Python Test Software Developer

Job Title: Python Software Developer 
Job ID: 81957
Location: Montreal, Quebec - Hybrid, 3 days a week onsite


Overview:
Your initial mandate will require a skill set enabling you to develop software in Windows using Python for testing various satellite payloads.


What you will be doing:

• Create and modify software applications for EGSE (Electrical Ground Support Equipment) targeting satellite payloads
• Read and understand detailed requirement documents
• Plan work, provide effort estimates, and drive tasks to completion
• Design, code, test, debug, and document high-quality software applications
• Work in an Agile development team using best practices
• Write and modify Python applications
• Prepare documentation and participate in reviews
• Take part in software integration, testing, and deployment
• Assist with troubleshooting in a software production environment
• Understand the system under test

• University degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or another relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• At least 5 years of experience in test software development
• Ability to work within an existing framework/codebase
• Knowledge of multithreading, data sharing, and APIs
• Proficiency in Python and C++
• Ability to understand and work with complex software requirement specifications
• Experience with Agile software development
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ideally in both English and French (Working with and developing products for clients outside Quebec)

• Exposure to DO-178 standards
• Experience with instrument control, automated system functional testing
• Knowledge of CCSDS, MIL-STD-1553
• Familiarity with protocols such as CAN bus and SpaceWire
• Experience with JIRA and Confluence
• Experience with GIT and Jenkins