Senior Software Quality Engineer - Oak Creek, WI

What You Will Do:

We are seeking a Senior Software Quality Engineer (SQE) with experience in aerospace or avionics software development environments. This role focuses on ensuring the quality, reliability, and regulatory compliance of ground-based systems. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams including software, systems, and compliance engineers to implement rigorous testing processes, build automation pipelines, and support ground tool applications.

This is an on-site position, supporting first shift manufacturing operations at our headquarters in Oak Creek, WI. You will report directly to the Process Engineering Manager.

How You Will Do It:

Verification & Validation

• Develop, execute, and document comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test procedures for mission-critical software components.
• Perform unit, integration, system, and acceptance testing for ground tools.
• Validate software requirements for correctness, completeness, and testability.

Test Automation & Tools

• Design and maintain automated test framework for functional, regression, and interface testing.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous validation and early defect detection.
• Use scripting languages and tools to enhance test coverage and efficiency.

Compliance & Traceability

• Ensure software verification activities comply with DO-330 and other relevant aerospace standards
• Support generation of certification artifacts such as test reports and traceability matrices.

CI/CD & Quality Gatekeeping

• Support integration of verification steps into CI/CD pipelines
• Monitor test environments, simulate failures, and triage failures with debugging tools
• Work with DevOps and system engineering to ensure continuous system-level validation.

Final software inspection

• Serve as the final quality gate before formal release and integration into airborne platform or GCS system.
• Conduct independent software reviews, static code analysis, and exploratory testing under representative conditions.
• Advocate for Safety, robustness, and user-centric design in critical systems.

What We Look For:
Required

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
• Minimum five years of experience in software quality assurance or testing, ideally in aerospace, defense, or regulated domains.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python preferred) and use of test automation tools.
• Familiarity with requirements management, version control (git), and issue tracking (ADO, Jira)

Desired

• Knowledge of model-based development environments
• Familiarity with cybersecurity standards for avionics systems
• Experience with creating pipeline automation for testing

Who We Are:

We are a team that designs computers, displays and electronic systems for aircraft of the future! At Astronautics, you will be part of a creative group of professionals who work on the cutting-edge of technology. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and the opportunity for professional growth in a collaborative environment.

Astronautics, headquartered in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, is a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of secure avionics equipment and systems for the commercial and military aerospace industry. Key product areas include electronic primary flight and engine displays, connected aircraft and cyber solutions, electronic flight bags, and certified servers for airborne applications. Services include avionics system integration and custom software for critical applications. Since its founding in 1959, Astronautics has been providing trusted, reliable, and tailored solutions to help customers achieve mission success. Astronautics is the parent company of Kearfott Corporation, headquartered in Pine Brook, New Jersey. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status.