Section Manager, GSE Software, Test Automation & Simulation

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Full Time Employee Full-Time Sterling, VA, US

3 days ago Requisition

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Position Title:Section Manager, GSE Software, Test Automation & Simulation
Requisition : 1869
Position Location:Sterling, VA
Position

Reports To:

Director, Software Engineering
Supervises Others:Yes

At Trident Systems Space Electronic Systems (SES) division, we believe in the power of using strong engineering principles to drive innovation and solve complex problems. We foster a culture of rigorous engineering and continuous improvement, leveraging the full knowledge of our organization through collaborative product development processes that include design and peer reviews. We combine our expertise in space electronics with right-sized development processes to create innovative, high-performance space-based electronic systems that meet our customers' evolving needs.

We are a mission partner supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, and Civil space customers. We develop complex, radiation effects mitigated, designs that balance competing requirements in modern space programs, delivering cutting-edge solutions that enable our customers to achieve more in space.

The Section Manager for GSE Software, Test Automation & Simulation is a hands-on engineering leader responsible for managing and technically contributing to the development of Ground Support Equipment (GSE) software, automated test infrastructure, simulation environments, testbeds, and emulators used throughout the product development and verification lifecycle. This manager will lead a team that develops the software infrastructure needed to conduct repeatable Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL), and automated testing of deliverable hardware and embedded systems.

The successful candidate must be comfortable operating as both a functional manager and a technical contributor. The role requires direct participation in system architecture, software design, development, integration, troubleshooting, and technical reviews while also providing personnel leadership, workload planning, technical direction, and staff development.

• Provide technical leadership for GSE software, automated test systems, SIL/HIL environments, testbeds, simulators, and emulators.
• Contribute directly to software architecture, detailed design, implementation, code reviews, integration, and troubleshooting.
• Develop or modify software components, automation frameworks, test utilities, device interfaces, and test scripts as program needs require.
• Define modular and reusable test-software architectures that can be applied across multiple programs and product lines.
• Lead the design of testbeds that support incremental development, integration, fault isolation, regression testing, and system-level verification.
• Develop simulation and emulation capabilities for unavailable, incomplete, high-cost, or difficult-to-access hardware and external interfaces.
• Ensure test infrastructure provides appropriate data collection, logging, time correlation, monitoring, fault injection, and results reporting capabilities.

• Lead the development and maintenance of automated test frameworks supporting SIL, HIL, integration, regression, production, and system testing.
• Integrate automated testing into applicable CI/CD pipelines and software release workflows.
• Establish methods for unattended test execution, repeatable test configuration, automated results collection, and objective pass/fail determination.
• Ensure automated tests and supporting infrastructure are controlled, documented, repeatable, and traceable to applicable requirements.

• Provide direct supervision, technical mentorship, performance management, and career development for engineers within the section.
• Assign personnel to programs based on technical skills, program priorities, schedules, and development needs.
• Balance hands-on technical contributions with section leadership and execution responsibilities.
• Establish technical expectations and ensure engineers follow organizational software development and configuration-management processes.
• Review staffing needs and support recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding.
• Provide accurate status, staffing forecasts,…