Satellite Network Integration, Validation Engineer

Stellenbeschreibung:

Define integration and validation plans for routing hardware, routing software, SDN control-plane functions, and data-plane capabilities.
Build and maintain lab environments, testbeds, and automated validation pipelines for network components and end-to-end scenarios.
Develop functional, performance, regression, resilience, failover, scalability, and interoperability test cases.
Execute validation campaigns using traffic generators, packet analysis, telemetry, logs, instrumentation, and fault-injection techniques.
Coordinate issue investigation and resolution across architecture, software, hardware, simulation, and operations stakeholders.
Establish traceability between requirements, specifications, test cases, results, defects, and acceptance evidence.
Support integration of vendor, partner, and internally developed network components into representative satellite network test environments.
Produce clear validation reports, readiness assessments, and technical recommendations for programme decision-making.

Requirements

M.S. or B.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Strong hands-on experience with network integration, system validation, lab testing, or verification of telecom, IP, SDN, or mission-critical systems.
Solid understanding of routing, switching, traffic engineering, QoS, SDN control-plane behavior, data-plane forwarding, and network resilience.
Experience with Linux networking, packet capture, traffic generation, automation, test frameworks, CI/CD, and performance instrumentation.
Familiarity with hardware/software integration, programmable networking, virtualized network functions, containers, and lab orchestration.
Programming or scripting skills in Python, Bash, PowerShell, Go, or similar languages used for test automation and tooling.
Ability to write test plans, procedures, reports, defect descriptions, and acceptance evidence with clear technical reasoning.
Experience in satellite communications, aerospace, telecom, or regulated engineering environments is highly valuable.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in network integration, system validation, and lab testing, with a strong focus on routing, SDN, and performance instrumentation. Proficient in developing test plans and executing validation campaigns using various tools and techniques.