Senior Systems Test Engineer

About the Company

AeroVect is transforming ground handling with autonomy, redefining how airlines and ground service providers around the globe run day‑to‑day operations. It is a Series A company backed by top‑tier venture capital investors in aviation and autonomous driving. Customers include some of the world’s largest airlines and ground handling providers. More information is available at www.aerovect.com.

Role Overview

The Systems Test Engineer will lead the planning, execution, and analysis of structured testing activities for AeroVect’s self‑driving vehicles and the broader Autonomous Ground Support Equipment (AGSE) service. This role ensures safety, reliability, and performance through rigorous verification and validation (V&V) in both simulation and real‑world operational environments.

Responsibilities

• Drive V&V of dependable, safety‑critical systems for AGSE in the airport driving environment.
• Develop and maintain test plans and protocols for evaluating AV system performance (including subsystems) across the Operational Design Domain (ODD), covering edge‑case scenarios.
• Provide artifacts to verify and validate requirements and inform deployment decisions.
• Oversee and execute manual and automated test cases in closed‑course and live operational environments to evaluate system performance, behaviors, and critical safety functionality.
• Operate and monitor autonomous vehicles in various driving modes, ensuring safety and compliance during testing and data collection.
• Collect and analyze diagnostics, sensor streams (LiDAR, radar, camera, GPS, etc.), incident data, and other telemetry to verify system performance and identify issues.
• Work cross‑functionally with autonomy, hardware, and safety & security teams to report issues, identify root causes, validate fixes, and close test feedback loops.
• Build and maintain scripts and tools for test automation, report generation, and regression tracking to support continuous system validation.
• Participate in recurring triage and contribute to release‑readiness and root‑cause analysis efforts.
• Mentor engineers in test‑driven development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mechatronics, Aerospace, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience in vehicle testing, embedded systems, and/or robotics.
• Familiarity with automotive/AV test procedures, including real‑world and simulation testing.
• Experience with structured test processes (e.g., V‑model, HIL/SIL testing), test automation, and data analysis tools.
• Strong debugging skills and ability to work with cross‑disciplinary teams.
• Effective communication of technical issues and solutions across all organizational levels.
• Hands‑on approach with a willingness to engage deeply in a fast‑paced startup environment with distributed, multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong organizational and analytical thinking abilities.
• Proximity to Atlanta and openness to travel up to 25%.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience developing, testing, and/or deploying autonomous vehicles, autonomous systems, robotics, or ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems).
• Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS, Jama, Polarion, Enterprise Architect, etc.
• Familiarity with safety standards for complex autonomous systems (e.g., ISO 26262, ISO 21448, UL 4600, IEC 61508, ANSI B56.5, ISO 3691, ANSI 15.08).
• Knowledge of the airside driving environment at major global airports.
• Experience with data science and statistical analysis.
• Willingness to relocate to Atlanta if not already located there.

Compensation

Compensation Range: $130K – $160K.