Senior Engineer, Test (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in Melbourne, Australia

Company

hirify.global develops Hivemind autonomy capabilities for expeditionary and emerging operations.

What you will do

• Design and maintain automated test frameworks, validation tooling, and test infrastructure for autonomy software.
• Develop and execute verification and validation strategies across simulation, Software-in-the-Loop, Hardware-in-the-Loop, Vehicle-in-the-Loop, and representative system environments.
• Build automated regression, integration, functional, and performance test suites.
• Develop Python-based automation, test harnesses, analysis tools, quality metrics, dashboards, and readiness assessments.
• Analyze test results, debug defects and integration issues, and support cross-functional root cause investigations.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD workflows and collaborate with autonomy software, systems engineering, flight test, and integration teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• 4–7 years of experience developing software test, verification, automation, or validation solutions for robotics, autonomy, aerospace, or complex distributed systems.
• Strong proficiency in Python for automation, testing, and data analysis.
• Experience with automated test frameworks, test harnesses, validation infrastructure, Linux-based development environments, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience validating software in simulation, SIL, HIL, and/or representative hardware environments.
• Strong understanding of software verification, regression testing, quality assurance, and complex system integration debugging.

Nice to have

• Experience with ArduPilot or PX4 flight control systems.
• Experience with unmanned aerial systems, including fixed-wing aircraft or quadrotors.
• Background in autonomy, robotics, or aerospace systems.
• Familiarity with flight controllers, radios, and communications systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Work as part of an international office entity in an on-site environment.
• Contribute to software quality, reliability, and mission-readiness capabilities for operational autonomy systems.
• Offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
• Compensation is determined by skills, experience, licenses, certifications, and work location.