Firestorm Labs
Senior Software QA Engineer, Avionics Platform
$140K–$185K
San Diego, United States · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 12, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years professional QA/SDET experience, including automation for embedded/real-time or safety-critical systems.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizenship is required, along with the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance. For ITAR compliance, candidates must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or otherwise eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorizations.
About the job
Tests and hardens Firestorm’s avionics software stack through exploratory testing and automation for embedded systems, helping ensure reliability and safe behavior before Flight Test.
What you'll do
- Plan and execute risk-based system, protocol, and regression testing; provide release sign-off ahead of Flight Test.
- Build and maintain HIL/SIL test automation and reproducible hardware test rigs, including fault-injection and degraded-condition testing.
- Diagnose and track defects, integrate tests into CI/CD, and document procedures while supporting safety, security, and reliability improvements.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of professional QA/SDET experience, including automation for embedded/real-time or safety-critical systems.
- Hands-on testing of embedded Linux and/or RTOS systems, including driver/HAL layers and UART/SPI/I²C/CAN-FD/Ethernet.
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.
Nice to have
- Deep experience designing HIL/SIL systems, including sensor and bus emulation, fault injection, and golden-trace comparison.
- Experience with PX4/ArduPilot middleware and flight-control logging, or familiarity with QGroundControl workflows.
Pay
USD 140,000 – 185,000 base salary
Tools
embedded Linux, RTOS, Python, pytest, Robot, C/C++, gtest, GitLab CI
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