Senior Software Test Engineer

Wilder Systems; Oklahoma City (OK); 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 in Oklahoma City, OK is seeking a Senior Software Test Engineer to own the test strategy and automation for a complex robotics system deployed on factory floors and flight lines. You will design test requirements, build automated frameworks, perform manual and on-hardware testing, and collaborate with software and hardware teams to drive quality across releases.

You will lead testing efforts, mentor Test Engineer I and II, and ensure robust release notes are created for each

Qualifications

• Must own test strategy and automation end-to-end.
• Strong Python and/or C++ automation skills.
• Experience with automated and manual testing of complex systems.
• Hands-on debugging of software-hardware integrations.
• Solid fundamentals: version control, CI, scripting, and reading production code.
• Experience setting test requirements and mentoring others.

Responsibilities

• Define test strategy and requirements for system components.
• Design and build automated test frameworks and suites.
• Perform manual and on-hardware tests; troubleshoot field issues.
• Own release notes with cross-team collaboration.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor engineers.

Skills

Test strategy

Test automation

Manual testing

Hardware debugging

Version control

CI pipelines

Scripting

Tools

pytest

GoogleTest

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

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.

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