Shield AI
Senior Manager, Software Test and Automation (R6080)
$190K–$280K
Dallas, Texas · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Mar 27, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in testing or verification and validation, plus 3+ years leading teams, including some experience managing other managers.
- Education
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
About the job
Leads software verification and validation for Shield AI’s VBAT aircraft, building automated test infrastructure and validating autonomy software in simulations and real aircraft environments.
What you'll do
- Build scalable software and system test infrastructure for rapid deployments.
- Own end-to-end test strategy across SIL, HIL, and VIL environments, including continuous integration and rapid releases.
- Design mission-critical tests and coordinate flight-test and software-release campaigns across engineering and operations teams.
What they ask for
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
- 8+ years in software testing, systems testing, or verification and validation for complex safety- or mission-critical systems.
- 3+ years leading teams, including some experience managing other managers.
- Experience building and maintaining automated test frameworks, validating autonomous behaviors or distributed real-time systems, and developing test infrastructure.
Nice to have
- Experience testing unmanned aircraft systems, rotorcraft, or airborne mission systems.
- Knowledge of safety or airworthiness frameworks such as DO-178C, MIL-STD-882, or STANAG.
Pay
USD 190,000–280,000 per-year-salary; base salary
Tools
SIL, HIL, VIL, CI/CD, Gazebo, Isaac, ROS/ROS2, Jenkins
AI focus
Validates autonomous aircraft behaviors and mission-critical autonomy software through automated testing across simulated and real aircraft environments.
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