Senior Software QA Engineer, Aviation

This role leads the end-to-end quality assurance strategy for Flock's mechatronic systems, spanning airborne hardware, ground docks, and cloud backends. You will author and execute comprehensive test plans, build custom test scripts, and perform deep log-level debugging across embedded devices and edge systems. The position is hands-on, requiring direct interaction with real-world aircraft operations and establishing formal testing gates for major hardware releases.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end quality assurance strategy for mechatronic systems, spanning airborne hardware, ground docks, and cloud backends.
• Author and execute comprehensive test plans, structuring test suites and execution metrics within test management platforms like Qase.
• Build custom test scripts and modify test automation frameworks using Python and Bash.
• Perform deep log-level debugging and issue isolation across microcontrollers, physical sensors, and edge devices using Linux CLI tools.
• Develop automated Hardware-in-the-Loop and Software-in-the-Loop test suites to set formal quality gates for upcoming fleet rollouts.

Requirements

• Systems engineering and QA experience on safety-critical mechatronic systems such as robotics, autonomous vehicles, UAVs, or aerospace platforms.
• Mastery of Linux environments, log-level debugging, and command-line interfaces across embedded devices and cloud infrastructures.
• Proficiency in Python or Bash for authoring custom testing scripts and expanding test automation.
• Demonstrated skill in structuring test plans, authoring detailed test cases, and managing execution metrics in tools like Qase.
• Technical familiarity with serial communications such as CAN and UART, computer vision, edge computing, and live data streaming.

Nice to have

• Experience with aviation standards, FAA Part 107 certification, Gazebo simulation, or cloud tools like AWS is a plus.

Benefits

• In this role, you'll receive a starting salary between $150,000 and $180,000 as well as Flock Stock Options. Base salary is determined by job-related experience, education/training, as well as market indicators. Your recruiter will discuss this in depth with you during our first chat.
• On compensation: we pay fairly for the work. Base salary is determined by job-related experience, education, training, and market indicators. The range in this posting covers base salary only and doesn't include equity, sales bonus plans where applicable, or benefits. The range may be adjusted over time, and this posting may span more than one career level.