Senior Manager, Software Test and Automation (R6080)
f7d8749a-72d6-407c-bf98-292ea630c73a · Posted Nov 3, 2026
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Full-time · Manager
- 8+ years
Lead the verification and validation of autonomy, mission‑oriented, avionics software for Shield AI’s next‑gen aircraft systems, designing scalable, automated test infrastructure and enabling rapid, safe deployment of software to flight operations.
Compensation
Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Responsibilities
- Build a world class software and system test infrastructure for rapid software deployments
- Own end‑to‑end system test strategy for software‑in‑the‑loop, hardware‑in‑the‑loop, and vehicle‑in‑the‑loop environments—scaling them for continuous integration and rapid release cycles
- Design and implement mission‑critical system test cases validating autonomous behaviors, requirements compliance, and operational edge cases across nominal, safety‑critical, and degraded conditions
- Coordinate and execute flight test and software release campaigns, working cross‑functionally with autonomy, embedded systems, flight ops, and safety engineering teams
Requirements
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or related field
- Nice to have: testing unmanned aircraft systems
- Nice to have: knowledge of DO‑178C, MIL‑STD‑882, STANAG
- Nice to have: simulation tools such as Gazebo, Isaac, ROS/ROS2
- Nice to have: continuous integration systems such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, Buildkite
Skills
test automationscriptingdata analysistest infrastructure developmentautomated test frameworksCI/CD pipelinessoftware verification methodologiesrequirements traceabilityregression testinghardware‑in‑the‑loop testbedsembedded systemsavionics integrationsystem‑level test case designsafety‑critical scenariosJenkinsGitLab CIBuildkiteGazeboIsaacROSROS2
Benefits
- Benefits