QA Tester II

Aechelon Technology, Inc. is a leading producer of 3D simulator content, including Geospecific visual/sensor databases and realistic 3D models. We seek people who share our passion for real-time computer graphics and commitment to our mission of helping make our Nation’s pilots safer. We will give you a chance to work with some of the most talented people in the graphics industry.

As a member of the Quality Assurance team, the Tester II will help conduct system-level testing of Aechelon’s Image Generator (IG) products, integration tools and 3D visual databases. In addition, they will participate in the design and development of both individual test cases as well as comprehensive test plans. They will also use existing and future data gathering tools in the generation of test reports and performance evaluations.

The Test Engineer reports directly to the Lead Test Engineer.

The primary workplace for this position is in the Orlando Aechelon Technology office.

• Help develop detailed systems engineering test plans and test cases.
• Implement the execution of software and product tests.
• Prepare software defect (bug) reports and performance reports.
• Investigate and diagnose problems encountered – including the identification of workarounds and/or corrective procedures.
• Test and evaluate the latest software releases and identify defects and other issues affecting functionality and performance.
• Work with the Lead Test Engineer to refine Field Acceptance Tests (FATs).
• Support the Systems Integration Team by confirming SW bugs and developing SW test cases.
• Help manage the resources necessary for the testing hardware and software products.
• Maintain the software and hardware components of our automated test system.
• Triage automated test error logs and gather additional information to write bug reports.
• Assist in developing test plans and designing automated tests using our proprietary test system.
• Perform manual testing on existing + new features for software releases.
• Research and report bugs in JIRA.
• Support test requests from engineers during product development by providing early testing of new features.
• Communicate with other team members across time zones.
• Be a resource for others to learn from about our software.

As much as 10% travel outside of the job location area is anticipated.

United States citizenship required due to restrictions on access to certain data.

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science or similar technical field
• 1-3 years’ experience in SW development or SW integration
• Working knowledge of Computer Graphics
• Experience with C, C++ and C# programming
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with defect tracking systems such as JIRA, Mantis, etc.
• Experience with Configuration Management (CM) systems such as Perforce, Razor, etc.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite of tools
• Experience with PC-based IGs
• Proficiency with scripting languages such as Power Shell and Python
• Experience with Microsoft Visual Studio
• Experience with OpenCV Image Processing library
• Knowledge of Microsoft Operating System internals
• Ability to obtain a US DoD security clearance

• Computer Science background with Python or C++ programming experience.
• Video Game testing experience.
• Experience with authoring test plans and writing automated tests.
• Experience with flight simulation software.
• Experience with VR or MR headset configuration/testing.
• Experience with Jira, Perforce, Visual Studio, Jenkins, Bash, Git Hub.
• Experience writing technical documentation.
• Basic knowledge of 3D modeling, GIS, Geospatial or Geotypical content creation.

We offer a very attractive compensation package including competitive base salary, company performance-based profit sharing, 401k, 100% employer paid health benefits (medical, dental, vision, life, std, ltd, and life insurance plans).

This position description is not intended to be a complete listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee holding this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may be changed or others may be assigned at any time by the Company with notice to the employee.

Aechelon Technology is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing access and opportunities to individuals with disabilities. If you are an applicant who is unable to fully utilize/access our application process because of a disability, Aechelon Technology will provide a reasonable accommodation. Please send an email to  to request that accommodation, and please be sure to include a detailed description of your requested accommodation, your name and preferred method of contact.