Space Software Test Engineer — Remote/Hybrid

Revolution Space; Lanham (MD); Hybrid; USD 106,400 - 195,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays & vacation

Health plans & 401(k)

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Education assistance

Job summary

Revolution Space is seeking an experienced Software Test Engineer to advance verification of our space propulsion products. You will join a cross-disciplinary team and help design, execute, and automate tests for flight and ground software, including HITL/SITL validation and CI integration.

The role requires 7+ years total experience with 4+ years in software testing in aerospace, strong V&V knowledge, and collaboration with engineers across disciplines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, physics, or related discipline.
• 7+ years total experience with at least 4 years in software testing, preferably aerospace.
• Familiarity with verification and validation processes in aerospace or high-reliability industries.
• Strong communication and documentation skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams across engineering disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Design, document, and execute comprehensive test plans for flight and ground software.
• Perform validation of Flight and Ground SW functional tests at unit, integration, system, and acceptance levels.
• Validate embedded software via test automation where possible.
• Ensure software compliance through HITL or SITL with actual hardware endpoints or avionics rigs as needed.
• Verify system, subsystem, and component-level requirements for space system interfaces.
• Communicate with software developers and engineers to verify requirements, review code, and implement testability features.
• Identify, develop, maintain, and utilize automated test scripts within CI environment where possible.
• Manage requirement traceability in tools such as MS Excel, DOORS, or equivalent.
• Lead or support verification planning and closure activities, including verification-by-analysis, similarity, inspection, test, and demonstration.
• Collaborate with propulsion design engineers, test engineers, and mission assurance teams to define test objectives and acceptance plans.

Skills

Test planning

System verification

Software testing

V&V processes

Python scripting

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Physics

Tools

MS Excel

DOORS

Python

Job description

Revolution Space is seeking an experienced Software Test Engineer to advance verification of our space propulsion products. You will join a cross-disciplinary team and help design, execute, and automate tests for flight and ground software, including HITL/SITL validation and CI integration.

The role requires 7+ years total experience with 4+ years in software testing in aerospace, strong V&V knowledge, and collaboration with engineers across disciplines.