Senior Staff Engineer, Systems Test

What you'll do

• Generate detailed mission test scenarios that mimic real-world conditions to validate the performance of autonomy and flight control software.
• Participate in design reviews for new features and design detailed test plans based on their requirements.
• Conduct and manage system verification and validation events, culminating in verified flight readiness.
• Write test analyzers in Python to report and benchmark performance and qualification metrics of the system.
• Produce test coverage and release-readiness reports by aggregating test cases, results, and quality requirements.
• Recommend improvements to our simulation models and fault injection so that we can keep pushing the capabilities of our test suite before proceeding to flight.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of work experience in testing complex integrated software systems.
• Demonstrated expertise & experience in test automation, minimally writing software to automate testing, preferably leveraging simulation for automated integration testing.
• Strong experience with the software product development lifecycle, ideally for autonomy or vehicle systems.
• Great understanding of system architecture, requirement derivation, and test planning across the V-model.
• Experience with automating test cases in an existing test framework.
• Experience producing high-quality technical documentation, including test plans, quality-assurance reports, and operational procedures.
• Proven track record of successfully shipping products, showcasing the ability to navigate through development cycles, overcome obstacles, and deliver high-quality solutions to meet project deadlines and exceed expectations in a fast-paced environment.
• B.S., M.S, or PhD degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science or a related field.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with autonomous or robotic systems.
• Experience with simulation software and hardware emulation.
• Background in a fast-paced, R&D or startup environment.
• Proficiency in build test automation.
• Proficiency in Python or C++.