Senior Avionics QA Engineer – Embedded Flight Platform

Firestorm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Unlimited PTO

Holiday calendar

Job summary

Firestorm is hiring a Senior Software QA Engineer to validate avionics firmware, BSPs, drivers, and data paths prior to Flight Test. You will create risk-based test plans, automate HIL/SIL benches, and collaborate with avionics, autonomy, radio, and payload teams to harden reliability.

You will work onsite at the San Diego HQ, performing hands-on bench work with flight computers, power systems, radios, and sensors to validate end-to-end flight workflows.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of QA/SDET experience in embedded/RTOS or safety-critical systems.
• Hands-on testing for embedded Linux/RTOS and driver/HAL layers.
• Experience building automated tests with Python controlling benches over serial/CAN/Ethernet.
• Familiarity with CI/CD integration (GitLab CI/Jenkins).
• Strong written communication and defect triage skills.

Responsibilities

• Own system test for avionics (embedded Linux + RTOS targets).
• Plan and execute risk-based test strategies and release sign-off gates.
• Build and maintain automation for HIL/SIL bench tests and drivers.
• Stand up reproducible rigs and sensor/bus emulation for testing.
• Instrument tests with logs, traces, and packet captures; isolate timing/state issues.
• Mentor engineers on embedded QA techniques and automation patterns.

Skills

QA/SDET experience

Automation

Embedded Linux

Python

C/C++

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Robotics/CS/Engineering

Tools

gtest

pytest

Robot Framework

Git

Jenkins

Yocto/Buildroot

Job description

Firestorm is hiring a Senior Software QA Engineer to validate avionics firmware, BSPs, drivers, and data paths prior to Flight Test. You will create risk-based test plans, automate HIL/SIL benches, and collaborate with avionics, autonomy, radio, and payload teams to harden reliability.

You will work onsite at the San Diego HQ, performing hands-on bench work with flight computers, power systems, radios, and sensors to validate end-to-end flight workflows.