13 hours ago
Melbourne, AustraliaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks, validation tooling, and test infrastructure for autonomy software.
- Develop verification and validation strategies across simulation, SIL, HIL, VIL, and representative system environments.
- Build automated regression, integration, functional, and performance test suites.
- Develop Python automation, test harnesses, and analysis tools.
- Analyze test results, identify defects and integration issues, and support root-cause investigations.
- Develop software quality metrics, dashboards, and readiness assessments.
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD workflows for continuous validation and developer feedback.
- Collaborate with autonomy software, systems engineering, flight test, and integration teams on validation strategies and readiness criteria.
- Improve test infrastructure, automation coverage, and validation methodologies across the portfolio.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- 4–7 years of experience developing software test, verification, automation, or validation solutions for robotics, autonomy, aerospace, or complex distributed systems.
- Strong proficiency in Python for automation, testing, and data analysis.
- Experience developing automated test frameworks, test harnesses, or validation infrastructure.
- Experience with Linux-based development environments and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience validating software in simulation, SIL, HIL, and/or representative hardware environments.
- Experience debugging complex software and system integration issues.
- Strong understanding of software verification, regression testing, and quality assurance methodologies.
- Preferred experience with ArduPilot or PX4, unmanned aerial systems, autonomy, robotics, aerospace systems, flight controllers, radios, or communications systems.
About Shield AI
Shield AI builds autonomous systems for military and national security customers, combining its Hivemind autonomy software with V-BAT and X-BAT unmanned aircraft and Aechelon simulation technologies. The privately held company sells hardware, software, and related services to U.S. and allied defense agencies. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Diego, it operates across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, and its technology is used in operational deployments.