Senior Autonomous Systems Test Engineer

AeroVect; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AeroVect is seeking a detail-oriented Systems Test Engineer to lead V&V activities for autonomous ground support equipment and self-driving vehicles. You will develop test plans, execute manual and automated tests, and analyze sensor data to verify performance and safety.

Collaboration with autonomy, HW, and S&S teams is essential, with a growing startup environment near Atlanta. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in vehicle testing or robotics, strong debugging skills, and experience with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mechatronics, Aerospace, or related field
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in vehicle testing, embedded systems, and/or robotics
• Familiarity with automotive/AV test procedures, including real-world and simulation
• Familiarity with structured test processes (e.g., V-model, HIL/SIL testing), test automation, and data analysis tools
• Strong debugging skills and ability to work with cross-disciplinary teams
• Ability to communicate technical issues and solutions across all levels of the organization
• Hands-on approach with a willingness to engage deeply and enjoy the work in a fast-paced startup environment with distributed, multidisciplinary teams
• Strong organizational and analytical thinking abilities
• Proximity to Atlanta, open to travel up to 25%

Responsibilities

• Drive the V&V of dependable, safety-critical systems for AGSE in the airport driving environment
• Develop and maintain test plans and protocols for evaluating AV system performance across the ODD (including edge-case scenarios)
• Provide artifacts to verify and validate requirements and inform deployment decisions
• Oversee and execute manual and automated test cases as necessary in closed course and live operational environments to evaluate system performance, behaviors, and critical safety functionality
• Operate and monitor AVs in various driving modes, ensuring safety and compliance during testing and data collection
• Collect and analyze diagnostics, sensor streams (LiDAR, radar, camera, GPS, etc.), incident data, etc. to verify system performance and identify issues
• Work cross-functionally with autonomy, HW, S&S teams to report issues, identify root causes of failures, validate fixes, and close test feedback loops
• Build and maintain scripts and tools for test automation, report generation, and regression tracking to support continuous system validation
• Participate in recurring triage and contribute to release-readiness and root cause analysis efforts
• Mentor engineers in test-driven development

Skills

Vehicle testing

Embedded systems

Robotics

V-model

HIL/SIL testing

Test automation

Data analysis

Debugging

Cross-functional

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mechatronics, Aerospace, or related field

MS or PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field

Tools

DOORS

Jama

Polarion

Enterprise Architect

Job description

AeroVect is seeking a detail-oriented Systems Test Engineer to lead V&V activities for autonomous ground support equipment and self-driving vehicles. You will develop test plans, execute manual and automated tests, and analyze sensor data to verify performance and safety.

Collaboration with autonomy, HW, and S&S teams is essential, with a growing startup environment near Atlanta. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in vehicle testing or robotics, strong debugging skills, and experience with