Software Development Engineer in Test
Research Innovations3 months ago
Alexandria, VA, USAMid Level
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and regression suites for Dragonfly software and APIs.
- Create test plans, procedures, test cases, and requirements traceability matrices aligned with system requirements and mission use cases.
- Collaborate with software, hardware, and systems engineers to define acceptance criteria, identify defects, and support CI/CD quality activities.
- Perform hardware-in-the-loop testing and validate subsystem, end-to-end, and external-system integrations.
- Test RF detection, direction finding, geolocation, EMCON monitoring, spectrum awareness, signal classification, and real-time processing capabilities.
- Validate GPU-accelerated digital signal processing and machine learning-based antenna calibration algorithms.
- Plan and execute laboratory, outdoor field, customer demonstration, and operational evaluation testing.
- Document test configurations, environmental conditions, results, anomalies, defects, regressions, corrective actions, and verification evidence.
- Analyze performance trends and improve test methodologies, automation coverage, product quality, and mission readiness.
Requirements
- At least three years of SDET or software QA engineering experience, ideally in defense, RF, or embedded systems.
- Experience developing and maintaining automated test suites using Python, Rust, or similar languages against REST or GraphQL APIs.
- Experience writing and executing functional and integration test plans for complex, multi-component systems.
- Experience with field or outdoor hardware/software validation, including vehicle-mounted or field-deployed configurations.
- Experience with Linux-based systems such as RHEL or Rocky and familiarity with Docker containerized environments.
- Experience testing or operating software-defined radio systems or spectrum analysis tools.
- Experience using Jira and GitLab for defect tracking, test management, test coverage, and quality metrics.
- Experience collaborating in Agile/Scrum teams with engineers, product owners, and program managers.
- Preferred experience with RF signal collection, spectrum analysis, electronic warfare, SIGINT, direction finding, geolocation, or signal characterization.
- Preferred experience testing AI/ML inference pipelines or GPU-accelerated computing with NVIDIA CUDA.
- Preferred experience testing military or government systems against MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, or similar compliance requirements.
- Preferred exposure to JICD 4.2, ISA, or similar defense data standards and interoperability testing.
- Preferred experience with performance and stress testing of real-time data processing systems.
- An active DoD security clearance at Secret level or above is preferred.
- Preferred experience with unmanned systems, vehicle-mounted sensor platforms, or field-deployed tactical equipment.
Benefits
- Flexible work schedules
- Health insurance coverage
- Paid time off
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid parental leave
- Wellness programs available from day one
- Community game room, pantry, massage chair, escape room, community ambassadors, and regular community events
About Research Innovations
Research Innovations Inc. develops mission software and R&D solutions for U.S. defense, intelligence, and cyber agencies, with select international clients, including Joint All-Domain Command and Control, data integration, situational awareness, and cyber operations tooling. The privately held company, founded in 2009 and headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, delivers products and services primarily through government contracts and programs.