SDET

• Design, develop, and maintain automated testing solutions across UI, API, integration, and end-to-end workflows.
• Continuously expand automated test coverage using tools such as Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium.
• Partner closely with developers to integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and ensure quality is built into every release.
• Create and maintain test plans, test cases, and quality processes that support rapid product development.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers to review requirements, acceptance criteria, and user stories to ensure clear, testable outcomes.
• Validate front-end, back-end, and AI-enabled functionality across multiple products and platforms.
• Identify, document, and track defects through resolution using established quality assurance methodologies.
• Assess production readiness and validate release quality prior to deployment.
• Develop and execute API, integration, and backend validation testing using modern testing frameworks and tools.
• Verify data integrity, system interoperability, and reliability across connected services and external integrations.
• Design and execute performance and scalability testing scenarios to evaluate system responsiveness and stability.
• Troubleshoot issues related to APIs, databases, and distributed system interactions.
• Support weekly production releases through testing coordination, validation, and stakeholder communication.
• Deliver demonstrations of completed functionality and provide feedback to development teams.
• Analyze quality trends and recommend improvements to testing strategies, tooling, and processes.
• Help shape the future of quality engineering at Slingshot by introducing new tools, frameworks, and best practices.

QA Automation Engineer

• Lead end-to-end Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEIT) efforts for the Sapphire program, owning test strategy, planning, execution, and closure across lab, ground, and flight environments.
• Develop and maintain the program-level test & verification master plan, detailed test plans, procedures, and acceptance criteria; ensure traceability to system requirements.
• Define, establish and manage integration labs, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) setups, test benches, telemetry, and data collection/analysis capabilities necessary to execute test campaigns.
• Coordinate cross-discipline integration and test activities with cross functional IT bedrocks (ERP, MES, PDM) and I&I and subcontractor teams.
• Lead test execution for complex system-level integration events, anomaly resolution, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions; drive test defect lifecycle to closure.
• Establish and implement test automation, repeatability, and regression frameworks to facilitate continuous integration and continuous verification.
• Ensure compliance with applicable aerospace standards and certification artifacts (e.g., DO-178C, DO-254, MIL‑STD, program-specific compliance requirements), and support certification authorities and program audits.
• Produce and present test status, risk assessments, metrics, findings, and recommendations to program leadership and stakeholders; maintain schedule and resource forecasts.
• Mentor, develop, and lead a multidisciplinary test team (engineers, technicians) including task allocation, performance feedback, and professional development.
• Incorporate safety, cybersecurity, and configuration management controls into test planning and execution; ensure test activities respect export control and classified handling requirements when applicable.

System Test Engineer Lead – Sapphire

• Own QA strategy and automation across API, integration, UI, and end-to-end testing.
• Develop and maintain automated test suites using Playwright/Cypress and Postman/Rest Assured.
• Validate REST APIs, event-driven workflows, database integrity, and AWS services.
• Perform SQL-based database validation across PostgreSQL or SQL Server.
• Ensure testing coverage for audit trails, workflow transitions, and role-based access controls.
• Collaborate within Agile delivery teams and support CI/CD testing practices.

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QA Automation Engineer

System Test Engineer Lead – Sapphire

Senior QA Automation Engineer