QA Engineer - Drone Software & Hardware, Automated Testing

North Eastern Services; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity packages

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Unlimited PTO and paid holidays

Opportunity to grow with a mission‑dr六

Job summary

Paladin Drones in Houston is seeking a Mid-Level QA Engineer to raise quality across drone hardware and software. You will own test cases, regression suites, and expand automated coverage to ensure life-saving performance.

Join a fast-paced, mission-driven team building UAV tech for first responders, with competitive salary, equity, healthcare, unlimited PTO, and growth opportunities in a rapidly advancing domain.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in software QA or a related technical field.
• Strong understanding of QA fundamentals, including test design and regression testing.
• Hands-on experience with Postman, browser DevTools, and scripting or automation frameworks.
• Excellent communication skills and advocacy for product quality.
• Familiarity with drones or hardware/software integration is a plus.
• Bonus: Experience with Playwright, Cypress or similar frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design, write, and maintain detailed test cases for our software and hardware stack
• Lead testing efforts for releases involving flight control logic, video latency, or UI changes
• Write and execute automated tests using Postman or browser-based tools (e.g., Playwright)
• Help maintain a growing library of regression tests covering hardware and backend APIs
• Investigate and document complex bugs with logs, reproduction steps, and root cause analysis
• Coordinate closely with engineering and FlightOps teams for hardware-software integration testing
• Proactively discover new edge cases to strengthen and solidify our platform

Skills

QA fundamentals

Regression testing

Communication

Tools

Postman

Playwright

Cypress

Browser DevTools

Automation frameworks

Job description

Paladin Drones in Houston is seeking a Mid-Level QA Engineer to raise quality across drone hardware and software. You will own test cases, regression suites, and expand automated coverage to ensure life-saving performance.

Join a fast-paced, mission-driven team building UAV tech for first responders, with competitive salary, equity, healthcare, unlimited PTO, and growth opportunities in a rapidly advancing domain.