Principal Software Development Engineer in Test

SAIC · Remote Work

SAIC is seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join the Joint Range Extension (JRE) software development team.

This is a REMOTE ROLE within the UNITED STATES. MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN. This role will involve up to 10% of CONUS travel.

JRE is a combat-proven data link gateway that plays a vital role in the defense of the United States and our allies by extending the reach of tactical data across the battlespace and around the globe. It is a large, mission-critical, near-real-time system written predominantly in Java and Kotlin, and also includes C++ components. JRE is deployed everywhere from handheld devices and small-form-factor drones to strategic bombers, guided-missile destroyers, and global command-and-control centers.

As an Principal Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) on the software development team, you'll work closely with other developers, as well as with testers and test engineers on the test team. Through test automation, you'll play an essential role in enabling rapid, agentically-developed, high-quality releases of JRE to meet the current and future mission needs of the warfighter.

Your impact will extend beyond the code you write yourself. You'll lead projects and build up the test engineering skills of the people you work with.

JOB DUTIES:

Expand JRE's unit, integration, service, GUI, and end-to-end test automation
Engineer and maintain a comprehensive automated performance test suite covering load, stress, and endurance testing; support our IT team with capacity planning for the hardware environment it requires
Design, develop, and maintain advanced simulators for IP and serial tactical data link terminals, radios, navigation systems, and sensors
Contribute to the definition and ongoing verification of minimum system requirements for JRE's full range of deployment platforms
Refactor JRE code for testability, introducing API, RPC, and messaging seams to enable additional white- and gray-box testing
Mentor developers, testers, and less-experienced test engineers in test automation best practices as we expand automated coverage across the codebase
Optimize the performance and quality of our test automation suites
Quarantine, troubleshoot, and fix nondeterministic tests

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