Senior QA Software Engineer

2 days ago

Council of the City of Sydney, Australia DroneShield Full time

Work with cutting edge technology, making the world a safer and more secure place. DroneShield (ASX:DRO) offers an opportunity to solve some of the world’s most challenging technical problems in Electronic Warfare, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, RF sensing, Sensor Fusion and distributed systems. Working with high profile customers across militaries, government agencies, airports, critical infrastructure, law enforcement and many others.

With one of the largest listed defence company market capitalisations in Australia and having raised approximately $250m in 2024 alone, DroneShield is undergoing hypergrowth stage, fuelled by rapidly increasing use of drones for nefarious applications, from battlefield, to terrorism, to contraband delivery and commercial espionage.

This role is in the DroneShield Sydney headquarters in Sydney CBD. There are approximately 320 staff based in the 4,000sqm facility today, scheduled to grow to approximately 400 staff by end of 2025. Overseas on the ground presence includes USA, Denmark, Mexico, and UAE, as well as distributors in over 70 countries globally.

About the role

DroneShield is seeking a hands-on Senior QA Engineer with deep experience in software system validation, AI/ML system validation, and sensor-integrated platforms. You’ll lead test strategy, automation, and quality governance across Linux-based platforms integrating firmware, intelligent models, and sensors. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who can plan, execute, and deliver end-to-end QA activities independently, while collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities, Duties and Expectations

- Lead QA strategy, automation, and test framework development within CI/CD.

- Independently plan, design, and execute test cycles across software, firmware, hardware, and sensor integrations.

- Hands-on experience in Field Testing of Embedded products

- Collaborate with developers, data scientists, and DevOps to improve test coverage and release quality.

- Mentor QA engineers and drive continuous improvement in test processes and standards.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

- 6–10 years of QA experience across software, embedded systems, and hardware–software integrations.

- Hands on experience in Test Management tools such as Xray, Zephyr, Qmetry

- Skilled in planning and executing test strategies independently with minimal supervision.

- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Docker, snaps and

- Drive Continuous Improvements and QA governance practices to help better the health of the team

- Excellent analytical, debugging, and communication skills.

- Exposure to HIL, Embedded and/or IoT testing.

- Experience with Non-functional, performance testing, or edge device validation.

- Proven experience testing AI/ML models, non-deterministic systems, sensor integrated products, and sensor fusion systems

Note for recruitment agencies: We do not accept unsolicited candidates from external recruiters unless specifically instructed.

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