Senior Software Test Engineer

Stockell Consulting; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 83,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Health savings account

Vision insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

Job summary

Stockell Consulting is seeking a Senior Test Software Engineer to develop automated test systems using LabVIEW and TestStand for aerospace, defense, and government programs. You will work with cross-functional teams, drive requirements, and ensure test coverage from development through deployment.

The role requires US citizenship, onsite work in Austin, and travel as projects demand. Prior LabVIEW/TestStand project experience is essential, with strong hardware interfacing skills and a

Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years developing test software in LabVIEW and TestStand.
• Hands-on experience building automated test software on PXI with instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Develop instrument drivers, test sequences, and applications in LabVIEW and TestStand.
• Build automated test software on PXI with various instruments.
• Define and implement system test plans and reviews for deployment.
• Provide documentation and support to customer engineering teams.
• Travel domestically and internationally as programs require.

Skills

LabVIEW

TestStand

C/C++/C# / Python

Hardware interfaces

Analytical problem-solving

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or Electrical/Engineering

Tools

PXI chassis

DMMs

Oscilloscopes

GPIB/USB/Ethernet/Serial

Job description

Senior Test Software Engineer — LabVIEW/TestStand (Contract)

Location: Austin, TX — onsite

Type: Contract — up to $80/hr

Duration: 12-month contract, target start early September

Openings: 2

Must be a U.S. Citizen — this work is ITAR-controlled

About the Role

Our client is hiring two Senior Test Software Engineers to build custom automated test systems for aerospace, defense, and government programs. You’ll sit inside a cross-functional engineering team — systems architects, electrical engineers, and the customer’s own engineers — developing instrument drivers, test sequences, and test applications in LabVIEW and TestStand across a wide range of test equipment.

This is a customer-facing engineering role, not a heads-down development seat. You’ll help define and document requirements, hold design and readiness reviews, verify that the tests you build actually cover those requirements, hand finished systems off to customer engineering teams with the documentation to sustain them, and travel domestically and internationally as programs require. If you’d rather own a test system end to end — from requirements through deployment and support — than write code against someone else’s spec, this is that role.

Recent, hands-on LabVIEW and TestStand experience is what gets screened hardest here. Several otherwise strong candidates have come up short for being rusty on both. If your last real LabVIEW or TestStand project was a few years back, this one will be a difficult sell.

What You’ll Do

• Develop instrument drivers, test sequences, and test applications in LabVIEW and TestStand for a broad mix of first-party and third-party test equipment
• Build automated test software on PXI chassis, interfacing with analog and digital I/O cards, DMMs, oscilloscopes, switching and signal routing systems, data acquisition devices, power supplies, RF analyzers, and RF power sensors
• Work with systems architects and the electrical engineering team to guide design decisions that make systems testable
• Define and implement system test plans, manage milestones, and hold reviews that confirm readiness for deployment
• Verify developed tests for compliance with and coverage of requirements
• Hand off and directly support test applications to customer engineering teams, including writing the documentation they’ll rely on
• Work directly with customers, internal staff, alliance partners, and suppliers through design, implementation, and sustainment
• Travel domestically and internationally as project objectives require

What You Need

• U.S. Citizenship — required for ITAR-controlled work and DoD clearance eligibility
• B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or another engineering discipline from an accredited institution
• 5+ years developing test software in LabVIEW and TestStand
• Hands-on experience building automated test software on PXI chassis with instrumentation such as analog/digital I/O, DMMs, oscilloscopes, switching and signal routing, DAQ devices, power supplies, RF analyzers, and RF power sensors
• Working knowledge of hardware interfaces — GPIB, USB, Ethernet, and serial communication protocols
• Comfort in high-level languages alongside LabVIEW and TestStand — C, C++, C#, or Python
• Ability to diagnose technical problems and propose workable solutions independently, and to pick up unfamiliar systems and products quickly
• Ability to work effectively in a diverse, multi-cultural engineering team

Nice to Have

• LabVIEW certification — CLAD, CLD, or CLA
• Solid understanding of electrical engineering, electronics, and computer architectures
• Experience reading and developing system electrical schematics
• Production experience in Python, C#, or another high-level language
• Experience providing direct technical support to customers

Two seats are open on this one, both onsite in Austin, on a 12-month contract starting in early September.

Benefits (employee contribution)

• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Rate of pay within the stated range will depend on the qualifications of the applicant.