Software Automation Test Engineer

Required Skills & Experience

4+ years of experience in software testing, software integration, CI/CD, or software development. Strong Python and C++ skills and experience reading and modifying production or test code. Strong Linux command-line and debugging skills. Experience with Git, merge requests, code review, and GitLab CI or a comparable CI system. Ability to interpret stack traces, test reports, application logs, and build-system output. Experience in Military, Automotive, Aerospace, Robotics, or similar industries. Understanding of automated testing practices, including unit, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.

Job Description

Monitor, execute, and troubleshoot GitLab CI pipelines for software integration Maintain integration, contract, smoke, and software-in-the-loop (SIL) tests covering missions, scenarios, deployments, analyzers, and evaluators. Reproduce CI failures locally using the same package and test targets exercised in the pipeline.

Triage failures into categories such as:

Product or autonomy-runtime regression Test implementation defect Dependency or lockfile incompatibility Configuration or schema mismatch CI runner or infrastructure failure Intermittent or flaky behavior Analyze logs, JUnit reports, rendered configurations, runtime artifacts, MCAP/rosbag recordings, telemetry, and evaluator results. Produce clear defect reports containing the failure signature, affected revision, reproduction steps, supporting evidence, suspected ownership, and recommended next action. Partner with feature and platform teams to diagnose and verify fixes across repository and package boundaries. Maintain existing SDK examples and update their tests when supported APIs or dependency contracts change

MUST SIT WITHIN 50MI OF SAN DIEGO, DALLAS, WASHINGTON D.C., OR BOSTON