Software Engineer - Autonomous Systems
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Job overview
The Software Engineer - Autonomous Systems will build and maintain automated test frameworks and validation infrastructure. The role develops Python-based automation and analysis utilities, executes verification and validation across simulation and hardware-related environments, and creates regression, integration, functional, and performance tests. It also involves investigating failures and defects and producing quality metrics, readiness dashboards, and validation reports.
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Job Description
Build and maintain automated test frameworks and validation infrastructure. Develop Python-based test automation, tooling, and analysis utilities. Execute software verification and validation strategies across simulation, SIL, HIL, and VIL environments. Build automated regression, integration, functional, and performance tests. Analyze test failures and investigate software defects. Create quality metrics, readiness dashboards, and validation reports.
Skills and Requirements
5+ years of software test automation, validation, or QA engineering experience. Strong Python programming experience. Experience building automated test frameworks and test harnesses. Linux development experience. Experience with simulation, SIL, HIL, or hardware validation environments. Experience debugging software and system integration issues. CI/CD pipeline experience. Knowledge of software verification, regression testing, and quality assurance methodologies
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].
How this job compares
Set against the 41,882 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- California median$165–246K/yr7,782 salary ranges
- California median$46–65/hr162 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 9,705 open Software Engineer jobs in California and 41,882 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (34,350 postings).
- Education
- 13,565 of the 41,882 open Software Engineer jobs (32%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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