Sr Quality Assurance Engineer

Jeppesen ForeFlight; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Open PTO policy

401(k) with up to 10% company matching

12 Weeks Paid Maternity Leave

12 Weeks Paid Paternity Leave

Flight Training Rewards

Job summary

Jeppesen ForeFlight in Austin, TX seeks a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to lead test strategy for multi‑platform products, collaborating with developers, product managers, and design teams. The role emphasizes manual and automated testing for iOS/iPadOS/macOS in a safety‑critical aviation software environment.

You will mentor other QA engineers, define quality standards with engineering leadership, and contribute to release readiness in a Hybrid work setting with quarterly on‑site presence

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in software quality assurance or test engineering.
• Ownership of test strategy and architecture for a product area.
• Strong track record with iOS/iPadOS/macOS environments in production.
• Experience mentoring or leading other QA/test engineers.
• Partner with engineering leadership to define quality standards and release readiness.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments and shaping test processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-driven with autonomy and alignment to product goals.

Responsibilities

• Own test strategy and architecture for a product area, guiding coverage and release readiness.
• Design and execute manual test plans and support automated testing for new features and regression coverage.
• Collaborate across SDLC with developers and product managers to define acceptance criteria.
• Identify and track defects; drive issues to resolution with engineering.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and exploratory testing across iOS/macOS.
• Provide data-driven quality assessments to stakeholders and leadership.
• Coordinate with cross-site teams to ensure consistent test standards.
• Improve test processes, tooling, and best practices.
• Create documentation and share product workflows through training.

Skills

Test strategy

QA ownership

iOS/iPadOS/macOS

Test management tools

AI tooling

Mentorship

Quality standards

Agile/Scrum

Communication

Autonomy

Tools

AIO Tests

JIRA

Charles Proxy

GitHub

VSCode

Terminal

Claude

Codex

Job description

Jeppesen ForeFlight is seeking a dedicated Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to join our test engineering team. Collaborating with cross-functional teams of developers, designers, and product owners, you will be responsible for the creation and implementation of comprehensive manual and automated testing protocols for our EFB mobile iOS Application - FliteDeck Pro. Your contributions will safeguard the dependability and safety of the essential tools relied upon daily by aviation professionals.

This is a hybrid position based in Austin, TX, requiring onsite presence at our Austin office 2–3 times per quarter. Fully remote work arrangements may be considered for highly qualified candidates.

Key Responsibilities

• Own test strategy and test architecture for a product area, driving decisions on coverage, risk, and release readiness
• Design and write manual test plans and execute test cases, and support automated testing for new features and regression coverage across our product suite
• Collaborate with developers and product managers throughout the SDLC to understand requirements, identify edge cases, and define acceptance criteria
• Identify, document, and track defects clearly and thoroughly, working with engineering to drive issues to resolution
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and exploratory testing across iOS/iPad OS and macOS
• Analyze test results and provide clear, data-driven quality assessments to stakeholders and leadership
• Partner with cross-site engineering teams (including our Gdansk, Poland team) to ensure consistent test coverage and quality standards across the organization
• Continuously evaluate and improve test processes, tooling, and best practices to raise the bar on product quality
• Create well written documentation and share product workflows through knowledge training and brainstorming sessions

Basic Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in software quality assurance, test engineering, or a related discipline, including experience testing complex, multi-platform systems
• Demonstrated ownership of test strategy and architecture for a product area, not just execution of existing test plans
• Strong track record working across iOS/iPadOS/macOS environments in production-grade software
• Experience with test management tools such as AIO Tests, JIRA, Charles Proxy, GitHub, VSCode, Terminal
• Leveraging AI tools such as Claude / Codex to create test designs
• Experience mentoring or providing technical leadership to other QA/test engineers
• Proven ability to partner directly with engineering leadership and product managers to define quality standards, risk tolerance, and release readiness criteria
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, with sound judgment on prioritizing test coverage under time and resource constraints
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments, including shaping test processes at the team or org level
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to represent quality risk and status to senior stakeholders
• Self-driven, able to operate with significant autonomy while aligning with broader engineering and product goals

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience defining test strategy and quality standards across multiple teams or a full product line, not just a single feature area
• Aviation domain knowledge or experience testing safety-critical, certified, or highly regulated software (e.g., DO-178B/DO-200B environments)
• Experience with programming/scripting ability (e.g., Swift, Python, bash scripts)
• Experience testing across distributed, cross-site engineering teams, including establishing shared quality standards across locations
• Experience influencing engineering culture around quality, such as introducing new testing practices, tooling, or shift-left quality initiatives
• Prior experience in a QA lead, staff, or principal-level capacity
• Familiarity with automated test frameworks (e.g., XCUITest or similar)
• Pilot or aviation enthusiast

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance with Employer paid health premiums
• Open PTO Policy
• 401(k) with up to 10% company matching and immediate vesting
• 12 Weeks Paid Maternity Leave
• 12 Weeks Paid Paternity Leave
• Flight Training Rewards

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well market and business considerations: Summary Pay Range: $124,000-$152,000

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