Senior QA Engineer: QGC & Tool Automation Lead

PDW; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site gym at Denver and Huntsville

BCBS medical, dental, vision coverage

401(K) with company match

Life insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Generous PTO and flexible leave

Job summary

Performance Drone Works (PDW) is seeking a Senior Software Quality Engineer to establish automation for QGroundControl and ground tools. You’ll design robust test frameworks, drive automation across Linux and Android, and partner with developers to improve testability and coverage.

With 8+ years in software quality or robotics, you will own the automation architecture, mentor peers, and ensure release readiness.

Qualifications

• 8+ years hands-on software quality engineering or test automation experience.
• Strong Python development, modular design, and tool maintenance.
• Experience testing Qt/QML apps and Squish or similar tools.
• Linux and Android environment validation and diagnostics.
• CI/CD integration of automated tests and reporting.
• Ability to diagnose failures from logs, telemetry, and traces.
• Excellent communication and risk-prioritization skills.
• Able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute automation roadmap for QGC, controllers, and ground tools.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for Linux/Android.
• Automate validation of platform utilities and controller setup workflows.
• Validate end-to-end ground-side workflows across interfaces and APIs.
• Integrate tests into CI/CD with logs and diagnostics collection.
• Collaborate with developers to improve testability and coverage.
• Investigate failures, reproduce defects, and support root cause analysis.
• Maintain test plans, cases, and traceability; communicate coverage gaps.
• Provide guidance and mentor engineers in test design and practices.

Job description

Performance Drone Works (PDW) is seeking a Senior Software Quality Engineer to establish automation for QGroundControl and ground tools. You’ll design robust test frameworks, drive automation across Linux and Android, and partner with developers to improve testability and coverage.

With 8+ years in software quality or robotics, you will own the automation architecture, mentor peers, and ensure release readiness.