Senior Staff Engineer, Systems Test (R5430)

About the role

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. As a Software Systems Test Engineer, you will be pivotal in driving integration testing of our full aircraft software system, integrating our autonomy, flight controller, and GCS software to qualify an intelligent, robust aircraft system.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• 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++.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $180,000 - $270,000 a year, with additional compensation including bonus, benefits, and equity for full-time regular employees.

Schedule

This is a full-time position, with temporary employee offer packages available.

Benefits

Benefits packages are available for full-time regular employees, with temporary benefits packages applicable after 60 days of employment.