Lead deep-testing of the avionics software stack, validating embedded firmware, drivers, and safety-critical data paths before flight test.
US Salary Range: $140,000 – $185,000 USD.
- Own system test for avionics (embedded Linux + RTOS targets), providing fast, actionable feedback on functional defects, timing issues, and regressions that impact flight safety and operator trust.
- Plan and execute risk-based strategies: feature/bring-up test plans, exploratory charters, protocol-level regression suites, acceptance criteria, and release sign-off gates ahead of Flight Test.
- Build and maintain automation for HIL/SIL rigs, including host-based unit/integration tests, simulation of sensors/buses, fault-injection hooks, and Python-driven benches to exercise serial/CAN/Ethernet I/O.
- Stand up reproducible rigs: power supplies, CAN analyzers, logic analyzers, GNSS/sensor simulators, programmable RF links; script scenario playback and telemetry injection.
- Validate robustness under degraded conditions: jitter, clock drift, packet loss, bus contention, brownouts, hot-plug, watchdog resets; verify safe behavior and recovery paths.
- Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- Nice to have: HIL/SIL design
- Nice to have: sensor and bus emulation
- Nice to have: fault injection
- Nice to have: golden-trace comparison
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- Unlimited PTO
- Generous holiday calendar
- Generous Parental Leave
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