Early Career Computer Scientist - Software Development Testing, Onsite
Las Cruces, Dona Ana County, New Mexico, 88005, USA
Listed on 2026-09-15
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IT/Tech
Early Career Computer Scientist - Software Development Testing, Onsite
Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:
Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
Extraordinary co-workers
Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*
World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..gov
* These benefits vary by job classification.
What Your Job Will Be Like:We are seeking Software Engineering professionals to join a high-performing team focusing on system integration and testing for space missions. In this role, you will have opportunities to collaborate on the design, development, testing, and deployment of advanced real-time decision support ground systems. Work will include both manual testing using formal test procedures and automated testing using in-house developed automation test tools.
You will work with experienced engineers and testers, receive mentoring, and progressively take on increasing responsibility while growing your skills in test automation, formal verification, and system integration.
Collaborate with software architects, system engineers, developers, technical leads, customers, and end users to collect and analyze requirements
Contribute to the design, development, and delivery of technology solutions that improve software quality
Generate automated tests to verify system functionality
Participate in testing to assess accuracy and performance of the systems
Support formal test activities at multiple levels, from components to the enterprise system
Contribute to research and development activities, including proposing improvements and new ideas
Work within a team of system testers to perform requirements verification on a large, multi-node, Linux-based satellite ground system
Contribute to the development of new testing strategies as the ground system is migrated to newer technologies, such as cloud computing and containerization
Contribute to evaluating and adopting automated test strategies and tools
Work with developers, systems engineers and other testers to write formal test procedures for requirements verification
Perform manual testing using formal test procedures and run automated tests on a regular basis
For both manual and automated testing, analyze results and report status; follow up on failed tests; write release notes for successful tests; and improve and extend test procedures as necessary
Contribute to the extension of in-house Python-based automation test tools
Contribute to the evaluation of new automated testing methods and tools as the system evolves to a new architecture
Develop and apply testing skills to support user requirements for highly complex software/hardware applications
Support customer-facing formal test activities (e.g., test execution support, reporting, and follow-up)
Due to the nature of this work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.
Salary Range:$102,400 - $199,700
* Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.
Qualifications We Require:A bachelor
¿ s degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform technical work.
The ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q and SCI clearance.
Qualifications We Desire:The ideal R&D S&E Computer Science candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:
Graduate degree in Computer Science or a highly related field where an independent research project was a…
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