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Senior Manager, Software Test and Automation (R4754)

Dallas, Texas💼 Full-time🗓 2026-03-27 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead verification and validation of autonomy, mission-oriented, avionics software for next-gen aircraft systems, designing scalable automated test infrastructure and validating behaviors across simulation and real aircraft environments.

Role type

Senior Manager, Software Test and Automation

Builds

Scalable automated test infrastructure (SIL, HIL, VIL) and CI/CD pipelines for autonomous aircraft software

Domain

Defense technology, autonomous systems, avionics, aerospace

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Test automation, scripting, data analysis, test infrastructure development, system test strategy, requirements traceability, regression testing, hardware-in-the-loop testbeds, embedded systems, avionics integration, system-level test case design

Preferred skills

UAS/rotorcraft testing, safety/airworthiness frameworks (DO-178C, MIL-STD-882), simulation tools (Gazebo, ROS/ROS2), continuous integration systems, autonomy algorithms knowledge

Responsibilities

Build world-class software and system test infrastructure for rapid deployments; Own end-to-end system test strategy for SIL, HIL, and VIL environments; Design and implement mission-critical system test cases for autonomous behaviors; Coordinate and execute flight test and software release campaigns

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities

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