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# Software Test Automation Engineer (R4719)

- **Company:** Shield AI
- **Location:** Dallas, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Artificial Intelligence, Automation of Tests, CMake, Firmware, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Python (Programming Language), Software Engineering, Git, Computer Equipment, Bare Metal, Software Version Control
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/e3916228-32f7-4a50-ad90-348380ff2239/software-test-automation-engineer-r

## About the Role

* Senior: Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of relevant experience, or Masters with 4+ years, or PhD with 2+ years.
 * Staff: Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of relevant experience, or Masters with 6+ years, or PhD with 4+ years.
 * Senior Staff: Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of relevant experience, or Masters with 9+ years, or PhD with 7+ years.
 * Strong Python skills
 * 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

## Description

Shield AI has been redefining autonomous aviation with cutting-edge AI and GPS/RF-denied navigation technologies for the past few years. We're looking for a software engineer, well versed in development and testing, to help continue building V-BAT's test operations, specifically automation capabilities and tools used to test software components ranging from autonomy, embedded systems, ground control applications, and more - you will gather requirements and write software to automate them. WHAT YOU'LL DO:

 * 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 scenarios
 * 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