Section Manager, GSE Software, Test Automation & Simulation

Position Title:Section Manager GSE Software Test Automation & Simulation
Requisition ID: 1869
Position Location:Sterling VA
Position Reports To:Director Software Engineering
Supervises Others:Yes

At Trident Systems Space Electronic Systems (SES) division we believe in the power of using strong engineering principles to drive innovation and solve complex problems. We foster a culture of rigorous engineering and continuous improvement leveraging the full knowledge of our organization through collaborative product development processes that include design and peer reviews. We combine our expertise in space electronics with right-sized development processes to create innovative high-performance space-based electronic systems that meet our customers evolving needs.

We are a mission partner supporting DoD Intelligence Community and Civil space customers. We develop complex radiation effects mitigated designs that balance competing requirements in modern space programs delivering cutting-edge solutions that enable our customers to achieve more in space.

Position Summary

The Section Manager for GSE Software Test Automation & Simulation is a hands-on engineering leader responsible for managing and technically contributing to the development of Ground Support Equipment (GSE) software automated test infrastructure simulation environments testbeds and emulators used throughout the product development and verification lifecycle. This manager will lead a team that develops the software infrastructure needed to conduct repeatable Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) and automated testing of deliverable hardware and embedded systems.

The successful candidate must be comfortable operating as both a functional manager and a technical contributor. The role requires direct participation in system architecture software design development integration troubleshooting and technical reviews while also providing personnel leadership workload planning technical direction and staff development.

Duties and Responsibilities

Technical Leadership and Hands-On Development

• Provide technical leadership for GSE software automated test systems SIL/HIL environments testbeds simulators and emulators.
• Contribute directly to software architecture detailed design implementation code reviews integration and troubleshooting.
• Develop or modify software components automation frameworks test utilities device interfaces and test scripts as program needs require.
• Define modular and reusable test-software architectures that can be applied across multiple programs and product lines.
• Lead the design of testbeds that support incremental development integration fault isolation regression testing and system-level verification.
• Develop simulation and emulation capabilities for unavailable incomplete high-cost or difficult-to-access hardware and external interfaces.
• Ensure test infrastructure provides appropriate data collection logging time correlation monitoring fault injection and results reporting capabilities.

Test Automation

• Lead the development and maintenance of automated test frameworks supporting SIL HIL integration regression production and system testing.
• Integrate automated testing into applicable CI/CD pipelines and software release workflows.
• Establish methods for unattended test execution repeatable test configuration automated results collection and objective pass/fail determination.
• Ensure automated tests and supporting infrastructure are controlled documented repeatable and traceable to applicable requirements.

Personnel and Functional Management

• Provide direct supervision technical mentorship performance management and career development for engineers within the section.
• Assign personnel to programs based on technical skills program priorities schedules and development needs.
• Balance hands-on technical contributions with section leadership and execution responsibilities.
• Establish technical expectations and ensure engineers follow organizational software development and configuration-management processes.
• Review staffing needs and support recruiting interviewing hiring and onboarding.
• Provide accurate status staffing forecasts schedule inputs risks and recovery recommendations to engineering and program leadership.

Process Quality and Configuration Management

• Ensure GSE software automated test frameworks test scripts simulators and test configurations follow applicable Software Development Life Cycle processes.
• Establish appropriate configuration management for source code test scripts test data simulation models testbed configurations and released test-software baselines.
• Ensure software releases include the documentation installation instructions dependency information and version identification required for repeatable deployment.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline with 9 years of experience
• Experience leading GSE software teams responsible for developing automated test infrastructure hardware simulations testbeds emulators and HIL/SIL test capabilities.
• Experience designing or developing automated test systems GSE software testbeds simulators or hardware emulators.
• Strong software-development skills in one or more languages such as Python C/C.
• Experience developing software interfaces for embedded hardware networked devices serial interfaces laboratory equipment or programmable logic.
• Experience with source control issue tracking automated build systems test frameworks and CI/CD concepts.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to communicate with technical teams program leadership customers and executive management.
• Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in relevant technical or management discipline.
• Experience integrating software with FPGAs microcontrollers sensors communication interfaces or custom electronics.
• Experience with Ethernet TCP/IP UDP serial communications SpaceWire CAN or similar embedded interfaces.
• Experience with containerized or virtualized test environments.
• Experience introducing reusable test automation frameworks across multiple projects.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $111000 - $182000

Please Note: Actual compensation offered will be determined based on several factors including but not limited to relevant experience skills education certifications internal equity business considerations and geographic location where applicable.

Benefits

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to:

• Health benefits
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Basic life with AD&D
  • Short term disability
  • Long term disability
  • Ancillary (Voluntary life with AD&D accident critical illness hospital and pet)
  • Spending accounts (HSA FSA and DCFSA)
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• 401(k) (including company match)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Leaves (Parental maternity and military)
• Annual discretionary bonus (for eligible roles)

Trident Systems reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

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