Staff Test Automation Engineer — RF & Space Systems

Airbus Ventures; Westminster (CO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Comprehensive benefits (health, dental

vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability, 退休

Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a Staff Software Engineer – Test Automation & Infrastructure to design and scale automated test systems for validating complex RF and satellite payloads in lab environments.

You will bridge software and hardware, build robust automation frameworks, develop DUT control software with telemetry ingestion, and drive CI/CD integration to accelerate end-to-end validation across configurations. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve reliability and scalability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or Software Eng, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of software engineering, test automation, or related roles.
• Experience interfacing software with hardware systems or lab instrumentation.
• Strong experience in test automation framework and infrastructure development.
• Proficiency in Python, C/C++, or similar.
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD tools, automated test frameworks.
• Hardware/software integration and system-level testing expertise.
• Instrumentation control and data acquisition knowledge.
• SDLC and best practices familiarity.
• Proven debugging and root-cause analysis across integrated systems.
• Ability to design scalable systems and think architecturally.
• Strong analytical skills; attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Effective communication across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Comfortable working in a laboratory environment with electronic test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Develop automated test software to control laboratory instrumentation such as signal generators, spectrum analyzers, power supplies, and network equipment.
• Implement and maintain test sequences for both system-level and component-level validation.
• Support integration and execution of tests across hardware and software environments.
• Debug and troubleshoot test failures across software, hardware, and interface layers.
• Ensure test systems produce accurate, repeatable, and reliable results.
• Design and implement software for device under test (DUT) control, including command handling, telemetry ingestion, and state management.
• Build reusable automation frameworks and scripts to streamline test development.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines where applicable.
• Standardize tooling and infrastructure across teams to ensure consistency.
• Collaborate with systems, hardware, and software teams to ensure system testability.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Test automation

CI/CD

Debugging

Architectural thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Git

CI/CD tooling (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI)

Python

C/C++

Job description

CesiumAstro is seeking a Staff Software Engineer – Test Automation & Infrastructure to design and scale automated test systems for validating complex RF and satellite payloads in lab environments.

You will bridge software and hardware, build robust automation frameworks, develop DUT control software with telemetry ingestion, and drive CI/CD integration to accelerate end-to-end validation across configurations. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve reliability and scalability.