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Senior Engineer, Systems Test (R5038)

Shield AI· Hivemind Solutions Division – Integration & Test
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Washington, DC$110k - $170kFull Time EmployeePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Senior Test Engineer (Software & Simulation Focus) responsible for leading simulation-driven testing, automation, and software quality efforts for Shield AI's Hivemind autonomy software, validating reliability, safety, and performance across simulated and real-world mission environments.

Responsibilities

  • Develop automated regression, integration, and system-level tests to ensure Hivemind software quality and stability across releases
  • Identify, reproduce, and diagnose software issues—collaborating closely with development teams to drive fixes and improvements
  • Create and execute test plans and documentation for autonomy software in simulated environments, ensuring mission and safety requirements are met
  • Design, implement, and maintain simulation-based test frameworks to validate Hivemind autonomy behavior and performance
  • Build tools and utilities in Python to automate testing, data processing, and analysis workflows
  • Develop test harnesses and data validation tools for Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) / Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) / Vehicle-in-the-Loop (VIL) and simulation environments
  • Contribute to the definition of testing methodologies, metrics, and performance benchmarks for autonomy software validation
  • Support the scaling and reliability of simulation infrastructure used for large-scale software validation
  • Maintain detailed and accurate test documentation, ensuring traceability and knowledge sharing across teams
  • Work with developers to integrate test coverage directly into the development pipeline (CI/CD)

Qualifications

  • Typically requires a minimum of 3-5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 2-4 years and a Master’s degree; or 2 years with a PhD; or equivalent work experience
  • Proficiency in Python
  • Experience in robotics, small UAS, or related hands-on engineering projects
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills
  • Passionate about intelligent aircraft systems
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional software, hardware and mechanical engineering teams
  • Adaptability and a willingness to learn new technologies and methodologies quickly in a fast-paced environment
  • The ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET Clearance. US citizenship is required as only US citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Skills

Required:PythonRobotics / small UAS experienceSoftware testing / QASIL / HIL / VIL testingCI/CDCommunication & collaboration

Benefits

  • Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
  • Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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