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

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.  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. country: US all locations: [Atlanta, GA / Los Angeles, CA] commitment: Full-time department: Engineering location: Atlanta, GA / Los Angeles, CA team: Flight Software 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