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Software Engineering Manager, Hardware Test (X-BAT) (R6020)

Shield AI· X-BAT Engineering
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Seattle, Washington$169k - $300kFull Time EmployeePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Software Engineering Manager to lead the X-BAT Hardware Test Software team, building and sustaining automated production test stands for avionics and aircraft electrical assemblies, with emphasis on robust test automation, hardware interfaces, and production readiness.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers supporting X-BAT avionics production test.
  • Own the technical roadmap and execution for automated test stands, reusable test frameworks, station software, and test-data systems.
  • Build scalable Python-based software for test sequencing, instrument and fixture control, unit-under-test communication, measurement collection, pass/fail evaluation, and reporting.
  • Guide software architecture, code quality, configuration management, CI/CD, release processes, documentation, and operational support.
  • Partner closely with electrical engineers to translate avionics interfaces, functional requirements, and failure modes into automated test coverage.
  • Partner with mechanical engineers to ensure fixtures, cabling, connectors, serviceability, safety, and operator workflows support reliable production testing.
  • Work with FPGA and embedded-software teams to configure, communicate with, and validate FPGA-enabled avionics hardware.
  • Improve test coverage, station uptime, throughput, failure triage, test repeatability, and traceability.
  • Establish metrics and processes for regression health, station reliability, first-pass yield, retest rate, false failures, and recurring failure modes.
  • Support root-cause analysis across the unit under test, fixture, instrumentation, test software, embedded software, FPGA behavior, and electrical interfaces.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering, test automation, embedded systems, hardware-integrated software, manufacturing test, avionics, aerospace, robotics, automotive, industrial systems, or similar fields.
  • 2+ years of direct people-management experience leading software, test, or hardware-integration engineers.
  • Demonstrated experience building, deploying, and sustaining automated functional-test systems for complex hardware.
  • Strong Python experience, particularly for automation frameworks, hardware communication, instrument control, data acquisition, and test orchestration.
  • Experience with C++ or C in embedded, systems, device-control, or hardware-facing applications.
  • Experience working directly with electrical hardware, test fixtures, instrumentation, and devices under test.
  • Familiarity with FPGA-enabled hardware and the ability to work effectively with FPGA engineers on system-level test and debug.
  • Familiarity with common interfaces and protocols such as Ethernet, TCP/IP, UDP, serial, CAN, SPI, I2C, USB, GPIO, PCIe, or JTAG.
  • Experience with Git, code review, automated testing, CI/CD, release management, and configuration control.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across software, electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, and program teams.

Skills

Required:PythonC/C++

Benefits

  • Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
  • Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location.
  • All offers contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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