Senior Software Test Engineer

Wilder Systems Robots; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

PTO

Job summary

Wilder Systems seeks a Senior Software Test Engineer to own test strategy and automation for complex robotic systems. You will drive end-to-end validation, develop automated and on-hardware tests, and mentor junior engineers across software and hardware teams.

You will collaborate on release notes, ensure robust CI workflows, and lead quality initiatives for deployments on factory floors and flight lines worldwide.

Qualifications

• A track record owning test strategy and automation for a system or product end-to-end.
• Strong test automation in Python and/or C++ (or comparable).
• Deep experience with both automated and manual testing of complex systems.
• Hands-on debugging of software-hardware integration issues on real hardware.
• Solid software fundamentals: version control, CI, scripting, and reading production code.
• A track record setting test requirements and mentoring other test engineers.

Responsibilities

• Test strategy & requirements — own the test strategy and requirements for a system, across its components.
• Test automation — design and build the automated test framework and suites that catch regressions before they reach the field.
• Manual & hardware testing — define and run the manual and on-hardware tests automation can't cover, and troubleshoot software-hardware failures to root cause with the software and hardware teams.
• Release notes — own the user-facing change documentation (release notes) for each release, in collaboration with the robotics software and hardware teams.
• Technical leadership — set the quality bar, own test requirements across components, and mentor Test Engineer I and II through test design and review.

Skills

Test strategy

Test automation

Python

C++

Manual testing

Debugging

CI

Version control

Mentoring

Tools

ROS 2

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

pytest

GoogleTest

Job description

Wilder Systems builds robots that do precision work across aerospace manufacturing and MRO — drilling, fastening, sanding, and inspection — on systems deployed to factory floors and flight lines worldwide. As a Senior Software Test Engineer, you own the test strategy and automation for a system: how we prove it works before it ships and keep it working in the field. You define test requirements across components, build the automation that catches regressions, drive software-hardware failures to root cause, and mentor the test engineers around you — working across the robotics software and hardware teams on real hardware.

Job Summary

Wilder Systems builds robots that do precision work across aerospace manufacturing and MRO — drilling, fastening, sanding, and inspection — on systems deployed to factory floors and flight lines worldwide. As a Senior Software Test Engineer, you own the test strategy and automation for a system: how we prove it works before it ships and keep it working in the field. You define test requirements across components, build the automation that catches regressions, drive software-hardware failures to root cause, and mentor the test engineers around you — working across the robotics software and hardware teams on real hardware.

What You'll Do

• Test strategy & requirements — own the test strategy and requirements for a system, across its components
• Test automation — design and build the automated test framework and suites that catch regressions before they reach the field
• Manual & hardware testing — define and run the manual and on-hardware tests automation can\'t cover, and troubleshoot software-hardware failures to root cause with the software and hardware teams
• Release notes — own the user-facing change documentation (release notes) for each release, in collaboration with the robotics software and hardware teams
• Technical leadership — set the quality bar, own test requirements across components, and mentor Test Engineer I and II through test design and review

Required Experience

• A track record owning test strategy and automation for a system or product end-to-end
• Strong test automation in Python and/or C++ (or comparable)
• Deep experience with both automated and manual testing of complex systems
• Hands-on debugging of software-hardware integration issues on real hardware
• Solid software fundamentals: version control, CI, scripting, and reading production code
• A track record setting test requirements and mentoring other test engineers

Preferred Experience

• Testing robotics, industrial automation, or other cyber-physical systems
• ROS 2 and robotics middleware
• Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test development
• Test frameworks and CI at scale (pytest, GoogleTest, Jenkins or GitHub Actions)
• Authoring release notes or customer-facing change documentation
• Familiarity with the domains under test — perception, motion, calibration

Travel

up to 25% for system deployments, on-site integration, and customer support.

Work Location

In person - Oklahoma City, Ok.

Compensation

$110,000 - $130,000

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• PTO

General Requirements

US Citizen or Permanent Resident