Job description
Company Overview:
The Aireon system enables safer, more efficient and more environmentally friendly aviation travel, resulting in significant CO2 emission reductions. Numerous Air Navigation Service Providers have already signed on as customers and are receiving Aireon’s space-based ADS-B data, including NAV CANADA, NATS (UK), Naviair (Denmark), Enav (Italy), the Irish Aviation Authority, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, Air Traffic and Navigation Services (South Africa) and more.
We are committed to offering an employment experience and benefits package that enables you and your family to grow with us and to share in our success. Position Summary, Job Requirements & Responsibilities:
Aireon works with multiple technical and developmental partners in the design, development, and test of the Aireon System, and the Release Test Engineer must be ready to collaborate as part of this energetic team. The Release Test Engineer will be responsible for answering questions related to the release from both internal and external stakeholders including the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and various technical teams from our Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs).
What You'll Do
You are a self-starter. Sitting and waiting isn’t an option. You take the initiative to make things happen.
You are comfortable multi-tasking. Managing and juggling priorities across tasks seems to come naturally in your everyday workload. You have a sense of how to balance priorities and communicate clearly when overloaded for assistance/help.
1-3-6-12 Month Plan
In the first month, we'll expect you to...
Aireon is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or status as a protected veteran. EOE of Minorities/Females/Vets/Disability and other protected categories.
Aireon has deployed the world’s first and global space-based air traffic surveillance system, which is revolutionizing the entire aviation industry. The Aireon system provides real-time aircraft monitoring spanning never before covered areas of the planet, including remote, oceanic and polar regions. Aireon’s receivers are hosted on the Iridium constellation, which consists of 66 operational satellites in low-earth orbit and utilizes a unique cross-linked satellite architecture creating a web of coverage around the world.
The Aireon system enables safer, more efficient and more environmentally friendly aviation travel, resulting in significant CO2 emission reductions. Numerous Air Navigation Service Providers have already signed on as customers and are receiving Aireon’s space-based ADS-B data, including NAV CANADA, NATS (UK), Naviair (Denmark), Enav (Italy), the Irish Aviation Authority, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, Air Traffic and Navigation Services (South Africa) and more.
We are committed to offering an employment experience and benefits package that enables you and your family to grow with us and to share in our success.
Aireon’s dynamic, reconfigurable system enables flexibility for customers for our unique mission. It is imperative that all system modifications and new features include release management planning and are thoroughly verified before reaching production – even the smallest change can have a significant impact. The Release Test Engineer will act as a leader in the release-to-production process and work closely with the Test Engineering team, Configuration Management, Quality Assurance and Safety. Reporting to the Manager of Implementation and Test Engineering, the Release Test Engineer will be responsible for the planning, test, and deployment of system releases and buildup of required artifacts. In addition, the Release Test Engineer will be encouraged to innovate and ensure that key technical and performance milestones are met.
Aireon works with multiple technical and developmental partners in the design, development, and test of the Aireon System, and the Release Test Engineer must be ready to collaborate as part of this energetic team. The Release Test Engineer will be responsible for answering questions related to the release from both internal and external stakeholders including the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and various technical teams from our Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs).
What You'll Do
- Lead and support planning of technical releases in partnership with Configuration Management and Functional teams with a focus on completion of verification and safety artifacts
- Use various test system assets to test, analyze, and demonstrate system changes when necessary
- Ensure all artifacts (e.g., Test Results, Software Accomplishment Summary, Hazard Identification) required for a release are complete and available for safety and stakeholder analysis
- Understand the various Aireon subsystems, associated configurations, and the impact of changing certain configuration values
- Participate in planning, coordination, and release to production events
- Interface with Aireon Test Engineers and provide input for upcoming test campaigns as referenced through a Verification Requirements Traceability Matrix (VRTM) to ensure test cases provide sufficient coverage for new and updated requirements
- Perform application integration and data analysis where necessary
- Support diagnosis and correction of service anomalies (aka root cause analysis)
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science
- 2+ years of relevant engineering experience on aerospace programs
- 2+ years of relevant experience with test and analytical tools are a big plus (e.g., MATLAB, Perl, Python)
- Experience with Requirement and Atlassian tools such as JIRA and Confluence
- Demonstrated ability to work with teams to achieve desired results
- Ability to function in a start-up, fast-paced entrepreneurial environment
- Proactive communicator with strong written and verbal skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills involving complex and ambiguous issues
- Basic experience and understanding of Linux Operating Systems
- US citizen, or Permanent Resident (Green Card), capable of receiving a FAA SF85P public trust
Desired Qualifications
- Understanding or background with aircraft surveillance technologies such as ADS-B and/or Mode S
- Experience working on FAA or other international Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) programs
About You
You are a self-starter. Sitting and waiting isn’t an option. You take the initiative to make things happen.
You are comfortable multi-tasking. Managing and juggling priorities across tasks seems to come naturally in your everyday workload. You have a sense of how to balance priorities and communicate clearly when overloaded for assistance/help.
You love solving problems. You enjoy digging into problems and finding the most efficient ways to solve them. You are extremely task-oriented and have high standards of quality and accuracy.
You are collaborative. You're a team player who puts the interest of the team above your own. You display a positive attitude, are open, and enjoy contributing.
Technology is your passion. It doesn’t just provide a paycheck; you are genuinely interested in what you do and the impact that it has on others.
1-3-6-12 Month Plan
In the first month, we'll expect you to...
- Complete HR onboarding and new employee training with your manager
- Get acclimated to the role and shadow Aireon Engineering staff
- Gain familiarity with Aireon Engineering repositories in Confluence, Jira, SharePoint
At 3 months, we'll expect you to...
- Understand Aireon’s operational system architecture
- Take on assigned release engineering tasks and update existing documentation/presentation to reflect the as-deployed system architecture
At 6 months, we'll expect you to...
- Lead discussions with Aireon Engineering and Vendor SMEs on planned system level releases
- Communicate via presentations on any planned system or configuration updates
- Take on new tasking with minimal management oversight
At 12 months, we'll expect you to...
- Lead the planning, coordination, communication, and execution of release events per Aireon Release processes
- Take on a SME role within cross functional teams in supporting root cause analysis, and Test engineering events per the production schedule
- Ensure that any new configuration update will continue to meet or exceed existing requirements
- Investigate technical issues identified from customers, coworkers, or test events ranging from software bugs to poor data results
About the Team
- The Aireon Implementation and Test Engineering team is a small team working in a hybrid office environment that collaborates closely across System Integration, Test, and Release activities
- The team works closely with other teams and groups within Aireon, including Systems Engineering, Network Engineering, and Sales/Marketing and Operational groups
- Each member of the Implementation and Test Engineering team draws upon the strengths and skills across the group in both their individual and larger projects roles. Information sharing is encouraged as well as updating and maintaining shared document repositories in SharePoint and Confluence.
- The team currently meets on both a weekly and bi-weekly basis via MS Teams and video calls, with office or lab sessions scheduled as required
- Local team members at the Aireon HQ location in McLean, VA are also available for on-site meetings and activities associated with the Aireon Systems Engineering group
Perks and Benefits
- Premium medical, dental and vision plan
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Life Insurance and AD&D
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Short Term and Long Term Disability
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Health Savings Account (HSA)
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Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
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Retirement 401K plan with Employer Matching
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Education Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
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Paid Time Off, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays
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Paid Parental Leave
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Company Sponsored Events
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Employee Referral Program
Aireon is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or status as a protected veteran. EOE of Minorities/Females/Vets/Disability and other protected categories.
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