Software QA Automation Engineer, III

AeroVironment•Moorpark, CA

1d•$89,630 - $136,685•Onsite

About The Position

The Software QA Automation Engineer III designs automated solutions to systematically verify mission systems software and maintain robust test infrastructure. In this role, one regularly collaborates with the development team and the system test team, while operating with a large degree of autonomy.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in related discipline is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
Minimum 5 - 8 years of relevant experience
Proficiency in one or more of C/C++, Python, C# .NET, or Java; object-oriented design experience is a plus
Experienced in Software QA automation
Experienced in building and optimizing automation frameworks (e.g., Xray or similar), with scripting in Python or similar
Comfortable working in Linux and with source control / CI pipelines (e.g., GitLab)
Experienced performing code reviews and mentoring team members on automation concepts and best practices
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (Green Card holder) or asylee/refugee status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) required.
Must be willing to work on government contracts and have the ability to obtain a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Champions quality by forging influential relationships across QA, development, product, DevOps, and system test teams
Experience testing embedded, robotics, UAS, or other safety- or mission-critical software is a strong plus
Familiarity with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test environments and lab hardware is a plus
Embraces AI-assisted development and test tools to accelerate automation and related engineering work
Demonstrates strong debugging / problem resolution skills, and competency in multitasking and handling multiple time critical issues / projects simultaneously
Demonstrates passion to continuously improve and execute tests for a faster and higher quality result
Is an experienced professional with a full understanding of area of specialization; resolves a wide range of issues in creative ways
Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
Able to excel in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, where small teams share a broad variety of duties
Displays strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives
Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products
Is committed to learning from mistakes and driven to improve and enhance performance of oneself, others, and the company
Has effective interpersonal and communication skills
Focuses on teamwork, collaboration and puts the success of the team above one's own interests

Responsibilities

Participates in the design, expansion and maintenance of the automated test suite and frameworks (e.g., Xray)
Owns isolated component, sub-system, and automated system tests; reviews system requirements and co-authors system test plans, and supports hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) regressions and engineering flight tests
Defines and plan scope, resource needs, benchmarks and goals of manual & automation work
Defines and implement QA practices, procedures, standards and reporting
Supports the bug reporting and review process; contributes to software risk identification, tracking, and mitigation
Identifies project risks, quantify risk/benefit relationships and provide alternative solutions as well as risk mitigation
Designs test plans, scenarios and cases to exercise new functionality & identify breaking issues
Analyzes, designs, programs, debugs, and modifies test software and automation for embedded, networked, and mission systems software
Partners with resources as needed to validate software with project time line
Mentors less experienced team members on QA/QC concepts, methodologies and best practices
Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors
Other duties as assigned