Manager Software Test and Automation
Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.
Funding history
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About Shield AI
Founded in 2015, Shield AI builds Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft for operations in contested, GPS- and communications-denied environments. Its current site also presents Aechelon synthetic-reality simulation and Vision Systems detection and tracking products.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead a multidisciplinary software test and automation team. You will define verification strategies, build automated validation infrastructure, establish readiness standards and metrics, integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines, coordinate validation activities, develop roadmaps and staffing plans, and present readiness assessments and risks to leadership.
Requirements
- Software test automation
- Verification
- Validation
- Simulation
- Software-in-the-loop testing
- Hardware-in-the-loop testing
- Vehicle-in-the-loop testing
- Regression testing
- Test infrastructure
- CI/CD
- Software readiness
- Quality gate
- Performance metric
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow Software Test and Automation Engineers
- Define verification and validation strategies across simulation, SIL, HIL, VIL, and operational test environments
- Develop automated regression testing, validation frameworks, and test infrastructure
- Establish software-readiness criteria, quality gates, and performance metrics
- Integrate automated validation into CI/CD pipelines
- Develop common automation frameworks, reusable test assets, and validation methodologies
- Coordinate software-readiness activities across engineering and flight-test teams
- Develop technical roadmaps, staffing plans, and engineering priorities
- Mentor engineers, conduct performance reviews, and recruit talent
- Present readiness assessments, technical risks, and validation status to leadership
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity
- Temporary benefits package after 60 days of employment