Senior Software Test & Automation Engineer, Autonomy

F7d8749a; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Equity

Job summary

Shield AI in San Diego is seeking a Senior Software Test & Automation Engineer to design automated test infrastructure and validate autonomy software across simulation, SIL, HIL, and VIL environments.

You will build regression and functional test suites, develop Python-based tooling, and collaborate with autonomy software and flight-test teams to drive repeatable, high-quality deployments with measurable software readiness.

Qualifications

• BS in CS, aerospace, electrical or related field.
• 4–7 years in software test, verification, automation, or validation for robotics/autonomy.
• Strong Python for automation, testing and data analysis.
• Experience building automated test frameworks and validation infrastructure.
• Experience in Linux-based development environments.
• Experience with CI/CD and continuous validation.
• Experience with testing in simulation, SIL/HIL or hardware environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks, validation tooling, and test infrastructure supporting autonomy software.
• Develop and execute verification and validation strategies across simulation, SIL, HIL, VIL, and representative system environments.
• Build automated regression, integration, functional, and performance test suites that improve software quality and deployment confidence.
• Develop Python-based automation, test harnesses, and analysis tools that reduce manual testing effort and improve repeatability.
• Analyze test results, identify software defects and integration issues, and support cross-functional root cause investigations.
• Develop software quality metrics, dashboards, and readiness assessments that provide objective evidence of software maturity.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD workflows to enable continuous validation and rapid developer feedback.
• Collaborate with autonomy software, systems engineering, flight test, and integration teams to define validation strategies and readiness criteria.
• Improve test infrastructure, automation coverage, and validation methodologies across the Expeditionary and Emerging Operations portfolio.

Skills

Python automation

Test framework design

Linux development

CI/CD pipelines

Software verification

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Job description

Shield AI in San Diego is seeking a Senior Software Test & Automation Engineer to design automated test infrastructure and validate autonomy software across simulation, SIL, HIL, and VIL environments.

You will build regression and functional test suites, develop Python-based tooling, and collaborate with autonomy software and flight-test teams to drive repeatable, high-quality deployments with measurable software readiness.