Senior Engineer, VBAT Software Test Automation (Hiring Multiple Levels)

Shield AI
Dallas
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 94,000 - 140,000 annuallyFunction: QA, Test & Release EngineeringExperience: 2+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["C++","Python","Git","CMake","Poetry","Automation testing"]

We are seeking a Software Test Engineer to join the VBAT Software Integration & Test team. You’ll work with GNC and Embedded teams to build automated tests for avionics and autonomous systems, implement interfaces to simulate hardware, and prototype testing solutions to enable continuous release testing ahead of flight milestones. The role combines software development, test automation, and hardware-in-the-loop testing in a fast-paced defense tech environment.

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1 year ago

Senior Engineer, VBAT Software Test Automation (Hiring Multiple Levels)

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Job Summary

We are seeking a Software Test Engineer to join the VBAT Software Integration & Test team. You’ll work with GNC and Embedded teams to build automated tests for avionics and autonomous systems, implement interfaces to simulate hardware, and prototype testing solutions to enable continuous release testing ahead of flight milestones. The role combines software development, test automation, and hardware-in-the-loop testing in a fast-paced defense tech environment.
Location: Dallas
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: QA, Test & Release Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Work directly with our GNC and Embedded teams daily to build software that leverages simulation, avionics, and/or custom hardware to automate testing
  • •Define test cases to verify and validate embedded or GNC software at a system level, automating them to run continuously
  • •Implement software interfaces and drivers to orchestrate simulation environments, hardware devices, and test equipment – enabling real-world behaviors, failure injection, and hardware manipulation for various test scenarios
  • •Quickly prototype solutions using software & hardware to unblock testing, harden your prototype into scalable products for continuous release testing
  • •Support release test planning and execution leading up to flight test events and major product milestones

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 94,000 - 140,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Annual BonusEquity

Key Requirements

  • •2+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree (CE, CS, EE); or some industry experience (intern, startup, self-projects) with a Master’s or PhD degree
  • •Strong C++ or Python skills, basic proficiency in the other
  • •Familiarity with common version control (git) and build/packaging systems (CMake, Poetry, etc)
  • •Passion for growth, fast-paced environments, and holding self to a high standard of excellence
  • •2+ years building automated test solutions for aircraft or autonomous vehicles
Experience:2+ yearsAerospaceDefenseAutonomous vehicles
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:C++PythonGitCMakePoetryAutomation testing
Tech Stack:C++PythonGitCMakePoetryAutomation testing

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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