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Test Automation Engineer

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

Firestorm builds modular autonomous aircraft designed to adapt across missions, payloads, and deployment environments. Validating that software requires testing complete aircraft behaviors and interfaces, not just individual components.

What they're looking for

  • 5+ years of software engineering, test automation, integration, or related experience
  • U.S. person required due to ITAR regulations
  • 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
More about this role

At Firestorm, we are building the future of expeditionary defense manufacturing and autonomous systems. Modern conflict has exposed a fundamental problem: the systems needed most by operators are often too expensive, too slow to produce, and too difficult to sustain at scale. Firestorm exists to change that.

We develop mission-adaptable aerial systems and deployable manufacturing infrastructure designed to put capability directly into the hands of the warfighter. From modular unmanned aircraft to xCell — our deployable microfactory — our goal is to make defense systems rapidly deployable, adaptable, and producible at the point of need.

We are looking for builders, operators, and problem-solvers who want to work on meaningful technology with real-world impact.

Firestorm builds modular autonomous aircraft designed to adapt across missions, payloads, and deployment environments. Validating that software requires testing complete aircraft behaviors and interfaces, not just individual components.

We are 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,...

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