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• Design, build, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks; create technical solutions, documentation, and training resources to allow our QA engineers to easily create scenarios within these frameworks
• Own end-to-end test strategy for our platform, including functional, integration, regression, performance, and security testing
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines in collaboration with our platform engineering team
• Perform load, stress, and performance testing on high-throughput processes
• Mentor QA engineers; drive engineering-wide best practices for testability and quality
• Perform investigation with root cause analysis, and close the loop with new automated coverage

Senior Software Engineer – Test

• Define and implement enterprise-wide QA architecture, standards, and best practices.
• Establish scalable automation frameworks supporting UI, API, database, cloud, and event-driven applications.
• Drive Quality Engineering transformation initiatives aligned with Agile and DevOps practices.
• Architect testing solutions that support continuous integration, continuous testing, and continuous delivery.
• Lead adoption of AI-powered testing solutions including automated test case generation, intelligent defect prediction, and triage.
• Develop strategies leveraging tools such as GitHub Copilot and AI test generation platforms.
• Design and maintain enterprise automation architectures utilizing in-house capabilities.
• Lead automation of functional, integration, regression, accessibility, performance, and API testing.
• Integrate automated quality gates into CI/CD pipelines.
• Mentor and coach QE Leads, Automation Engineers, and Test Architects.

Quality Assurance Architect – AI & Automation Engineering

• Design, Develop and Maintain Test Automation Frameworks, Tools and Libraries: Develop a strong understanding of relevant product areas, independently implementing and maintaining complex automated tests and medium complex framework features.
• Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills: Skilled in debugging and resolving simple blocking issues, especially with automation scripts, new frameworks and new tools. Applies analytical and creative approaches to tackle simple quality challenges with solutions.
• Implement/Enhance Continuous Integration Continuous Deployment (CI / CD): Understanding of automation framework with CI/CD pipelines to facilitate automated testing during the build and deployment processes.
• Performance Testing Support: Design and implement complex performance test script based on existing automation framework and tools to execute performance tests. Provide analytical and provide feedback for the releases in the test result report.
• Define and Enforce Automation Standards and Best Practices: Enforcing coding standards, best practices, and guidelines for writing and maintaining automated scripts and framework. Review code written by team members to ensure adherence to standards and provide constructive feedback.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with cross functional teams and stakeholders to gather requirements and provide simple solutions in framework to meet medium-complex testing needs in small-medium sized team.
• Create, Monitor and Analyze Test Results: Create, review and analyze test execution results, providing complex insights and simple recommendations based on findings.
• Training and Mentorship: Train and mentor TE and SETs on using the automation framework to start writing medium automation tests. Training others to diagnose, resolve mid-complex issues and prepare proper documentation to ensure smooth operation.

Senior Software Engineer in Test

• Plan and execute ground and flight test events for unmanned aircraft and missile systems.
• Develop test objectives, procedures, test cards, evaluation criteria, readiness review materials, and test reports.
• Lead or participate in test readiness reviews, pre-test briefings, and post-test debriefs to confirm event readiness, communicate risk, capture results, and define follow-on actions.
• Coordinate vehicle configuration, instrumentation, staffing, logistics, scheduling, and range support for each test event.
• Lead or support complex test operations by coordinating with flight operations, ground support crews, air traffic control, range personnel, and other external stakeholders as required to maintain safe execution, strong team communication, and day-to-day technical alignment.
• Support integration, checkout, and verification of avionics, propulsion, flight controls, payload interfaces, and other hardware and software, as applicable.
• Identify hazards, assess risk, and ensure testing is conducted within approved procedures and safety limits.
• Lead preparation and coordination of airworthiness and safety approval packages required to support ground and flight test.
• Review telemetry, instrumentation, mission results, and operator observations; document anomalies; support root-cause investigations; and define follow-on testing.
• Work with engineering, operations, and program leadership to refine requirements, resolve issues, and improve test methods.
• Support developmental, integration, qualification, environmental, acceptance, and operationally focused test efforts across hardware and software.
• Travel to test locations and support remote-site operations, including extended work hours during active test windows, as required.

