Senior Software Test & Automation Engineer (Autonomy)

Shield AI; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Software Test & Automation Engineer to design and build automated test infrastructures, run system-level verification, and analyze performance to accelerate autonomous software delivery.

You will collaborate with autonomy software, systems engineering, flight test, and digital teams to validate, repeat, and ready capabilities in simulation, SIL, HIL, and VIL environments, while driving CI/CD integration.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 4–7 years developing software test, verification, automation, or validation solutions for robotics, autonomy, aerospace, or other complex distributed systems.
• Strong proficiency in Python for automation, testing, and data analysis.
• Experience developing automated test frameworks, test harnesses, or validation infrastructure.
• Experience with Linux-based development environments.
• Experience validating software in simulation, SIL, HIL, and/or representative hardware environments.
• Experience debugging complex software and system integration issues.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and continuous validation practices.
• Strong understanding of software verification, regression testing, and quality assurance methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks, validation tooling, and test infrastructure supporting autonomy software.
• Develop and execute verification and validation strategies across simulation, SIL, HIL, VIL, and representative system environments.
• Build automated regression, integration, functional, and performance test suites that improve software quality and deployment confidence.
• Develop Python-based automation, test harnesses, and analysis tools that reduce manual testing effort and improve repeatability.
• Analyze test results, identify software defects and integration issues, and support cross-functional root cause investigations.
• Develop software quality metrics, dashboards, and readiness assessments that provide objective evidence of software maturity.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD workflows to enable continuous validation and rapid developer feedback.
• Collaborate with autonomy software, systems engineering, flight test, and integration teams to define validation strategies and readiness criteria.
• Improve test infrastructure, automation coverage, and validation methodologies across the Expeditionary and Emerging Operations portfolio.

Skills

Python

Automation testing

CI/CD

Linux

Debugging

Test frameworks

Data analysis

Education

B.S. in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

ArduPilot

PX4

Job description

Shield AI in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Software Test & Automation Engineer to design and build automated test infrastructures, run system-level verification, and analyze performance to accelerate autonomous software delivery.

You will collaborate with autonomy software, systems engineering, flight test, and digital teams to validate, repeat, and ready capabilities in simulation, SIL, HIL, and VIL environments, while driving CI/CD integration.