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Flight Software Test Verification & Validation (V&V) Engineer

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Posted about 2 months ago

OfficeAtlanta, GA / Los Angeles, CA177k - 205k USD

As a Flight Software Test V&V Engineer on the Test & Infrastructure team, you will play a critical role in verifying and validating autonomous aircraft software prior to flight. The team is responsible for architecting, building, and maintaining the simulation and test infrastructure required to ensure system performance, safety, and certification readiness. 

This role focuses on validating flight software across multiple integrated environments, including Software-in-the-Loop (SITL), Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL), and on-aircraft systems, ensuring robust performance under both nominal and off-nominal conditions. 

### Key Skills
  • Strong analytical thinking and debugging capability  
  • Systems-level understanding of integrated hardware/software environments  
  • Attention to detail in test execution and documentation  
  • Effective communication across multidisciplinary engineering teams  
    • ### Key Responsibilities
  • Verify flight software functionality across SIL, HITL, and on-aircraft test environments  
  • Develop and execute test plans aligned with system requirements and certification objectives  
  • Author detailed test procedures for ground and flight test operations  
  • Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts within the test ecosystem  
  • Support functional, integration, and requirements-based testing for certification readiness  
  • Contribute to scalable and repeatable automated test frameworks  
  • Support the development and maintenance of simulation and test infrastructure  
  • Install, configure, and troubleshoot hardware and software components in lab environments  
  • Ensure fidelity and reliability of integrated test systems  
  • Work cross-functionally with flight software, systems, and hardware engineering teams  
  • Investigate anomalies, perform root cause analysis, and drive issues to resolution  
  • Author clear problem reports, reproduction steps, and verification artifacts  
    • ### Basic Qualifications
  • 3+ years of professional experience in software testing  
  • 3+ years of experience with Python and exposure to C++ build systems  
  • 3+ years of experience testing integrated hardware/software or mission-critical systems  
  • Experience writing problem reports, test procedures, and reproducibility steps  
  • Hands-on experience with laboratory electrical test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, digital multimeters)  
  • Demonstrated experience performing root cause analysis  
    • ### Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience working with robotics or safety-critical systems  
  • Experience developing automated test pipelines using tools such as Gitlab CI/CD 
  • Experience with Julia language 
  • Hands-on experience developing and executing tests in SITL/HITL environments 
  • Familiarity with certification-focused testing and formal verification processes (e.g., DO-178C, MIL-HDBK-516)  
  • Strong technical documentation and cross-team collaboration skills  
    • U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS 
    The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. US persons include U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending. 
     
    EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
    Hermeus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions at Hermeus are based solely on merit, competence, and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.

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    177k - 205k USD
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    Hermeus is a high-speed aircraft manufacturer focused on the rapid design, build, and test of high-Mach and hypersonic aircraft for the national interest. Working directly with the Department of Defense, Hermeus delivers capabilities that will ensure that our nation, and our allies, maintain an asymmetric advantage over any and all potential adversaries. Utilizing an integrated, hardware-rich, iterative development approach to aircraft design and build, Hermeus aims to deliver advanced air power at a pace not seen in the U.S. since the 1950s. Hermeus’ current Quarterhorse Program is actively unlocking unmanned high-speed flight. One program, four aircraft – each purpose-built to unlock a specific technical challenge, advance learnings, and incrementally de-risk critical technology in the pursuit of hypersonic aircraft. America needs fast planes fast – and Hermeus is delivering them.

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    Industry
    Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
    Headquarters
    Atlanta, Georgia
    Founded
    2018
    Company location
    Atlanta, Georgia
    Specialties
    Hypersonic, High-Mach, and Defense

    Key team members

    Richard Boyle

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    Ken Venner

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