Lead Flight Test Engineer

• Support system integration testing for tolling projects across roadside and back-office systems
• Validate complex, real-world tolling solutions that create, exchange, and process transaction data across integrated system components
• Plan, prepare, and execute formal system integration testing during delivery of tolling solutions
• Coordinate test readiness, execute test cases, document results, support defect triage, and communicate testing status to project and engineering stakeholders
• Create and maintain test plans, test cases, test data, execution evidence, defect records, and test reports
• Manage traceability of requirements to test plans, test cases, defects, and remediation items using Jira, ALM, or other approved project tools
• Support system quality by identifying, documenting, prioritizing, and tracking defects through resolution in partnership with engineering and project stakeholders
• Support successful project delivery by communicating test progress, risks, blockers, and readiness clearly to internal stakeholders and customer-facing teams

QA Test Engineer III

• Set and maintain quality standards for company products through the use of systematic processes.
• Develops, modifies, and executes software test strategies, plans and suites.
• Analyzes and writes test standards and procedures.
• Maintains documentation of test results to assist in debugging and modification of software.
• Analyzes test results to ensure existing functionality and recommends corrective action.
• May develop tools and environments to automate test execution.
• Consults with development engineers in resolution of problems
• Collaborate closely with software engineers and product managers to define test strategies
• Perform in-depth testing on delivered features and bugs
• Build and maintain automated test coverage for UI and API
• Execute automated tests and analyze results for defects or test updates
• General exploratory testing to identify issues before shipping to customers
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical design discussions
• Drive quality engineering best practices and continuous improvement across teams

Software Development Engineer in Test

• Provides advanced technical leadership in the design, development, and execution of application quality engineering and performance testing strategies for Parts.cat.com, Caterpillar’s global eCommerce platform.
• Responsible for ensuring that complex, distributed software systems meet defined functional requirements, performance expectations, and production readiness standards.
• Operates at a system level to influence software design, validate application behavior, and ensure performance integrity across the full software development lifecycle.
• Leads design and execution of functional testing strategies across UI, API, and integration layers using modern automation tools (e.g., Playwright).
• Validates behavior of complex, multi-tier, distributed applications, ensuring correct transaction flow across frontend, services, and backend systems.
• Defines and enforces test strategies, coverage models, and release readiness criteria.
• Leads end-to-end validation across testing phases including in-sprint, regression, system integration (SIT), and E2E.
• Ensures software products meet defined functional requirements, customer journeys, and business workflows.
• Leads design and execution of performance testing strategies using tools such as k6, JMeter, and Artillery.

Lead Software Test Engineer

• Collaborate closely with software engineers and product managers to define test strategies
• Perform in-depth testing on delivered features and bugs
• Build and maintain automated test coverage for UI and API
• Execute automated tests and analyze results for defects or test updates
• General exploratory testing to identify issues before shipping to customers
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical design discussions
• Drive quality engineering best practices and continuous improvement across teams

• Set and maintain quality standards for company products through systematic processes.
• Develop, modify, and execute software test strategies, plans and suites.
• Analyze and write test standards and procedures.
• Maintain documentation of test results to assist in debugging and modification of software.
• Analyze test results to ensure existing functionality and recommends corrective action.
• Develop tools and environments to automate test execution.

• Design and develop test plans for new features and products (both black box and white box) by translating requirements into test cases and incorporating customer feedback into test plans.
• Implement tests during the pre-silicon and post-silicon phases of the product.
• Own the communication with cross-functional teams and represent the team in discussions and reviews.
• Drive toward automation of all tests within a Continuous Integration environment.
• Find issues and triage/debug them with software teams.
• Present results to product owners, internal customers, and software developers to assist in resolving defects.

