Shield AI
Software Engineering Manager, Hardware Test (X-BAT) (R6020)
$169K–$300K
Seattle, Washington · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in a listed relevant field; 2+ years of direct people management.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be eligible for the stated S/SAR clearance; the posting does not state a visa policy.
About the job
Leads the X-BAT Hardware Test Software team developing and sustaining automated production test systems for avionics and aircraft electrical assemblies.
What you'll do
- Lead and develop software engineers while owning the technical roadmap and delivery of automated test stands, frameworks, station software, and test-data systems.
- Guide Python-based test automation, hardware and instrument interfaces, data collection, pass/fail evaluation, reporting, and software release practices.
- Partner across engineering and manufacturing teams to improve test coverage, reliability, throughput, traceability, and failure analysis.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering or a related field listed in the posting.
- 2+ years of direct people-management experience leading software, test, or hardware-integration engineers.
- Demonstrated experience building, deploying, and sustaining automated functional-test systems for complex hardware.
- Strong Python experience; experience with C++ or C and working directly with electrical hardware, fixtures, instrumentation, and devices under test.
Nice to have
- Automated production test equipment experience in avionics, aerospace, defense, autonomous systems, robotics, or other mission-critical hardware.
- Experience with reusable test frameworks, FPGA-adjacent work, or production traceability and quality systems.
Pay
USD 169,000–300,000 per-year-salary; base salary
Tools
Python, C++, C, Git, CI/CD, Ethernet, TCP/IP, UDP
AI focus
The role supports testing X-BAT autonomous aircraft; no specific AI development work is stated.
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