Senior Test Engineer - Mission-Critical Systems (TS/SCI)

AeroVironment, Inc.; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 155,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

The primary role of the Test Engineer at AeroVironment, Inc. is to lead software testing activities within a mission-critical Agile development environment.

You'll own the release process, support automated and manual testing, and collaborate with developers and analysts to validate functionality, performance, and stability. Responsibilities include developing and executing automated and manual test plans, leading performance, regression, and readiness testing across multiple environments,

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related discipline is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in development of test solutions to support testing in a production environment, including on-going support.
• Experience with automated testing tools and frameworks (e.g. Selenium, JMeter)
• Familiarity with test planning, defect management, and QA documentation
• Strong communication and documentation skills
• An active TS/SCI with Polygraph

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute automated and manual test plans
• Lead performance, regression, and readiness testing across multiple environments
• Document discrepancies and maintain issue tracking systems
• Guide readiness reviews and participate in sprint-level QA reviews
• Provide test documentation and metrics for customer reporting
• Collaborate with developers to improve CI/CD pipelines and test coverage

Skills

Automated testing tools

Selenium

JMeter

GitLab CI/CD

Robot Framework

QA documentation

Communication

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

Robot Framework

Job description

The primary role of the Test Engineer at AeroVironment, Inc. is to lead software testing activities within a mission-critical Agile development environment.

You'll own the release process, support automated and manual testing, and collaborate with developers and analysts to validate functionality, performance, and stability. Responsibilities include developing and executing automated and manual test plans, leading performance, regression, and readiness testing across multiple environments,