Software Engineer I (Simulation Automation and Tools)

What You'll Do:

• Work with industry standard tools and software such as Elasticsearch/Logstash/Kibana, Amazon Web Services, CI/CD DevOps pipelines, containers and more.
• Participate in an Agile software team to collaborate with team members on a variety of tasks including:
  • Software architecture design
  • API definition and implementation
  • Virtualization
  • Transceiver communications
  • Test case driver creation based on system requirements
  • Data transformation and visualization
• Solve problems and offer creative solutions within the automation organization.
• Assist translating User Stories into specific actionable tasks.
• Maintain and expand existing software tools, lab environment, and hardware components.
• Create documentation that clearly presents information.
• Learn the details and protocols of the Iridium satellite constellation and ground systems to better assist the internal Iridium teams.

• Entry-level knowledge of software development.
• An analytical mindset, with the ability to understand a situation or problem and think critically to make decisions and come up with solutions.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present information to the team.
• Confidence to ask for help when needed.
• The desire to work in a collaborative environment with team members.
• Self-motivation with desire to create high-quality work.
• Ability and drive to learn every day.
• Must be interested in new ideas and technologies.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical degree
  • Alternatively: comparable related technical field experience
• Experience developing software in Python and/or other object-oriented software languages.
• Familiarity with Git and distributed version control.

• Experience with:
  • Linux and/or Unix via the command line.
  • Integrated Development Environments (e.g. PyCharm, Visual Studio)
  • Containerization knowledge
  • Structured databases such as MySQL
  • DevOps and CI/CD tool suites
  • Basic networking skills
• Basic knowledge of the Linux and/or Unix operating systems.

• Be a U.S. citizen (due to ITAR restrictions)