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Senior Engineer, Test (R5833)

Melbourne💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-08 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks, validation tooling, and test infrastructure for autonomy software supporting intelligent systems.

Role type

Senior IC software test engineer (autonomy/robotics)

Builds

Automated regression, integration, functional, and performance test suites; validation tooling; CI/CD integration pipelines

Domain

Defense technology, autonomous systems, robotics, aerospace

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Python automation, Linux development, software verification, regression testing, CI/CD pipelines, debugging complex integration issues, test framework design, validation strategies (SIL/HIL/VIL), data analysis

Preferred skills

Flight control systems (ArduPilot/PX4), unmanned aerial systems, autonomy/robotics/aerospace background, flight controllers/radios/communications systems

Technologies

Python, Linux, CI/CD, simulation environments, SIL, HIL, VIL

Responsibilities

Design and maintain automated test frameworks and validation tooling; Develop and execute verification and validation strategies across simulation and hardware-in-the-loop environments; Build automated regression and performance test suites; Develop Python-based automation and analysis tools; Analyze test results and support root cause investigations; Develop software quality metrics and readiness dashboards; Integrate automated testing into CI/CD workflows; Collaborate with software and systems engineering teams to define validation strategies

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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