Senior Software Quality Engineer

WORK LOCATION: San Luis Obispo, CA

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

SALARY RANGE: The anticipated salary range for this role is $105,000 to $145,000 / year. This range reflects a good faith estimate based on the targeted level for the role and typical compensation benchmarks across U.S. locations. Actual compensation may vary depending on the selected candidate’s qualifications, experience, geographical location, and internal alignment.

SUMMARY

Edge Autonomy is seeking a highly skilled Software Quality Engineer III to join our team. The Software Quality Engineer III will have a strong background in software testing methodologies, quality assurance processes, and a passion for ensuring the highest level of software quality. This role requires strong analytical skills, meticulous attention to detail, excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.  

As a Software Quality Assurance Engineer III at Edge, you will play a critical role in maintaining the quality and reliability of our software products. You will be responsible for developing and executing comprehensive test plans, identifying and tracking software defects, and collaborating with development teams to ensure timely resolution. Your expertise will be essential in establishing and enforcing quality standards throughout the software development lifecycle. You will work closely with software engineers, project managers, and other stakeholders to ensure that our software meets or exceeds customer expectations.  

RESPONSIBILITIES

The following job functions are a basic requirement but are not limited to and may be assigned other duties. 

• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, including functional, regression, integration and performance testing, to ensure software quality and reliability. 

• Identify, document, and track software defects using appropriate tools and methodologies. Collaborate with development teams to prioritize and resolve defects. 

• Work closely with software development teams to understand requirements, provide feedback on software design, and ensure that quality is built into the development process. 

• Prepare and maintain clear and concise documentation for test plans, test cases, test results, and quality assurance processes. 

• Support configuration management efforts and maintain traceability of software builds, test artifacts, and defect resolution. 

• Coordinate with Systems and Embedded Engineering teams to ensure software validation meets both application-level and platform-level requirements. 

• Ensure compliance with internal process requirements and applicable regulatory standards where relevant (e.g., DO-178C, ISO, CMMI). 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field from an accredited college or university.  
• 6+ years of related software quality experience 
• Proven experience in developing and executing test plans for complex software applications. 
• Experience with SQA of both Application and Embedded Real-Time software preferred 
• Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies, tools, and techniques. 
• Experience building test automation frameworks and writing automation test scripts using languages such as Python, Java, or similar 
• Familiarity with software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes and Agile methodologies. 
• Familiarity with Git, Jira, and modern defect tracking/version control tools 
• Experience with defense contracts is preferred. 

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• In-depth knowledge of software engineering principles, including software design, development, testing, and maintenance. 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and resolve software def