Fall 2026 Co-Op, Embedded Software Test Engineer

• Build and maintain manufacturing engineering processes, work instructions, and SOPs for CPV and ground system component activities (proof, disassembly, refurbishment, cleaning, reassembly, leak testing, functional checkout) across our Huntsville and West Texas facilities
• Own creation, release, and configuration management of work orders driving test stand component refurbishment (valves, filters, regulators, gauges, etc.), ground support equipment, and test article cleaning flows
• Shape and improve cleaning, passivation, verification, and refurbishment processes to meet cleanliness specs, fluid system requirements, and industry standards
• Source, specify, and procure tooling, fixturing, and equipment for CPV and component lab operations, including new test capability builds in West Texas
• Disposition non-conformances and, when escapes occur, drive recovery, root cause analysis, and corrective actions
• Champion continuous improvement (kaizen, process flow mapping, standard work) across CPV and component lab environments, partnering with technicians to capture and scale effective practices
• Collaborate with design, quality, materials, and test engineering teams to deliver manufacturability, cleanability, and refurbish-ability of hardware moving through these facilities
• Mentor junior engineers and technicians, shape department-level standards, and strengthen ERP/MRP/CMMS workflows for sharper work order management, configuration control, and traceability

Manufacturing Engineer Lvl. III – Test Operations Maintenance, CPV & Component Refurbishment

• Co-leading assessment and definition of subsystem level solutions for the next generation Launch Pad
• Serving as the SE focal for one or more design subsystems; includes immersive collaboration with subsystem designers
• Verification planning, tracking, coordinating
• Subsystem test/activation/commissioning planning and coordination with the Operations Team
• Strategic subsystem lookaheads with identification of emergent concerns/risks
• Milestone design review support

Aerospace Systems Engineer – Ground & Test Launch

• Responsible for validating web applications, APIs, middleware workflows, data flows, permissions, integrations, and AWS-backed services.
• Make an impact through technical testing, automation, troubleshooting, and AI-assisted engineering skills.
• Comfortable working with incomplete requirements and testing features as they become available.
• Determine appropriate automation coverage and use logs, APIs, databases, and cloud evidence to assess release risk.

QA Automation Engineer II

• Designs, develops, and maintains automated test frameworks and reusable scripts for web, API, and integrated systems
• Reviews business and technical requirements to identify test scenarios, acceptance criteria, automation opportunities, and where AI-assisted design can improve speed and coverage
• Uses AI-assisted tools to create and maintain test cases, data, and scripts, with appropriate review for accuracy and coverage
• Executes regression, functional, smoke, integration, and API tests to validate quality and release readiness
• Tests AI-powered applications and agents across prompts, scenarios, and edge cases to confirm accuracy, reliability, consistency, and expected behavior
• Evaluates AI-generated outputs against expected results and identifies inaccuracies, inconsistencies, or misleading responses
• Analyzes test results, investigates failures, documents defects, and uses AI-enabled insights to speed triage, root cause analysis, and retesting
• Integrates automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to provide fast, reliable feedback during builds and deployments
• Maintains test data, environments, automation assets, and AI-generated artifacts to support stable, repeatable, and auditable execution
• Tracks quality metrics such as coverage, defect trends, pass/fail rates, automation effectiveness, and the impact of AI-assisted testing
• Ensures AI use in testing complies with governance, data protection, and responsible AI standards
• Continuously improves automation frameworks, QA processes, and supporting tools to increase efficiency, governance, and overall effectiveness
• Creates and delivers presentations for technical, business, and leadership audiences
• Participates on camera in meetings with colleagues, business partners, and vendors when appropriate
• Performs other duties as assigned by the QA Manager

QA Automation Engineer

• Define ICT capability, hardware design requirements, and board debug capabilities, enabling structural testing at Texas CM sites
• Optimize structural test plans to identify SMT, PCB, and component issues early
• Collaborate with board designers, layout engineers, tester vendors, and fixture providers, offering DFM guidance to meet ICT requirements
• Support production bring-up and debugging, including offshore tester platform bring-up involving ICT, BSI, FCT universal testers, and more
• Coordinate test fixtures and platform automation with suppliers, contract manufacturers, and global teams
• Develop procedures, documentation, and provide technical support as needed.

