Software Engineering Manager, Hardware Test (X-BAT) (R6020)

Shield AI
Seattle
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 169,000 - 300,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Communication","Mentorship","Cross-functional collaboration"]

Lead and grow the X-BAT Hardware Test Software team, owning the technical roadmap for automated test stands, reusable test frameworks, station software, and test-data systems. Build scalable Python-based software for test sequencing, hardware/instrument control, measurement collection, and pass/fail reporting. Drive software architecture, code quality, CI/CD, release processes, and operational support, while partnering with electrical, mechanical, and FPGA/embedded teams to improve coverage, uptime, throughput, and traceability in production testing.

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Software Engineering Manager, Hardware Test (X-BAT) (R6020)

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Job Summary

Lead and grow the X-BAT Hardware Test Software team, owning the technical roadmap for automated test stands, reusable test frameworks, station software, and test-data systems. Build scalable Python-based software for test sequencing, hardware/instrument control, measurement collection, and pass/fail reporting. Drive software architecture, code quality, CI/CD, release processes, and operational support, while partnering with electrical, mechanical, and FPGA/embedded teams to improve coverage, uptime, throughput, and traceability in production testing.
Location: Seattle
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers supporting X-BAT avionics production test.
  • •Own the technical roadmap and execution for automated test stands, reusable test frameworks, station software, and test-data systems.
  • •Develop scalable software for test sequencing, instrument/fixture control, unit-under-test communication, measurement collection, and pass/fail evaluation and reporting.
  • •Guide software architecture, code quality, configuration management, CI/CD, release processes, documentation, and operational support.
  • •Partner with electrical, mechanical, and FPGA/embedded teams to translate interfaces and requirements into automated test coverage and improve station uptime, throughput, traceability, and failure triage.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 169,000 - 300,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of software engineering and test automation experience in hardware-integrated, manufacturing-test, or avionics/aerospace/mission-critical environments.
  • •2+ years of direct people-management experience leading software, test, or hardware-integration engineers.
  • •Demonstrated experience building, deploying, and sustaining automated functional-test systems for complex hardware.
  • •Strong Python experience for automation frameworks, hardware communication, instrument control, data acquisition, and test orchestration.
  • •Experience with C or C++ in embedded/systems, plus familiarity with FPGA-enabled hardware and common interfaces/protocols (e.g., Ethernet/TCP-IP/UDP, serial, CAN, SPI, I2C, USB, GPIO, PCIe, JTAG).
Experience:Test automationEmbedded systemsManufacturing testAvionicsAerospaceRoboticsIndustrial systems
Skills:CommunicationMentorshipCross-functional collaboration
Tech Stack:PythonCC++GitCI/CDFPGAEthernetTCP/IPUDPSerialCANSPII2CUSBGPIOPCIeJTAGAutomated testingConfiguration managementCode review

Eligibility

Security Clearance:S/SAR

Company Brief

Shield AI
Develops AI-powered autonomy and software for military aircraft and drones to enable autonomous ISR and combat missions, integrating perception, navigation, and mission planning for defense customers.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Diego, United States
Founded: 2015
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