Flight Software Test Verification & Validation (V&V) Engineer
Hermeus
Los Angeles, CA, USA · Atlanta, GA, USA
USD 177k-205k / year + Equity
Posted on Apr 29, 2026
As a Flight Software Test V&V Engineer on the Test & Infrastructure team, you will play a critical role in verifying and validating autonomous aircraft software prior to flight. The team is responsible for architecting, building, and maintaining the simulation and test infrastructure required to ensure system performance, safety, and certification readiness.
This role focuses on validating flight software across multiple integrated environments, including Software-in-the-Loop (SITL), Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL), and on-aircraft systems, ensuring robust performance under both nominal and off-nominal conditions.
Key Skills
- Strong analytical thinking and debugging capability
- Systems-level understanding of integrated hardware/software environments
- Attention to detail in test execution and documentation
- Effective communication across multidisciplinary engineering teams
Key Responsibilities
- Verify flight software functionality across SIL, HITL, and on-aircraft test environments
- Develop and execute test plans aligned with system requirements and certification objectives
- Author detailed test procedures for ground and flight test operations
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts within the test ecosystem
- Support functional, integration, and requirements-based testing for certification readiness
- Contribute to scalable and repeatable automated test frameworks
- Support the development and maintenance of simulation and test infrastructure
- Install, configure, and troubleshoot hardware and software components in lab environments
- Ensure fidelity and reliability of integrated test systems
- Work cross-functionally with flight software, systems, and hardware engineering teams
- Investigate anomalies, perform root cause analysis, and drive issues to resolution
- Author clear problem reports, reproduction steps, and verification artifacts
Basic Qualifications
- 3+ years of professional experience in software testing
- 3+ years of experience with Python and exposure to C++ build systems
- 3+ years of experience testing integrated hardware/software or mission-critical systems
- Experience writing problem reports, test procedures, and reproducibility steps
- Hands-on experience with laboratory electrical test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, digital multimeters)
- Demonstrated experience performing root cause analysis
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with robotics or safety-critical systems
- Experience developing automated test pipelines using tools such as Gitlab CI/CD
- Experience with Julia language
- Hands-on experience developing and executing tests in SITL/HITL environments
- Familiarity with certification-focused testing and formal verification processes (e.g., DO-178C, MIL-HDBK-516)
- Strong technical documentation and cross-team collaboration skills
U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS
The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. US persons include U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Hermeus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions at Hermeus are based solely on merit, competence, and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.
177000 - 205000 USD a year
The salary information provided is a general guideline only. Hermeus takes various factors into account, including, but not limited to, the position's scope and responsibilities, the candidate's professional background, education and training, essential skills, and market and business considerations, when presenting a job offer.
Salary is only one part of our total compensation and benefits package. Hermeus offers competitive salary and equity, unlimited PTO policy, paid parental leave, potential for year-end bonuses, and more!
100% employer-paid health care
401k & Retirement Plans
Unlimited PTO
Weekly Paid Office Lunches
End of Year Bonuses
Fully stocked breakrooms
Stock Options
Paid Parental Leave