Firestorm is hiring a Senior Software Test Automation Engineer to build the tests, tools, and infrastructure used to validate aircraft software. You will automate end-to-end testing across SIL, HIL, and VIL environments and help make software integration and release testing faster, more repeatable, and easier to debug. This is a software engineering role focused on test, where you will build automation and infrastructure used throughout development and formal release testing.

Responsibilities

Automate aircraft behaviors — Build scenario-based tests for aircraft capabilities, interfaces, failures, and recovery behavior.
Build test infrastructure — Develop frameworks, harnesses, services, and tooling for automated execution across SIL, HIL, and VIL.
Automate release testing — Turn release test plans into repeatable automated campaigns with clear results and failure reporting.
Build test orchestration — Improve configuration, execution, data collection, analysis, and reporting across test environments.
Debug integration failures — Investigate problems across aircraft software, simulation, networking, hardware, and test infrastructure.
Expand system coverage — Work with software and systems engineers to identify gaps and move meaningful testing earlier in development.
Improve the test platform — Make automated testing easier to develop, run, maintain, and scale.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance
5+ years of software engineering, test automation, integration, or related experience
Strong programming skills in Python, C++, or similar languages
Experience building automated test frameworks, harnesses, or infrastructure
Experience testing complex integrated software systems
Experience with SIL, HIL, VIL, simulation, or other hardware-connected test environments
Strong debugging skills across software, interfaces, networking, and hardware
Experience automating test execution, data collection, and result reporting
Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD or software release workflows

Nice to have

Experience testing autonomous systems, robotics, aircraft, or vehicles
Experience with scenario-based testing or fault injection
Experience with distributed test execution or orchestration systems
Experience analyzing telemetry or time-series system data
Aerospace, defense, UAS, or safety-critical software experience

Benefits

We offer comprehensive medical, dental, and visions plans
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan to invest in your long-term retirement goals
Equity grants for new hires
Unlimited PTO
Extremely generous company holiday calendar, including a holiday hiatus in July & December.
Generous Parental Leave
Lifestyle Spending Account
FSA
DCFSA
HSA
Hospital Indemnity insurance
Critical Illness insurance
Accident insurance
Basic Life/AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance, 100% covered by Firestorm. Plus, the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your family.
Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, are available to you as well.