Shield AI
Manager, Software Test & Automation (R5461)
San Diego, California · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 10, 2026
About the job
Leads the Software Test & Automation team in building verification strategies, automated validation, and software readiness practices for autonomy programs.
What you'll do
- Lead and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team, including mentoring, recruiting, and performance reviews.
- Define verification strategies and build automated testing and validation frameworks across simulation, SIL, HIL, VIL, and operational environments.
- Establish readiness criteria and metrics, integrate validation into CI/CD, and report software readiness and technical risks to stakeholders.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting autonomous systems, robotics, or unmanned platforms.
- Experience with SonarQube, ROS, readiness metrics and reporting, or DoD programs and customer demonstrations.
Tools
Hivemind, Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL), Vehicle-in-the-Loop (VIL), CI/CD, SonarQube, ROS
AI focus
Validates autonomy software and assesses its maturity and readiness for operational deployment.
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