Test Automation Engineer

Test Automation Engineer – Autonomous Aircraft Systems

This Test Automation Engineer role supports the development, integration, and validation of advanced autonomous aircraft technology in collaboration with a leading defense autonomy organization. You will design and maintain automated test frameworks, build CI/CD‑enabled validation workflows, and support software integration activities for complex unmanned aircraft systems. Working closely with software, systems, integration, and test engineers, you will help improve software quality, accelerate release cycles, and ensure the reliability of flight‑critical and autonomy‑related systems.

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for complex software systems supporting autonomous and unmanned aircraft applications.
• Develop and implement automated regression, integration, and system‑level test solutions to validate software functionality and performance.
• Build, configure, and support automated test execution pipelines within CI/CD environments to streamline validation workflows.
• Create and maintain tooling for test data collection, analysis, reporting, and validation to provide clear visibility into system behavior and test results.
• Support software integration, validation, and release readiness activities across highly integrated aerospace and defense systems.
• Troubleshoot software, hardware, network, and system integration issues across distributed environments, identifying root causes and driving resolution.
• Collaborate closely with Software, Systems, Integration, and Test Engineering teams throughout the development lifecycle to define test strategies and improve test coverage.
• Support testing activities in Linux‑based development and test environments, including scripting, automation, and environment configuration.
• Maintain and enhance automated verification capabilities for autonomy and unmanned aircraft applications, including regression suites and integration tests.
• Support configuration management and software version control practices using Git, ensuring robust branching, merging, and release workflows.
• Participate in onsite integration and test activities as required, contributing to system bring‑up, test execution, and issue triage.
• Contribute to system testing and network validation for distributed systems, ensuring robust communication and data flows.
• Support software qualification and release readiness efforts by providing automated test evidence, reports, and validation artifacts.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 3–7+ years of software test automation experience.
• At least 3 years of hands‑on proficiency with Python, with the ability to operate at a strong intermediate level or above.
• Minimum 3 years of Bash/Shell scripting experience for automation and tooling in Linux environments.
• At least 3 years of experience developing and maintaining automated regression test frameworks.
• At least 3 years of experience developing and maintaining integration test tooling.
• At least 3 years of experience building and maintaining automated test execution pipelines.
• At least 3 years of experience creating and maintaining test data collection and reporting utilities.
• At least 3 years of experience working in Linux‑based development and test environments.
• At least 3 years of experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD workflows.
• Strong troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis skills for software, hardware, network, and integration issues across distributed systems.
• At least 3 years of experience supporting version control and software configuration management workflows using Git.
• At least 3 years of experience within the aerospace and defense industry.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross‑functional engineering teams.

• Experience supporting autonomous systems, unmanned aircraft, robotics, aerospace, or defense software platforms.
• Experience automating Hardware‑in‑the‑Loop (HIL/HITL) and Software‑in‑the‑Loop (SIL/SITL) test environments.
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