support FAA certification.

Responsibilities include developing Python test scripts, troubleshooting hardware in test stands, analyzing traffic with tools like iperf, and collaborating with software and hardware teams to isolate issues