Senior Structural Test Engineer

• Support the Test Engineering Manager
• Develop and execute test programs that support the design, certification, manufacture and commercial deployment of the NuScale Microreactor
• Manage small projects and oversee test project progression through supplier evaluation, contract execution, design, implementation, testing, reporting, data acceptance, and contract close out
• Prepare test program budgets, schedules, resource requirements, statements-of-work, requests for quote, test specifications and test reports
• Analyze test data and validation efforts that utilize test data

Test Engineer 1 – R&D

• Conduct feasibility studies to evaluate technical approaches and inform solution architecture decisions
• Develop and refine Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) in collaboration with customer stakeholders
• Support Business Development efforts to include customer technical exchanges and leadership briefings
• Define, manage, and baseline system and subsystem requirements and specifications
• Lead system design and prototype development activities, ensuring technical integrity across all phases
• Develop Integration Plans and Checklists to support disciplined, traceable integration execution
• Execute component, subsystem, and system-level integration activities
• Provide Systems Engineering inputs to Test Plans, Procedures, and Reports to verify compliance with system requirements

Senior Principal Systems Integration and Test Engineer

Embedded Software Test Engineer – MG

• Conduct comprehensive penetration testing of web applications, infrastructure, and cloud environments using both manual and automated techniques.
• Develop custom scripts, tools, and methodologies to enhance penetration testing capabilities and automate security testing within CI/CD pipelines.
• Apply cloud‑specific offensive techniques, including IAM abuse, container and serverless exploitation, and cloud misconfiguration testing.
• Collaborate with engineering and development teams to analyze vulnerabilities, develop remediation plans, and strengthen application security across development and production lifecycles.
• Perform detailed security assessments using DAST, SAST, and SCA tools to ensure continuous validation and improvement of security controls.
• Lead and participate in attack simulations and tabletop exercises to validate security controls and improve organizational response capabilities.
• Research emerging threats, attack vectors, and adversarial techniques to inform offensive and defensive strategies.
• Communicate and present penetration testing and security assessment findings to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Lead Penetration Test Engineer

• Work with the fun stuff: We use Elixir, Rust, JS, PowerShell + TS.
• Design, develop, and execute test automation (E2E, unit, integration, performance) and infrastructure (test provider, CI integration, local development scripts).
• Build and maintain automation for your components; contribute improvements to the test framework and CI/CD pipelines.
• Research, document, estimate, and report on identified bugs; consult with Software Engineers to help write better tests and more maintainable code.
• Collaborate with Product teams to refine feature requirements and partner with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Product, and Design.
• Estimate, prioritize, plan, and coordinate testing activities throughout the entire software development life cycle.
• Create and maintain testing documentation, support newer team members as they onboard, and contribute to PDQ's Open Code Policy by fixing defects across the codebase.

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Senior Software Engineer – Test

Quality Assurance Architect – AI & Automation Engineering

Senior Software Engineer in Test

Lead Flight Test Engineer

QA Test Engineer III

Software Development Engineer in Test

Lead Software Test Engineer

Software Development Engineer in Test

Software Development Engineer in Test

Fall 2026 Co-Op, Embedded Software Test Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer Lvl. III – Test Operations Maintenance, CPV & Component Refurbishment

Aerospace Systems Engineer – Ground & Test Launch

QA Automation Engineer II

QA Automation Engineer

Senior Structural Test Engineer

Test Engineer 1 – R&D

Senior Principal Systems Integration and Test Engineer

Embedded Software Test Engineer – MG

Lead Penetration Test Engineer

Software Engineer – Test