Senior Systems Test Engineer

Aerovect
Atlanta - +3 more
Hybrid

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have hands-on experience in AV testing and familiarity with safety-critical systems.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5+ years in AV testing and embedded systems experience in a fast-paced startup environment
    — “5+ years of hands-on experience in vehicle testing, embedded systems, and / or robotics”
  • Individuals with a background in structured test processes and safety-critical systems validation
    — “Drive the V&V of dependable, safety-critical systems for AGSE in the airport driving environment”
  • Professionals who can build test automation tools and analyze complex sensor data
    — “Build and maintain scripts and tools for test automation, report generation, and regression tracking”

Things to consider

  • Travel commitment may be necessary despite some remote options
    — “Proximity to Atlanta, open to travel up to 25%”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with simulation and real-world AV testing in your resume and interview responses
    — “rigorous Verification & Validation (V&V) in simulation and real-world operational environments”
  • Emphasize your ability to analyze sensor streams and incident data for system validation
    — “Collect and analyze diagnostics, sensor streams (LiDAR, radar, camera, GPS, etc.), incident data”
  • Showcase your cross-functional collaboration experience in autonomy, hardware, and safety teams
    — “Work cross-functionally with autonomy, HW, S&S teams to report issues, identify root causes”
  • Demonstrate your understanding of safety standards like ISO 26262 and UL 4600
    — “Familiarity with safety standards in the development and deployment of complex autonomous systems”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • planning, execution, and analysis of structured testing activities
  • verifying and validating requirements
Typical background
Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, Mechatronics, Aerospace, or a related field

Skills & requirements

Required

Autonomous Systems TestingEmbedded SystemsRoboticsAV System Performance Evaluation

Preferred

Data ScienceStatistical Analysis

Stack & domain

Autonomous VehiclesSafety-critical SystemsTest PlansTest ProtocolsTest AutomationData AnalysisDebuggingCross-disciplinary TeamsCommunicationTeamworkProblem-solvingAdaptabilityAttention To DetailLeadershipTest Engineering

About the role

Original posting from Aerovect via Ashby

WHO WE ARE

AeroVect is transforming ground handling with autonomy, redefining how airlines and ground service providers around the globe run day-to-day operations. We are a Series A company backed by top-tier venture capital investors in aviation and autonomous driving. Our customers include some of the world’s largest airlines and ground handling providers. For more information, visit www.aerovect.com http://www.aerovect.com.

We are seeking a detail-oriented Systems Test Engineer with a passion for autonomy and safety-critical systems to help lead the planning, execution, and analysis of structured testing activities of our self-driving vehicles and across our entire Autonomous Ground Support Equipment (AGSE) Service. This role is critical to ensuring safety, reliability, and performance through rigorous Verification & Validation (V&V) in simulation and real-world operational environments to enable scalability as AeroVect continues to develop its autonomous solutions.

YOU WILL

  • Work with the Head of Systems to:
  • Drive the V&V of dependable, safety-critical systems for AGSE in the airport driving environment
  • Develop and maintain test plans and protocols for evaluating AV system performance (including subsystems) across the ODD (including edge-case scenarios)
  • Provide artifacts to verify and validate requirements and inform deployment decisions
  • Oversee and execute manual and automated test cases as necessary in closed course and live operational environments to evaluate system performance, behaviors, and critical safety functionality
  • Operate and monitor AVs in various driving modes, ensuring safety and compliance during testing and data collection
  • Collect and analyze diagnostics, sensor streams (LiDAR, radar, camera, GPS, etc.), incident data, etc. to verify system performance and identify issues
  • Work cross-functionally with autonomy, HW, S&S teams to report issues, identify root causes of failures, validate fixes, and close test feedback loops
  • Build and maintain scripts and tools for test automation, report generation, and regression tracking to support continuous system validation
  • Participate in recurring triage and contribute to release-readiness and root cause analysis efforts
  • Mentor engineers in test-driven development

YOU HAVE

  • Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, Mechatronics, Aerospace, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in vehicle testing, embedded systems, and / or robotics
  • Familiarity with automotive / AV test procedures, including real-world and simulation
  • Familiarity with structured test processes (e.g., V-model, HIL/SIL testing), test automation, and data analysis tools
  • Strong debugging skills and ability to work with cross-disciplinary teams
  • Ability to communicate technical issues and solutions across all levels of the organization
  • Hands-on approach with a willingness to engage deeply and enjoy the work in a fast-paced startup environment with distributed, multidisciplinary teams
  • Strong organizational and analytical thinking abilities
  • Proximity to Atlanta, open to travel up to 25%

WE PREFER

  • MS or PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field
  • Experience developing, testing, and / or deploying autonomous vehicles, autonomous systems, robotics, or ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems)
  • Experience with DOORS, Jama, Polarion, Enterprise Architect, etc.
  • Familiarity with safety standards in the development and deployment of complex autonomous systems (including to ISO 26262, ISO 21448, UL 4600, IEC 61508, ANSI B56.5, ISO3691, ANSI 15.08)
  • Familiarity with the airside driving environment at major global airports
  • Experience with data science and statistical analysis
  • Located in or willingness to relocate to Atlanta

Source: Aerovect careers (Ashby)

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