Autonomy Quality & Test Group Lead

Scientific Systems; Burlington (MA); Hybrid; USD 133,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Health plan

401k/IRA

Life insurance

Paid time off

Family leave

Disability coverage

Training & development

Free food & snacks

Wellness resources

Summer 9/80 schedule

Job summary

Scientific Systems Company Inc. seeks an experienced Product Quality and Test Group Lead to build and lead a high‑performance quality organization for SSCI’s autonomy software and integrated mission‑system products.

This role ensures reliability, readiness, and customer trust at scale across multiple OEM platforms. You will define the quality foundation for SSCI’s next‑generation autonomy offerings, oversee verification/validation programs, and drive continuous improvement with a focus on DoD

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 9+ years in product quality, test engineering, or systems verification.
• 5+ years leading technical teams (QA/Test, release, integration).
• Experience scaling quality programs for complex SW/HW systems such as autonomy or aerospace.
• Experience with structured testing methodologies and multi-platform testing.
• Experience with ISO 9001 and QMS documentation.

Responsibilities

• Establish and execute enterprise product quality strategy for autonomy and mission-system products.
• Build and lead a multidisciplinary quality organization including QA/Test and Release.
• Ensure ISO-aligned quality processes and release readiness across programs.
• Oversee verification and validation programs (functional, regression, hardware-in-the-loop).
• Collaborate with engineering, program management, field ops, and OEM partners.
• Drive standardization, scalability, and automation in QA/test workflows.

Skills

Leadership

Quality assurance

System verification

Aerospace domain

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

CI/CD

Simulation tools

HIL environments

Job description

Scientific Systems Company Inc. seeks an experienced Product Quality and Test Group Lead to build and lead a high‑performance quality organization for SSCI’s autonomy software and integrated mission‑system products.

This role ensures reliability, readiness, and customer trust at scale across multiple OEM platforms. You will define the quality foundation for SSCI’s next‑generation autonomy offerings, oversee verification/validation programs, and drive continuous improvement with a focus on DoD