Senior Mechatronics QA Engineer - Aviation & Flight Systems

Flock; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Flock is seeking a test leader to scale our Drone as a First Responder program, bridging airborne hardware, ground docks, and cloud backends. You will drive QA strategy, execute tests, and set release gates for high system performance across the fleet.

You will write comprehensive test plans, build scripts in Python and Bash, debug logs from microcontrollers and edge devices, and develop HIL/SIL suites to establish formal gates for upcoming hardware rollsouts.

Qualifications

• Systems engineering and QA experience on safety-critical mechatronic systems such as robotics, autonomous vehicles, UAVs, or aerospace platforms.
• Mastery of Linux environments, log-level debugging, and command-line interfaces across embedded devices and cloud infrastructures.
• Proficiency in Python or Bash for authoring custom testing scripts and expanding test automation.
• Demonstrated skill in structuring test plans, authoring detailed test cases, and managing execution metrics in tools like Qase.
• Technical familiarity with CAN and UART serial communications, computer vision, edge computing, and live data streaming.
• Experience with aviation standards, FAA Part 107 certification, Gazebo simulation, or cloud tools like AWS is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end quality assurance strategy for mechatronic systems, spanning airborne hardware, ground docks, and cloud backends.
• Author and execute comprehensive test plans, structuring test suites and execution metrics within test management platforms like Qase.
• Build custom test scripts and modify test automation frameworks using Python and Bash.
• Perform deep log-level debugging and issue isolation across microcontrollers, physical sensors, and edge devices using Linux CLI tools.
• Develop automated Hardware-in-the-Loop and Software-in-the-Loop test suites to set formal quality gates for upcoming fleet rollouts.

Job description

Flock is seeking a test leader to scale our Drone as a First Responder program, bridging airborne hardware, ground docks, and cloud backends. You will drive QA strategy, execute tests, and set release gates for high system performance across the fleet.

You will write comprehensive test plans, build scripts in Python and Bash, debug logs from microcontrollers and edge devices, and develop HIL/SIL suites to establish formal gates for upcoming hardware rollsouts.