Senior Systems Test Engineer

Outsiders Fund; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

AeroVect is seeking a Systems Test Engineer to lead verification and validation activities for autonomous ground support equipment. You will plan, execute, and analyze tests across simulation and real-world environments to ensure safety, reliability, and performance of self-driving vehicles.

You will develop test protocols, manage data collection from LiDAR, radar, cameras, GPS, and other sensors, and collaborate with hardware and software teams to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a technical field.
• 5+ years in vehicle testing, embedded systems or robotics.
• Experience with structured test processes and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Drive V&V of safety-critical AGSE in airport driving environments.
• Develop and maintain test plans and protocols for evaluating AV performance.
• Provide artifacts to verify and validate requirements and deployments.
• Oversee manual and automated tests in closed course and live operations.
• Operate and monitor AVs in multiple driving modes during testing.
• Collect and analyze diagnostics, sensor data, and incident data to verify performance.
• Collaborate with autonomy, HW, S&S teams to resolve failures and close feedback loops.
• Build scripts and tools for test automation and regression tracking.
• Participate in triage, release-readiness, and root-cause analysis; mentor on TDD.

Skills

Vehicle testing

Embedded systems

Robotics

Test automation

Data analysis

Cross-disciplinary teams

Debugging

Strong communication

Startup environment

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, Mechatronics, Aerospace

MS or PhD preferred

Tools

DOORS

Jama

Polarion

Enterprise Architect

Job description

Who We Are

AeroVect is transforming ground handling with autonomy, redefining how airlines and ground service providers around the globe run day-to-day operations. We are a Series A company backed by top-tier venture capital investors in aviation and autonomous driving. Our customers include some of the world’s largest airlines and ground handling providers. For more information, visit www.aerovect.com.

We are seeking a detail-oriented Systems Test Engineer with a passion for autonomy and safety-critical systems to help lead the planning, execution, and analysis of structured testing activities of our self-driving vehicles and across our entire Autonomous Ground Support Equipment (AGSE) Service. This role is critical to ensuring safety, reliability, and performance through rigorous Verification & Validation (V&V) in simulation and real-world operational environments to enable scalability as AeroVect continues to develop its autonomous solutions.

You Will

• Work with the Head of Systems to:

  • Drive the V&V of dependable, safety-critical systems for AGSE in the airport driving environment
  • Develop and maintain test plans and protocols for evaluating AV system performance (including subsystems) across the ODD (including edge-case scenarios)
  • Provide artifacts to verify and validate requirements and inform deployment decisions
  • Oversee and execute manual and automated test cases as necessary in closed course and live operational environments to evaluate system performance, behaviors, and critical safety functionality
  • Operate and monitor AVs in various driving modes, ensuring safety and compliance during testing and data collection
  • Collect and analyze diagnostics, sensor streams (LiDAR, radar, camera, GPS, etc.), incident data, etc. to verify system performance and identify issues
  • Work cross-functionally with autonomy, HW, S&S teams to report issues, identify root causes of failures, validate fixes, and close test feedback loops
  • Build and maintain scripts and tools for test automation, report generation, and regression tracking to support continuous system validation
  • Participate in recurring triage and contribute to release-readiness and root cause analysis efforts
  • Mentor engineers in test-driven development

You Have

• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, Mechatronics, Aerospace, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in vehicle testing, embedded systems, and / or robotics
• Familiarity with automotive / AV test procedures, including real-world and simulation
• Familiarity with structured test processes (e.g., V-model, HIL/SIL testing), test automation, and data analysis tools
• Strong debugging skills and ability to work with cross-disciplinary teams
• Ability to communicate technical issues and solutions across all levels of the organization
• Hands-on approach with a willingness to engage deeply and enjoy the work in a fast-paced startup environment with distributed, multidisciplinary teams
• Strong organizational and analytical thinking abilities
• Proximity to Atlanta, open to travel up to 25%

We Prefer

• MS or PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field
• Experience developing, testing, and / or deploying autonomous vehicles, autonomous systems, robotics, or ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems)
• Experience with DOORS, Jama, Polarion, Enterprise Architect, etc.
• Familiarity with safety standards in the development and deployment of complex autonomous systems (including to ISO 26262, ISO 21448, UL 4600, IEC 61508, ANSI B56.5, ISO3691, ANSI 15.08)
• Familiarity with the airside driving environment at major global airports
• Experience with data science and statistical analysis
• Located in or willingness to relocate to Atlanta