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Principal Engineer - Integration, Test, & Verification

Firestorm · San Diego, United States · On-site

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About Firestorm

Firestorm Labs - Democratize the fight with radically-affordable, mission-adaptable power for air, land, and sea. Backed by NEA.

About the role

The posted salary range reflects an estimate based on a variety of compensation factors, including but not limited to relevant experience, education, certifications, specialized skills, geographic location, and business needs. Actual compensation may vary, and this range is subject to change as our compensation structure or market conditions evolve. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Lead risk-based system integration, verification, and validation planning across 2–3 active product lines
  • Translate system requirements, critical interfaces, failure modes, and operational scenarios into executable test coverage and acceptance criteria
  • Coordinate integration sequencing, test readiness, qualification evidence, and verification traceability with Chief Engineers and functional teams
  • Build or strengthen SIL/HIL, automated regression, bench/lab integration, instrumentation, data capture, and representative field/flight-test practices as appropriate
  • Establish repeatable test procedures, defect tracking, reproducibility standards, and configuration control for test articles and environments
  • Lead test engineering personnel and coordinate distributed functional test contributors without duplicating all existing testing teams
More about this role

About the Role

Build and lead a cross-product integration, test, and verification capability for complex hardware/software/UAS systems. Own the integration and verification approach, test architecture, evidence quality, and escalation of unresolved defects. Work with Chief Engineers, who remain accountable for product technical integrity and readiness recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead risk-based system integration, verification, and validation planning across 2–3 active product lines.
  • Translate system requirements, critical interfaces, failure modes, and operational scenarios into executable test coverage and acceptance criteria.
  • Coordinate integration sequencing, test readiness, qualification evidence, and verification traceability with Chief Engineers and functional teams.
  • Build or strengthen SIL/HIL, automated regression, bench/lab integration, instrumentation, data capture, and representative field/flight-test practices as appropriate.
  • Establish repeatable test procedures, defect tracking, reproducibility standards, and configuration control for test articles and environments.
  • Lead test engineering personnel and coordinate distributed functional test...

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