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Shield AI

Robot type
Drone · Defense
Location
DallasTexasUSA
Job type
Software
Posted
Aug 28, 2025
Salary
$95,000–$200,000 a year
Full-time

Software Test Automation Engineer (R4719)

Job description

Shield AI — Software Test Automation Engineer (R4719) (Dallas, Texas).

Job responsibilities

  • Work directly with our GNC and Embedded teams daily to build software that leverages simulation, avionics, and/or custom hardware to automate testing
  • Define test cases to verify and validate embedded or GNC software at a system level, automating them to run continuously
  • Implement software interfaces and drivers to orchestrate simulation environments, hardware devices, and test equipment – enabling real-world behaviors, failure injection, and hardware manipulation for various test…
  • Quickly prototype solutions using software & hardware to unblock testing, harden your prototype into scalable products for continuous release testing
  • Support release test planning and execution leading up to flight test events and major product milestones

Job requirements

  • 2+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree (CE, CS, EE); or some industry experience (intern, startup, self-projects) with a Master’s or PhD degree
  • Strong C++ or Python skills, basic proficiency in the other
  • Familiarity with common version control (git) and build/packaging systems (CMake, Poetry, etc)
  • Passion for growth, fast-paced environments, and holding self to a high standard of excellence
  • 5+ years of related experience building automated test solutions
  • Experience building automated test solutions for aircraft of autonomous vehicles
  • Experience in automated testing, bare-metal firmware development, or simulation tooling
  • Ability to obtain security clearance

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