Software QA Automation Engineer II (Python)

Location: Moorpark, CA; onsite work in an office and R&D environment is required. Occasional travel within the Continental U.S. may be required, up to 20%.

Salary: $82,000–$139,500 per year

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous defense systems and unmanned technologies across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains, including AI-powered drones and integrated autonomy solutions.

What you will do

• Design, expand, and maintain automated test suites and frameworks such as Xray.
• Develop component, subsystem, system, and hardware-in-the-loop regression tests for embedded, networked, and mission systems software.
• Design test plans, scenarios, and cases; analyze, program, debug, and modify test automation.
• Review system requirements, support system test plans and engineering flight tests, and coordinate validation with development and system test teams.
• Support defect reviews, identify and track software risks, quantify risk/benefit relationships, and define mitigation options.
• Mentor entry-level team members on QA automation concepts, methodologies, and best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• 2–5 years of relevant experience, including experience in software QA automation.
• Familiarity with one or more of C/C++, Python, C# .NET, or Java; experience with object-oriented design is a plus.
• Experience building or contributing to automation frameworks such as Xray or similar, with scripting in Python or a similar language.
• Comfort working in Linux and with source control and CI pipelines such as GitLab.
• Experience performing code reviews and mentoring team members on automation concepts and best practices.
• Strong debugging, problem-resolution, communication, collaboration, multitasking, and time-critical issue management skills.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or qualifying asylee/refugee or other U.S. person under ITAR/EAR requirements; some work may require current U.S. citizenship.
• Must be willing to work on government contracts and have the ability to obtain a security clearance.

Nice to have

• Exposure to embedded, robotics, UAS, or other safety- or mission-critical software.
• Familiarity with hardware-in-the-loop test environments and laboratory hardware.
• Experience with AI-assisted development and test tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular full-time employment with a 9/80 work schedule and paid holiday shutdown.
• Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits with company matching.
• Fast-paced, deadline-driven environment where small teams share a broad range of responsibilities.
• Work emphasizes quality, ownership, continuous improvement, teamwork, and mission-focused autonomous systems.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted from principals only; agencies are not requested.
• Employment remains subject to applicable ITAR/EAR export authorization requirements; any required export license approval may be a condition of the offer.