Autonomy Test & Integration Engineer — Remote

AM Pierce & Associates, Inc.; Myrtle Point (OR); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

401(k) and retirement plans

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Professional Development Opportunities

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

AM Pierce & Associates, Inc. is seeking an Autonomy Test & Integration Engineer – Journeyman to design and implement independent test infrastructure for autonomy software.

The role emphasizes hands-on autonomy implementation and robust test strategies across diverse architectures, simulations, and adapters. The position requires a DoD Secret Clearance, multiple engineering disciplines, and strong software skills in C++ and Python.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret Clearance required.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, Systems Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 3-8 years of relevant engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated capability.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and maintain third‑party autonomy test frameworks and supporting software.
• Analyze vendor autonomy architectures, software, interfaces, data models, decision/execution mechanisms, and feedback paths to determine appropriate integration and test approaches.
• Develop adapters, test harnesses, simulation interfaces, instrumentation, test automation, data collection, analysis, visualization, and supporting tools.
• Adapt the test framework to accommodate different autonomy architectures, interfaces, execution models, and system configurations.
• Develop test strategies that evaluate autonomous behavior and mission performance, not simply interface or message compliance.
• Create repeatable scenarios and test stimuli involving changing mission conditions, constraints, threats, failures, degraded capabilities, resource limitations, and other operational events.
• Instrument and analyze autonomy decisions, plans, behaviors, commands, state transitions, feedback, and mission outcomes.
• Determine whether observed anomalies originate in the autonomy implementation, integration, simulation, configuration, or test infrastructure.
• Integrate autonomy software with vehicle models, mission systems, simulations, communications infrastructure, and external services.
• Support software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, distributed simulation, demonstrations, experimentation, and formal test events.
• Document test architecture, procedures, assumptions, results, limitations, and technical findings.

Skills

Autonomy testing

C++

Python

Test automation

Linux

Debugging

Software integration

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Git

Simulation tools

Job description

AM Pierce & Associates, Inc. is seeking an Autonomy Test & Integration Engineer – Journeyman to design and implement independent test infrastructure for autonomy software.

The role emphasizes hands-on autonomy implementation and robust test strategies across diverse architectures, simulations, and adapters. The position requires a DoD Secret Clearance, multiple engineering disciplines, and strong software skills in C++ and Python.