482 – Software Integration and Test Engineer

Azure Summit Technology is a mature, growing small business with locations in Melbourne, Florida, and Fairfax, Virginia, and remote employees across the United States. Azure develops and delivers high-performance RF hardware, firmware, and software products, and innovative, practical, multi-function RF systems solutions that address emerging missions of national importance for customers across the Department of Defense. We are a diverse team of highly qualified RF systems engineers and mission subject matter experts (SMEs) with backgrounds in electrical, mechanical, RF, hardware, software, firmware, and systems engineering, working together within a creative, innovative, and highly collaborative culture, to deliver cutting edge solutions for our customers. To do this, we hire people with a passion to succeed. We look for problem solvers. People who have unique perspectives and diverse experience.

Are you in?

Do you work well in a team environment and on your own as an individual contributor? Do you know how to set the bar high and achieve goals for yourself and bring others along with you? Do you work hard and play hard? Do you want to help the company succeed and build your skill set and further your career at the same time? Azure Summit Technology just might be the place for you.

What do we do?

Azure Summit Technology provides a wide range of multi-channel, software-defined radio solutions for applications including surveillance, communications, radar, direction finding, emitter location, and interference cancellation. Systems can be tailored to meet a variety of requirements for bandwidth, dynamic range, number of channels, and computational resources. Supported platforms range from resource-constrained small UAVs and wearable devices to manned aircraft and submarines. Azure also offers innovative signal processing solutions to challenging problems in the realm of radio frequency spectrum awareness.

What will you do?
Azure Summit Technology is currently seeking a Software Integration and Test Engineer. The selected candidate will be part of a dynamic, growing, cross-functional, and geographically distributed team. This position is located on-site at our Fairfax, Virginia, headquarters location with occasional overnight travel to our Melbourne, Florida, office; and various other sites as required. Your future team has worked together to produce the following job description:

The selected candidate will be responsible for executing research and development of complex SIGINT, EW, communications, and other RF mission systems. Duties involve all aspects of software engineering, including requirements analysis and specification, software design, implementation and integration, testing, and installation. Candidate will also build, test, and deploy hardware components; troubleshoot problems to isolate defects at the unit and system level; implement and deploy solutions; support of the system configuration to include test equipment and hardware components; develop test plans, cases, and procedures; and other duties as assigned.

Basic Requirements:

• US citizenship – due to the nature of the work and contract requirement
• Ability to obtain a TOP SECRET/SCI security clearance – due to contract requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent degree
• Minimum 5 years' experience in software testing experience with the ability to improve the impact of integration within an organization

Preferred Requirements:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and an ability to interact efficiently with peers and customers
• Experience with signals intelligence (SIGINT) systems
• Knowledge of software development and RF systems to understand complex topics of discussion
• A detail-oriented approach with respect to documentation and communication
• Effectively communicate complex ideas to diverse audiences and stakeholders
• Strong testing skills that inspire team confidence and promote ownership
• Ability to write test plans and bug reports that are clear and actionable
• Expert technical troubleshooting and critical thinking skills
• Process oriented, knowledge of software development and integration methodologies, and the ability to apply them pragmatically
• Understanding of Agile software development processes, best practices, and the bug life cycle
• Experience with test automation
• Software engineering experience with digital signal processing, algorithm development, modeling and simulation using C/C , Python, MATLAB or JAVA
• Proficient at using technical documentation as inputs to the testing process, informing the techniques, protocols, and test scenarios to be written
• Basic understanding of system networking
• Experience with Ship’s Signal Exploitation Equipment Increment E or F (Inc E or Inc F)

Azure Summit Technology is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disabled Employer. Azure Summit Technology provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training. Azure Summit Technology expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment or discrimination based on any of the characteristics mentioned above. Improper interference with the ability of other employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated. To request accommodation, contact Julia Bergeman, 571-308-1408, julia.bergeman@azuresummit.com.