As a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Hardware Test & Automation, you will be responsible for developing modular, reusable test and automation software primarily in Python and similar languages, focusing on testing subsystems and complete satellites in a production environment. Your role involves defining and constructing the test automation framework and its integration with other manufacturing data systems. You'll write automation software to interact with flight hardware, test equipment, instrumentation, and production documentation systems, ensuring seamless operations. Additionally, you'll maintain and troubleshoot existing test setups, collaborating closely with the quality assurance team to identify and rectify the root causes of failures. You will be expected to lead and mentor junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment. Managing project plans, milestones, and reviews will be part of your responsibilities to ensure the timely delivery of reliable test systems to production. Furthermore, you'll innovate tools to facilitate more frequent and dependable software deployment, test execution, and data analysis as integral components of a continuous integration and release system.