PNT Software Test Engineer — Automation & CI/CD

Locus Lock; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental coverage

401(k)

Paid vacation and holidays

Flexible in-person work environment

Job summary

Locus Lock is seeking a PNT Software Test Engineer to build and own automated testing and validation infrastructure for our software-defined PNT platform. You will work with software and signal processing engineers to develop automated test frameworks, simulation tools, performance benchmarks, and CI pipelines to ensure every release is reliable and production-ready.

This role focuses on engineering infrastructure rather than manual QA, creating tools and automation that accelerate development,

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
• 2–6 years developing software, automated testing infrastructure, or software validation systems for complex technical products.
• Excellent software engineering skills in Python and modern C++.
• Experience designing and implementing automated testing frameworks or developer tooling.
• Experience with Linux, Git, CI/CD, Docker, and modern software development workflows.
• Experience building developer tools, automated testing frameworks, or software infrastructure.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and analytical skills.
• Ability to communicate technical findings through documentation, test reports, and performance analyses.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automated testing infrastructure for Locus Lock’s C++ software-defined PNT platform.
• Develop scalable unit, integration, system, and regression test frameworks.
• Build internal developer tools that improve software validation, debugging, and engineering productivity.
• Develop reusable simulation, replay, and hardware-in-the-loop testing capabilities.
• Own the software validation process from merge request through production release.
• Expand and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate testing, regression detection, and release qualification.
• Help establish engineering best practices around software quality, testing, and release management.
• Develop automated performance benchmarks to evaluate navigation accuracy, robustness, latency, and reliability.
• Validate software using simulation, recorded datasets, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and real-world field data.
• Build automated analysis and reporting tools that identify regressions and accelerate engineering decisions.
• Investigate software failures, reproduce bugs, identify root causes, and collaborate with developers to resolve issues.
• Improve test coverage, software reliability, and development velocity.

Skills

Python

C++

Automated testing

CI/CD

Debugging

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Linux

Git

Docker

CI/CD tooling

Testing frameworks

Job description

Locus Lock is seeking a PNT Software Test Engineer to build and own automated testing and validation infrastructure for our software-defined PNT platform. You will work with software and signal processing engineers to develop automated test frameworks, simulation tools, performance benchmarks, and CI pipelines to ensure every release is reliable and production-ready.

This role focuses on engineering infrastructure rather than manual QA, creating tools and automation that accelerate development,