Senior QA Engineer - QGC & Tool Automation (Linux/Android)

PDW; Burlington (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

BCBS medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

80% company-subsidized coverage

401(K) with company match

On-site gym

Employer-provided life insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Generous PTO & flexible leave

Job summary

Performance Drone Works (PDW) is seeking a Senior Software Quality Engineer to lead test automation for QGroundControl and ground-side tools across Linux and Android. You will own the automation architecture, develop maintainable frameworks, and reduce manual testing as coverage becomes reliable.

You will partner with engineering teams to define acceptance criteria and drive quality across embedded systems.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on software quality engineering or related validation.

Responsibilities

• Establish automation roadmap for QGC, controller software, and ground-side tools with SQA leadership.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for Qt/QML apps on Linux/Android.
• Automate validation of platform utilities, radio configuration, and controller setup workflows.
• Validate ground-side workflows across interfaces, APIs, vehicle communications, and hardware as applicable.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD workflows, including environment setup, log collection, and diagnostic artifacts.
• Partner with developers to define acceptance criteria and improve testability and diagnostic capabilities.
• Investigate failures using logs, telemetry, system parameters, and communication traces; reproduce defects and support root cause analysis.
• Maintain test plans, traceability, and communicate coverage gaps and release-readiness.

Skills

8+ years experience

Python

Qt/QML testing

Linux/Android testing

pytest

CI/CD

Troubleshooting logs/telemetry

U.S. Security Clearance

Tools

Squish

Pytest

Qt testing tools

Job description

Performance Drone Works (PDW) is seeking a Senior Software Quality Engineer to lead test automation for QGroundControl and ground-side tools across Linux and Android. You will own the automation architecture, develop maintainable frameworks, and reduce manual testing as coverage becomes reliable.

You will partner with engineering teams to define acceptance criteria and drive quality across embedded systems.