Senior System Test Engineer II – Field & RF Integration

Axon; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Discretionary PTO

Paid parental leave

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

Wellness support

Learning & Development programs

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

Snacks in offices

Job summary

Axon is seeking a senior system test engineer to design and execute comprehensive CUAS test strategies across hardware, software, RF, and sensors. You will lead field test campaigns, build automated tooling, and turn field data into actionable decisions for leadership.

Expect significant field time and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure robust, production-ready systems. Ideal candidates have 5–8 years in system test roles on complex electromechanical and RF systems, with

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace, or related field (or equivalent hands-on experience).
• 5–8 years in system test, integration, field test & evaluation or similar roles on complex electromechanical/RF systems.
• Hands-on with at least two of: HW/SW integration testing, RF/wireless validation, environmental/reliability testing, test automation, electrical system testing, radar testing, EO/IR or camera testing, acoustic sensing.
• Ability to debug across stack: hardware, electrical, RF, network, and software.
• Willingness for ~50% field time.
• U.S. person (citizen or permanent resident)
• Experience with field operations and translating data into decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own system-level test strategy for one or more CUAS product lines, from prototype through deployment.
• Design and execute integration test plans across full stack: RF sensors, radar, EO/IR and acoustic sensors, CV, RF detection/DF, jamming, networking, and third-party integrations.
• Plan and execute field test campaigns at the range with threat drones and live detect–track–ID–defeat runs.
• Build and maintain test tooling, automation, and data capture/reduction, regression automation, and HIL/RF-chamber/env setups.
• Analyze field data, generate insights, and report metrics to PM, engineering, and leadership.
• Evaluate third-party and integrated systems against acceptance criteria to determine fit.
• Triage multi-system failures across HW, FW, SW, RF, and network; reproduce intermittent field issues.
• Collaborate with Dedrone/other teams during design reviews to bake in testability.
• Help shape System Test and Evaluation discipline across the org.

Skills

HW/SW integration testing

RF/wireless validation

environmental/reliability testing

test automation

electrical system testing

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Radar

EO/IR cameras

Job description

Axon is seeking a senior system test engineer to design and execute comprehensive CUAS test strategies across hardware, software, RF, and sensors. You will lead field test campaigns, build automated tooling, and turn field data into actionable decisions for leadership.

Expect significant field time and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure robust, production-ready systems. Ideal candidates have 5–8 years in system test roles on complex electromechanical and RF systems, with