Engineer I, Software Test and Automation (R6216)

Telemetry Today LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Software Test & Automation Engineer (L1) to join our team in Washington, DC. You will work with experienced engineers to design and implement automated tests, enhance validation tooling, and analyze software performance for autonomous systems.

You will contribute to verification activities across simulation, SIL/HIL/VIL environments, helping ensure mission readiness of our autonomy software and robotic platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience with automated testing and validation is required.
• Familiarity with system-level verification for autonomous systems is a plus.
• Ability to analyze software performance and contribute to test tooling.

Responsibilities

• Develop automated tests for autonomous systems and simulations.
• Improve validation tooling and test infrastructure.
• Support system-level verification activities and data-driven quality assessments.

Skills

Software testing

Automation

Validation tooling

Performance analysis

Job description

Shield AI's Software Test & Automation Team develops the verification, validation, and automation capabilities that enable rapid delivery of Hivemind autonomy across the Expeditionary and Emerging Operations portfolio. Our mission is to provide objective evidence of software quality, reliability, and mission readiness by building scalable automated test frameworks, repeatable validation environments, and data-driven readiness assessments spanning simulation, Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL), and Vehicle-in-the-Loop (VIL) environments.

As a Software Test & Automation Engineer (L1), you will work alongside experienced engineers to develop automated tests, improve validation tooling, analyze software performance, and support system-level verification activities for autonomous systems. You will gain hands-on experience working with autonomy software, simulation environments, hardware-in-the-loop systems, and real-world robotic platforms while contributing directly to the tools and processes used to evaluate software quality and mission readiness.