Senior Software Developer – Post-Test Analysis & Test Automation

About CFD Research: Since its inception in 1987, CFD Research has delivered innovative technology solutions within the Aerospace & Defense, Biomedical & Life Sciences, Intelligence & Sensing, and Energy & Materials industries.

CFD Research has earned multiple national awards for successful application and commercialization of innovative component/system technology prototypes, multi-physics simulation software, multi-disciplinary analyses, and expert support services.

Based in Huntsville, Alabama where laboratory facilities and headquarters are located, CFD Research also has office and laboratory facilities in Dayton, Ohio, prototyping test and evaluation facilities in Hollywood, Alabama, and office facilities in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

CFD Research is an ISO9001:AS9100D registered company and is appraised at CMMI Level II for Services.

CFD Research is a 100% ESOP (employee-owned company) recognized in Inc.

Magazine's Inc5000 as a top growing company for four of the last five years.

Learn more at www.cfd-research.com

CFD Research is seeking a Senior Software Developer to lead efforts within a multidisciplinary team building cutting-edge tools to analyze, reduce, and visualize complex simulation data for missile defense systems.

This role focuses on driving Post-Test Analysis (PTA) architecture, leading trade studies, architecting automated test frameworks, and guiding Agile software delivery.

Partnering with customer software development leadership, you will architect solutions to accelerate test-case generation, ensure data validation accuracy for formal test events, and optimize system resource utilization across complex software suites.

• Lead trade studies to evaluate and select potential PTA tools, presenting strategic recommendations to senior leadership; define Concept of Operations (CONOPs), test procedures, and message/data validation standards.
• Drive feature backlog prioritization and architecture in Jira alongside the GSD team; design, implement, and review complex PTA codebases to automate end-to-end test-step validation.
• Architect automated input generation frameworks to dramatically boost the speed, scale, and efficiency of building complex test cases.
• Spearhead technical progress demos of working test scripts, establish code quality and peer review standards, and author user guides and documentation on analysis best practices.