Software Dev Engineer III OR Embedded OR SDET

Job ID:

Job Title: Software Dev Engineer III OR Embedded OR SDET

Location: Redmond WA 98052

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Contract

Work Type: Onsite

Note: Embedded Engineer with Python

Job Description:

• This role will design and integrate OT infrastructure for machine shop and factory floor applications using both physical and cloudbased systems.
• This is a highly collaborative position that interfaces with Project Kuiper production engineering and IT teams.

Key job responsibilities

• Programming: Working to requirements and priorities set by the GSE Automation team develop configure and deploy software solutions to
• provide automated test and manufacturing capabilities on the factory floor.
• QA: Conduct endtoend testing of automated manufacturing and test applications to ensure all requirements are being met before handoff to production.

Collaboration:

• Collaborate with crossfunctional teams including teams in Production Operations IT and Digital Operations (KET) to ensure successful project execution and completion.

Safety and Compliance:

• Ensure that all integrated systems comply with internal IT and Security standards with designs and code that is well documented and version controlled.
• Contribute to the overall architecture for a highperforming connected safe and maintainable factory.
• They must be detail oriented have superior verbal and written communication skills strong organizational skills are able to work independently and can maintain professionalism under pressure.

Basic Requirements:

• Python programming skills
• Labview programming skills
• Experience developing software that directly interacts with hardware
• Experience developing on the Ignition SCADA platform or other user interfaces in an operational environment
• Working knowledge of Ethernetbased industrial protocols (OPC UA MQTT Modbus TCP etc)
• Working knowledge of fieldbus protocols such as Profinet and CAN
• Knowledge of security best practices (encryption in transit encryption at restestablishing chains of trust etc.)
• Knowledge of using version control systems such as Git
• Knowledge in different web technologies and data formats (i.e. HTTP/HTTPS JSON/XML)
• Crossorganizational communication comfortable evangelizing ideas and concerns clearly and persuasively in both verbal and written form.
• A Computer Science or equivalent technical degree and 47 years of relevant experience is required.

Story Behind the Need Business Group & Key Projects

Can you give me a little detail about your team culture

• Internal Client only
• Almost exclusively within this team.
• There is another team of software and automation that are filling a similar need so may be some collaboration with that team.
• Such as products automations best practices learning from that team as they go through the process etc.
• But actual work will be hardware team owners within team.
• Executing tests how to do data processing all the networking data infrastructure.

Typical Day in the Role:

Extension

• Potential but not guaranteed TBD

Conversion

• Unknown until 2025 TB

Compelling Story & Candidate Value Proposition

Role interesting:

• Doing some of the coolest engineering/innovation out there with Kuiper.
• Orbital satellites improving connectivity across the world.
• Hardware technology and manufacturing testing.
• Being apart of a global mission is always fun to be apart of.

Candidate Requirements

Years of Experience:

• 47 years of relevant experience is required.

Degree or Certification:

• A Computer Science or equivalent technical degree

Top musthave hard skills

• Experience developing software that directly interacts with hardware
• Python Programming background is a MUST
• Working knowledge of Ethernetbased industrial protocols (OPC UA MQTT Modbus TCP etc). Knowledge of using version control systems such as Git