Software Engineer I (Simulation Automation and Tools)

Company Overview

Iridium is an award-winning and innovative satellite communications company with bragging rights to the only network that offers voice and data connectivity anywhere in the world. For over 20 years, Iridium’s unique network and services have supported critical communications needs for individuals, businesses, and the evolving Internet of Things.

At Iridium, we understand the importance of staying connected and the limitations of traditional communications networks. People across the globe, including first responders, humanitarians, global militaries, scientific researchers, and lone workers, as well as ships, aircraft and remote operations all rely on Iridium to stay connected. We take our responsibility for providing these essential communications very seriously and pride ourselves on offering a reliable lifeline when needed. Likewise, Iridium is committed to providing an exciting and innovative workplace, where employees are challenged to think outside the box and collaborate on new, bold ideas and solutions. Our talented teams are passionate about their work and the impact our company makes around the world. Iridium fosters an empowering and inclusive culture that allows employees to genuinely be their best selves. We are looking for others who want to join this truly unique company that celebrates our employees and provides the opportunity to truly make a difference in the world.

Position Summary, Job Requirements & Responsibilities

What We’re Looking For:

Iridium is seeking a talented and motivated Software Engineer I to join our Automation Software Engineering team. A Software Engineer I is expected to both write and review code, as well as help maintain framework infrastructure throughout our agile development cycle. In this role, you’ll gain valuable experience designing and developing automation for interdisciplinary projects while receiving support from team members with day-to-day activities. You’ll thrive in this role if you enjoy software engineering, design, devops, research, deep-dive troubleshooting, and detail-oriented tasks in both individual and team-based settings.

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.

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

• 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.

Experience & Education Requirements / EEO

Things You Must Bring to the Table:

• 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.

Things That Would be Great if You Brought to the Table:

• 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.

We’ll also need you to:

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

This position primarily works in the company office or in a home office. The position is largely sedentary with the majority of the position sitting in a chair and working with a computer. The role uses basic office equipment including a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse and printer. For meetings in-person, this position will need to be able stand, walk within the office and climb stairs on occasion.

Iridium 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.