Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Teal Drones, a wholly owned subsidiary of Red Cat Holdings, is looking to fill an immediate position as a full-time Senior Quality Assurance Engineer. Teal is a rapidly growing technology company focused on creating world-class system solutions serving a broad range of applications forth design and development of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS drones) for use in defense, public safety, and other government security organizations

As a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer, you will be responsible for conducting production testing, evaluation and demonstration of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The ideal candidate should have or be able to develop a deep understanding of sUAS platforms, test case execution, test suite organization, test plan writing, writing reports from test findings, test automation, FAA/FCC regulations, and safety requirements. This is a senior-level position within the Quality Assurance Department. 

 Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with the manufacturing team, engineers, developers, and pilots to ensure UAS systems are designed, tested, and deployed according to requirements. 

• Create, maintain, and execute test cases within test suites to validate UAS systems against both internal and external requirements. 

• Develop and implement automated testing procedures to improve efficiency and accuracy in the testing process. 

• Analyze test results and compile comprehensive reports, including the collection and organization of testing artifacts, to present to stakeholders. 

• Identify and report defects, working with the engineering and development teams to resolve issues and ensure product quality. 

• Estimate testing efforts and timelines to ensure projects stay on schedule. 

• Ensure compliance with all relevant sUAS regulations and safety requirements during the testing and deployment processes. 

• Participate in the design and development phases to provide input on testability and quality. 

• Contribute to the improvement of quality assurance processes and methodologies within the department. 

• Other duties as assigned. 

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.

• 10 or more years of experience in a related field. 

• Eligible for certification under Part 107. 

• Experience with sUAS platforms, including multi-rotor aircraft or an external pilot from a fixed-wing UAS. 

• Strong technical knowledge of sUAS systems and associated equipment. 

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team. 

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail. 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 

• Ability to travel to the test site multiple times per week. 

• Previous experience with automation of Test Cases 

• Experience with BASH, Python or a similar language. 

• Linux, Embedded Systems, Radio and Networking. 

• Proficiency with various testing methodologies such as system, integration, smoke, and regression testing. 

• Ability to write reports on testing results and organization of test artifacts. 

• Proficiency with defect tracking tools such as Jira. 

• Proficiency with Test suite tools such as BugZilla or TestRail. 

• Software and Product Development Life Cycle experience. 

Desired Qualifications: 

• Experience in a related field, such as aerospace eng