Senior Flight Test Engineer - Software Automation (AI)

Location: Remote, based in the United States; San Mateo, California

Annual base salary: $150,000–$200,000, plus equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous drones and integrated hardware and software products for utility inspection, public safety, national security, and other users.

What you will do

• Lead the Flight Test Automation Pod, set technical direction, own the roadmap, and mentor contributing engineers.
• Own automated test workflows across mobile, browser, and integrated hardware/software systems from simulation through real-world flight.
• Establish CI test pipelines that automatically validate every build and provide actionable developer feedback.
• Design an extensible test framework that enables teams to add and maintain tests.
• Apply AI-assisted and agentic workflows to test generation, failure triage, and flight-log analysis.
• Define risk- and requirement-based coverage metrics and partner with software, flight-test, and reliability engineering leads on test priorities.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in software testing, automation, or test infrastructure, ideally in a complex cross-functional hardware/software environment.
• Experience setting technical direction and driving adoption across teams.
• Strong Python skills and experience building maintainable test frameworks and infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD systems and integrating automated tests into build pipelines.
• Experience applying AI and agentic workflows to software development or testing.
• Ability to define and measure test coverage across complex systems.
• Proficiency with mobile and browser automation tools such as Appium, Playwright, or Selenium.
• FAA Part 107 certification must be obtained within the first 60 days of employment.

Nice to have

• Background in aviation, drones, embedded systems, robotics simulation, or hardware-in-the-loop testing.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work is available for this US-based position.
• Regular full-time employees receive stock options, health insurance, paid vacation, sick leave, holiday pay, and a 401(k) savings plan.
• Relocation assistance may be provided for eligible roles.
• Work within a multidisciplinary environment focused on diverse perspectives, inclusion, and reliable product delivery.