Software Test Engineer for Mission-Critical Defense Systems

Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT); San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT) seeks a Software Test Engineer to join the Integrated Mission Systems team in San Diego, CA. You will test, validate, and integrate software for mission-critical DoD systems, coordinating with diverse engineers to ensure secure and robust solutions.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of related experience, with a strong focus on testing across languages and containers, and willingness to travel up to 20% as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in applicable discipline.
• 3+ years of experience with one or more of the following: Git, C++, Python, Java, JavaScript, containers, SQL, Linux, React.

Responsibilities

• Integrate and test software solutions across IDT’s Integrated Mission Systems (IMS) business area.
• Provide feedback to developers to help build high‑quality, innovative, and effective software which integrates with other system components.
• Gather user requirements, define system functionality, and develop test plans for various integrated applications and code in Java, C++, Python, and JavaScript.
• Collaborate with software engineers, systems engineers, integration engineers, and SMEs to deliver robust technical solutions.
• Adhere to government and industry security, reliability, and performance standards and participate in design and performance reviews.
• Assist with CI/CD pipelines, containerized environments, and integration with third‑party software.

Skills

Git

C++

Python

JavaScript

Containers

SQL

Linux CLI

React

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in applicable discipline

Tools

Container concepts (Docker/OCI/Podman)

Job description

Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT) seeks a Software Test Engineer to join the Integrated Mission Systems team in San Diego, CA. You will test, validate, and integrate software for mission-critical DoD systems, coordinating with diverse engineers to ensure secure and robust solutions.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of related experience, with a strong focus on testing across languages and containers, and willingness to travel up to 20% as needed.