Senior Software QA Engineer, Aviation

Location

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Atlanta, GA

Employment Type

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Full time

Location Type

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Hybrid

Department

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Engineering

Compensation

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* $150K – $180K

Where you fall within the compensation range is based on how you demonstrate the attributes and competencies required for the role. We mostly reserve the upper half of our compensation bands for internal growth. During your call with one of our recruiters, they can further clarify the salary range and our total compensation.

OverviewThe Problem ===============

As Flock scales our Drone as a First Responder programs, ensuring the real-time reliability of our integrated mechatronic systems is critical to supporting first responders in split-second decisions. Validating complex hardware, edge computing, and cloud systems under real-world conditions requires a dedicated test leader who can bridge physical hardware and software interfaces. You will drive QA strategy, execute rigorous software and hardware testing, and set the release gates that ensure high system performance across our fleet.

What You'll Own

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• Lead the end-to-end quality assurance strategy for mechatronic systems, spanning airborne hardware, ground docks, and cloud backends.
• Author and execute comprehensive test plans, structuring test suites and execution metrics within test management platforms like Qase.
• Build custom test scripts and modify test automation frameworks using Python and Bash.
• Perform deep log-level debugging and issue isolation across microcontrollers, physical sensors, and edge devices using Linux CLI tools.
• Develop automated Hardware-in-the-Loop and Software-in-the-Loop test suites to set formal quality gates for upcoming fleet rollouts.

What This Role is Not

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* This is not a purely theoretical test design position, you will perform hands-on CLI de