Senior Autonomy Test & Automation Engineer

HRU Technical Resources; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

HRU Technical Resources is seeking a Senior Software Test & Automation Engineer - Autonomy for a 6- to 12-month engagement to advance verification, validation, and automation across simulation, SIL/HIL/VIL environments.

The role emphasizes building automated test infrastructure, developing Python-based tooling, and collaborating with autonomy software and flight-test teams to ensure readiness for deployment.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• 4-7 years of experience developing software test, verification, automation, or validation solutions for robotics, autonomy, aerospace, or other complex distributed systems.
• Strong proficiency in Python for test automation, tooling, and data analysis.
• Experience developing automated test frameworks, test harnesses, and/or validation infrastructure.
• Experience working in Linux-based development environments.
• Experience validating software using simulation, SIL, HIL, and/or representative hardware environments.
• Experience debugging complex software and system-integration issues.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and continuous validation practices.
• Strong understanding of software verification, regression testing, and quality-assurance methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Test Automation Development: Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks, validation tools, and test infrastructure supporting autonomy software.
• Verification & Validation: Develop and execute V&V strategies across simulation, SIL, HIL, VIL, and other representative system environments.
• Automated Testing: Build regression, integration, functional, and performance test suites to improve software quality and deployment confidence.
• Python Development: Develop Python-based automation, test harnesses, and analysis tools that reduce manual testing and improve repeatability.
• System Troubleshooting: Analyze test results, identify software defects and integration issues, and support cross-functional root-cause investigations.
• Quality & Readiness Metrics: Develop software quality metrics, dashboards, and readiness assessments that provide objective evidence of software maturity.
• Continuous Validation: Integrate automated testing into CI/CD workflows to provide rapid developer feedback and continuous validation.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with autonomy software, systems engineering, flight test, and integration teams to establish validation strategies and readiness criteria.
• Test Infrastructure Improvement: Continuously improve automation coverage, test infrastructure, and validation methodologies across the portfolio.

Skills

Python

CI/CD

Linux

Verification & Validation

Software Test & Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

HRU Technical Resources is seeking a Senior Software Test & Automation Engineer - Autonomy for a 6- to 12-month engagement to advance verification, validation, and automation across simulation, SIL/HIL/VIL environments.

The role emphasizes building automated test infrastructure, developing Python-based tooling, and collaborating with autonomy software and flight-test teams to ensure readiness for deployment.