# Senior System Test Engineer at Forterra

- Company: Forterra
- What the company does: About Forterra At Forterra, we are unleashing autonomy at scale to transform the battlefield. Backed by SoftBank VF.
- Company website: https://www.forterra.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Clarksburg, MD
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $110K to $140K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-02-17
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://ats.rippling.com/forterra/jobs/edd8b43d-7834-4bfb-bb89-03fba0b59a8e
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/forterra-senior-system-test-engineer/

## About the role

We validate autonomous vehicles across simulation, hardware in the loop benches, and live vehicle testing to reduce risk, expose failure modes early, and ensure mission success for both commercial and DoD customers. As a System Test Engineer you will play a critical role in ensuring the functional safety, reliability, and performance of autonomous vehicle subsystems.

## What they're looking for

- Own vehicle-level test strategy for autonomy features and safety-critical functions
- Translate system requirements and user journeys into structured test plans and scenario matrices
- Identify operational edge cases and risk-driven test permutations
- Design and source custom test interfaces, instrumentation, and tooling as needed
- Execute and oversee testing across simulation, benches, and real vehicles
- Analyze results, perform root cause analysis, and clearly communicate risk and readiness

Tags: Product Validation