Software Test Engineer - Rolling Meadows, IL - Military veterans preferred

Epiq Solutions

Description:

Company Background

Epiq Solutions develops cutting-edge software-defined radio (SDR) products and processing solutions to enable spectrum dominance for maritime, land, air, and space domains. With 15 years serving government and commercial enterprise customers and 25K+ devices fielded to date, Epiq Solutions is a trusted partner with a proven heritage of delivering open architecture products in radically small form factors where time-to-market, cost, and performance are critical for mission success.

For more information, visit https://epiqsolutions.com

Job Summary

  

The Software Test Engineer will lead system-level testing efforts for Epiq’s software-defined radio products. This includes managing the radios within the automated test infrastructure, developing, integrating, and executing tests for new SDR features developed by software engineers, and automating reporting of test results. The ideal candidate is passionate about test automation, system integration, and supporting the development of reliable, high-performance embedded radio systems for our customers. 

  

Technical Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the automated test infrastructure, ensuring >95% availability of the hardware. 
• Integrate and configure new nodes in the test infrastructure supporting development, upcoming release, and released environments. 
• Develop and integrate Pytest based tests to validate SDR functions working closely with the software engineers. 
• Automate the collection and reporting of test results through Jenkins, Bitbucket, Jira, and Confluence. 
• Lead system-level testing of SDR software features such as fast frequency hopping and other advanced functionalities. 
• Establish comprehensive test plans and procedures and produce automated reports including RF plots. 
• Collaborate with software engineers to support streamlined workflows focused on system-level validation. 
• Maintain driver testing and ensure integration with software releases. 
• Coordinate with field applications engineers to replicate customer reported issues and provide detailed JIRA issues to include the environment and steps to reproduce enabling software engineers to fix any bugs in a more expedient manner. 

Collaboration and Leadership

• Work closely with developers to align on testing strategy and feedback loops. 
• Provide actionable feedback and enhancements to development workflows. 
• Support cross-functional initiatives aimed at improving CI/CD and product quality. 

Requirements:

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in automated software and system testing. 
• Experience managing test infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. 
• Strong skills in Python and Pytest framework. 
• Working knowledge of Jenkins, Bitbucket, Jira, and Confluence. 
• Understanding of SDR and RF systems is strongly preferred. 
• Experience with embedded Linux systems and driver-level testing. 
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Ability to work on US Government Contracts requiring US Citizenship 

Benefits

• Join a successful and growing company investing in our future success
• Flexible work hours
• Generous vacation policy
• Paid five-week sabbatical every five years
• 401(k) matching
• Health, dental, vision insurance
• Life, short and long-term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness reimbursement
• Charitable Giving Company Match
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience and performance
• Fun, laid-back culture and rewarding work!

Epiq Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Equal Employment Opportunity/M/F/disability/protected veteran status



Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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