Manager, Software Test & Autonomation

What you'll do

• Lead and grow a team of Software Test & Automation Engineers supporting Expeditionary and Emerging Operations.
• Define verification and validation strategies spanning simulation, SIL, HIL, VIL, and operational test environments.
• Drive the development of automated regression testing, validation frameworks, and test infrastructure that improve software quality and engineering velocity.
• Establish software readiness criteria, quality gates, and objective performance metrics used to assess autonomy maturity throughout the development lifecycle.
• Partner with Digital Infrastructure to integrate automated validation into CI/CD pipelines and expand continuous testing capabilities.
• Develop common automation frameworks, reusable test assets, and validation methodologies across multiple autonomy programs.
• Coordinate software readiness activities with software engineering, systems engineering, platform integration, and flight test teams.
• Develop technical roadmaps, staffing plans, and engineering priorities aligned with organizational objectives.
• Mentor engineers, conduct performance reviews, recruit top talent, and foster technical excellence across the organization.
• Present software readiness assessments, technical risks, and validation status to program leadership, Chief Engineers, and executive stakeholders.

Required qualifications

• Lead and grow a team of Software Test & Automation Engineers supporting Expeditionary and Emerging Operations.
• Define verification and validation strategies spanning simulation, SIL, HIL, VIL, and operational test environments.
• Drive the development of automated regression testing, validation frameworks, and test infrastructure that improve software quality and engineering velocity.
• Establish software readiness criteria, quality gates, and objective performance metrics used to assess autonomy maturity throughout the development lifecycle.
• Partner with Digital Infrastructure to integrate automated validation into CI/CD pipelines and expand continuous testing capabilities.
• Develop common automation frameworks, reusable test assets, and validation methodologies across multiple autonomy programs.
• Coordinate software readiness activities with software engineering, systems engineering, platform integration, and flight test teams.
• Develop technical roadmaps, staffing plans, and engineering priorities aligned with organizational objectives.
• Mentor engineers, conduct performance reviews, recruit top talent, and foster technical excellence across the organization.
• Present software readiness assessments, technical risks, and validation status to program leadership, Chief Engineers, and executive stakeholders.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience supporting autonomous systems, robotics, or unmanned platforms.
• Experience with software quality tools such as SonarQube.
• Experience with ROS.
• Experience developing software readiness metrics, dashboards, and executive reporting.
• Experience supporting DoD programs and customer demonstrations.