Software Quality Engineer II

Impulsespace; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision & dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach is seeking a Software Quality Engineer II to ensure the highest standards of quality across complex flight and ground software programs. You will help define and document software development and testing processes, design tests for automated pipelines, and prepare releases for space missions from LEO to Mars.

The role requires 3+ years in software QA or test automation, proficiency in C/C++ or Python, and experience with CI/CD, version control, and documenting

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other technical discipline.
• 3+ years of demonstrated experience in software quality assurance or test automation.
• Proficiency in C, C++, and/or Python languages.
• Understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Experience tailoring software development processes.
• Experience writing or editing software user documentation.
• Experience with git repositories and artifacts.
• Proven track record producing or testing high quality software in a CI/CD pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Write software development plans, software configuration management plans, and software test plans to communicate our software development process to our customers and other stakeholders.
• Define comprehensive test plans, including functional, integration, system, and user acceptance tests.
• Support development of software documentation and coordinate releases and deliveries with our customers.
• Work with the development team during code reviews and through an integrated CI/CD pipeline to ensure continuous improvement and immediate feedback.
• Define quality metrics and dashboards for continuous monitoring.
• Verify release candidates pass testing.
• Evaluate compliance with our software development process.

Skills

C

C++

Python

CI/CD

Git

Test automation

Software testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical discipline

Tools

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Software Quality Engineer II

Department: Software

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Redondo Beach

Compensation: $145,000 - $170,000 / year

Description

As a Software Quality Engineer at Impulse you will ensure that our software maintains the highest standards of quality across complex, mission-critical flight and ground software programs. In this role, you will help to define and document software development and test processes, define tests for our automated testing pipelines, and prepare software releases for space missions anywhere from low Earth orbit to Mars.

Responsibilities

• Write software development plans, software configuration management plans, and software test plans to communicate our software development process to our customers and other stakeholders
• Define comprehensive test plans, including functional, integration, system, and user acceptance tests
• Support development of software documentation and coordinate releases and deliveries with our customers
• Work with the development team during code reviews and through an integrated CI/CD pipeline to ensure continuous improvement and immediate feedback.
• Define quality metrics and dashboards for continuous monitoring
• Verify release candidates pass testing
• Evaluate compliance with our software development process

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other technical discipline
• 3+ years of demonstrated experience in software quality assurance or test automation
• Demonstrated proficiency in C, C++, and/or python languages
• Understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Demonstrated experience tailoring software development processes
• Demonstrated experience writing or editing software user documentation
• Demonstrated experience with git repositories and artifacts
• Proven track record producing or testing high quality software in a CI/CD pipeline

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Familiarity with MIL-STD-498 or SMC-S-012
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience with the AS9100 processes
• 3+ years of Software Quality Engineering experience supporting satellite, spacecraft, constellation, or launch vehicle testing
• Demonstrated experience with static analysis tools
• Demonstrated experience with the risk management framework

Additional Information:

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case‑related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full‑time hires, you may also be eligible for long‑term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

Impulse Space’s spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder), an individual granted asylum in the U.S., or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, or other applicable U.S. government agencies. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.