QA Automation Engineer II — Embedded Systems

AeroVironment, Inc.; Moorpark (CA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking a Software QA Automation Engineer II to design and maintain automated test suites for mission systems software. You will collaborate with development and system test teams while acting with autonomy to improve quality.

The role focuses on building tests for embedded, networked, and flight-critical software, reviewing requirements, and contributing to CI pipelines and test frameworks. Travel up to 20% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• 2–5 years of relevant experience in QA automation.
• Experience with C/C++, Python, C#/.NET, or Java and automation.
• Experience building or contributing to automation frameworks (e.g., Xray).
• Comfortable working in Linux and with source control / CI pipelines (GitLab).

Responsibilities

• Design, expand and maintain automated test suites and frameworks.
• Contribute to isolated component, sub-system, and automated system tests.
• Review system requirements and support test plans, HIL regressions, and flight tests.
• Apply QA practices, procedures, standards and reporting.
• Mentor entry level team members on QA/QC concepts and best practices.

Skills

C/C++

Python

C#/.NET

Java

QA automation

CI pipelines

GitLab

Education

Bachelor's degree in related discipline

Tools

Xray

CI pipelines

GitLab

Job description

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking a Software QA Automation Engineer II to design and maintain automated test suites for mission systems software. You will collaborate with development and system test teams while acting with autonomy to improve quality.

The role focuses on building tests for embedded, networked, and flight-critical software, reviewing requirements, and contributing to CI pipelines and test frameworks. Travel up to 20% may be required.