Software QA Automation Engineer, II
AeroVironment, Inc.4 months ago
Moorpark, CA, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$82k - $125k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, expand, and maintain automated test suites and frameworks such as Xray.
- Develop component, subsystem, system, hardware-in-the-loop, and flight-test automation for mission-systems software.
- Design test plans, scenarios, and cases; analyze, debug, and modify test software and automation.
- Support QA procedures, reporting, defect review, software-risk tracking, and risk mitigation.
- Collaborate with development, QA, DevOps, product, and system-test teams to validate software within project timelines.
- Perform code reviews and mentor entry-level team members on QA automation concepts and best practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related discipline or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- 2–5 years of relevant experience and experience in software QA automation.
- Familiarity with one or more of C/C++, Python, C# .NET, or Java; object-oriented design experience is a plus.
- Experience building or contributing to automation frameworks and scripting in Python or similar languages.
- Comfort working in Linux and with source control and CI pipelines such as GitLab.
- Experience performing code reviews and mentoring team members on automation concepts and best practices.
- Exposure to embedded, robotics, UAS, safety-critical, or mission-critical software is a plus.
- Familiarity with hardware-in-the-loop test environments and lab hardware is a plus.
- Must meet the stated U.S. person, ITAR/EAR, and applicable citizenship or protected-status requirements; some positions may require current U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a security clearance.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- 401(k) with company matching.
- 9/80 work schedule.
- Paid holiday shutdown.
- Occasional travel within the continental United States, approximately 20%.
- Regular full-time position with office and R&D environment work requirements.
About AeroVironment, Inc.
AeroVironment builds small unmanned aircraft systems, loitering munitions (e.g., Switchblade), and related software, sensors, and services for U.S. and allied defense agencies. The public company (NASDAQ: AVAV), founded in 1971 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, sells hardware, training, and lifecycle support, with widely fielded systems such as Raven, Puma, and Wasp. It also offers autonomy and robotic technologies used in reconnaissance, targeting, and force protection missions.