Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (USA)

As Senior QA Engineer on the Aerial Capture team, you own the quality bar for everything the team ships. You'll fly drones daily, define and run test programs, lead acceptance testing on high-risk workflows, and ensure every critical bug is caught before reaching customers. This is a hands-on, field-first role where you'll coordinate with the QA team, keep regression suites sharp, and surface metrics that give Product and Engineering confidence at release time.

Responsibilities

• Field testing - Daily drone flights for regression, acceptance, and validation. You need physical space to fly (e.g. 10+ acres accessible from your location) and the judgment to run a high-quality flight program on your own.
• Test planning and execution - Define comprehensive test plans for new features and releases. Know the requirements better than the PM or EM. Catch edge cases before anyone else sees them.
• QA team coordination - Design and schedule QA test programs, write clear plans and checklists, and reduce back-and-forth so QA is never the bottleneck.
• Bug reporting quality - Own the bug reporting rubric (repro steps, severity, exposure, context, logs, media) and enforce it so triage is plug-and-play - no validation pass needed to understand a ticket.
• Regression strategy - Manage Dock, Android, and iOS regression suites. Own the "regression found" playbook. Make sure the suites actually test user workflows and catch what matters.
• Automated testing - Build and maintain automation to reduce manual testing load and increase confidence. AI-first approach to test setup, maintenance, and analysis.
• Quality metrics - Track post-release bugs per feature, escalation patterns, QA throughput, and SLO-violating issues. Use them to improve processes and focus QA resources where they reduce risk most.
• Equipment and environments - Maintain Qase suites, device/drone inventory, firmware tracking, and internal QA tooling. No fire drills because something wasn't set up.

Requirements

• Space to fly - access to 10+ acres for daily drone operations (place of residence or nearby)
• FAA Part 107 Certificate (required; can obtain upon hiring)
• Hardware QA experience - you know how to validate hardware behavior end-to-end, not just software
• 4+ years in QA/quality engineering for hardware or mobile products
• Automation mindset - you build automation to reduce manual load and ship with higher confidence
• Proactive by default - you surface issues, risks, and blockers without being asked
• Code/Scripting - Strong coding/scripting skills in Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar
• Test/Defect platforms - Experience with test case management (Qase or similar) and defect tracking (Jira)
• Communication - Clear communicator who can write a concise bug ticket, run a crisp standup update, and coordinate a team
• AI Tooling - AI is a core part of how this role works — not optional. You'll use AI tools for test setup and maintenance, bug analysis and triage, metrics review, and taking a first-pass at resolving new bug tickets in code. We expect candidates to already be using AI in their QA work and to be enthusiastic about pushing that further.
• Experience testing mobile apps (Android/iOS) with frameworks like Appium, Espresso, or Detox
• Familiarity with robotics, geospatial, or autonomous systems
• CI/CD pipeline experience (GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Jenkins)
• API and integration testing
• Experience with drone flight systems, RTK/PPK workflows, or embedded firmware

Benefits

• Culture of Innovation & Collaboration – Thrive in an environment that values creativity and teamwork.
• Drone Certification – Get certified and gain unique, hands-on skills with our full backing.
• Flexible Work Arrangements – Enjoy autonomy with remote-first options and schedule flexibility.
• Paid Family Leave – Take the time you need to support your family during life’s most important moments.
• Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage – Plans designed to support your well-being.
• Career & Growth Development – Build new skills and unlock opportunities through continuous learning.
• Flexible PTO – Take time off when you need it to recharge—we trust you to manage your time well.
• Employee Referral Bonus – Know someone great? Refer them and earn a bonus when they join our team.