Senior Flight Test Engineer - Software Automation
Core
Lead the Flight Test Automation Pod to design and own automated test systems for autonomous drones, running from CI through simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and real-world flight.
Role type
Senior Software Automation Engineer (Flight Test)
Builds
Automated test workflows, CI pipelines, and extensible test frameworks for autonomous flight systems.
Domain
Aerospace / Autonomous Drones / Software Testing
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, CI/CD systems, mobile and browser automation (Appium, Playwright, Selenium), test framework design, AI-assisted workflows, test coverage metrics, technical direction, mentorship
Preferred skills
Aviation background, drones, embedded systems, robotics simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing
Responsibilities
Lead the Flight Test Automation Pod and set technical direction; Own automated test workflows across mobile, browser, and integrated hardware/software systems; Establish and own CI test pipelines; Design an extensible test framework; Apply AI-assisted workflows to test generation and failure triage; Define test coverage metrics; Partner with software, flight test, and reliability engineering leads.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
