NODA AI
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SeniorQualityEngineer
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“Senior Quality Engineer at NODA AI. Skills: Test automation framework, CI/CD integration, Quality dashboards and metrics, Security testing integration, Distributed and concurrent systems understanding. Own the test automation framework across Rust and Python, covering unit, integration, regression, and scenario-level testing. Integrate test suites into CI/CD with enforced gates at every stage, including security checks (SAST, dependency scanning, vulnerability)”
Industry & Context.
Triage failures before routing, giving engineers a diagnosis rather than a symptom; Debugged the flakes
Less than 10% travel, U. S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a security clearance
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years in software QE, with a track record of building test infrastructure, not inheriting it, Engineering fundamentals to match: test code is production quality, test harnesses are maintained like products, Python Rust or a clear plan to get there, Hands-on CI/CD integration: you've built the gates, debugged the flakes, and enforced the blocks, Owned quality dashboards and metrics that drive go/no-go decisions, Fluent in distributed and concurrent systems and how they fail, Integrated security testing into CI/CD (SAST, dependency scanning, compliance validation aligned to NIST 800-171 or equivalent), Designed test infrastructure that respects security boundaries and vendor guardrails while supporting restricted core components, Background in defence, robotics, aerospace, or autonomous systems, US Citizenship with ability to obtain a security clearance
Nice to Have
Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) or software-in-the-loop (SIL) testing experience, Simulation-based test pipelines, Edge or resource-constrained testing experience, Active security clearance
What You'll Do.
Own the test automation framework across Rust and Python
and scenario-level testing
Integrate test suites into CI/CD with enforced gates at every stage
including security checks (SAST
Enforce NODA's compliance boundary so CUI and export-controlled data never reach clean-zone or vendor-accessible test paths
Drive build quality metrics: coverage
and mean time to detect and triage
Maintain a component-level quality dashboard feeding into the program-level go/no-go view for engineering and program leadership
Own go/no-go checklists and issue release recommendations backed by functional
and compliance evidence
Triage failures before routing
giving engineers a diagnosis rather than a symptom
Keep the test suite healthy: review cadence
deprecation of stale tests
and coverage gap identification
Translate quality state into language that drives release decisions at leadership level
Grow the QE function under Core Engineering as headcount scales
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Engage with program and mission stakeholders on quality outcomes; Works effectively across engineering sub-teams; Engages program and mission stakeholders on quality outcomes
Communication Scope
Translate quality state into language that drives release decisions at leadership level; Communicates up: Comfortable translating quality state into language that drives decisions at the program and leadership level
Process & Methodology
Own the quality function for Core Engineering, Build the test automation infrastructure, Set the coverage standard, Make quality measurable and visible, Issue go/no-go recommendations, Own go/no-go checklists, Translate quality state into language that drives release decisions at leadership level, Grow the QE function under Core Engineering as headcount scales
Full Job Description
SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER – NODA AI Location: Austin, TX (On-site, with less than 10% travel) Clearance Requirement: U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a security clearance About NODA NODA is a veteran-owned, venture-backed technology company transforming how unmanned systems collaborate in complex, mission-critical environments. Our distributed orchestration platform enables autonomous coordination of heterogeneous unmanned systems across air, sea, land, and space, with vital applications in the defense, intelligence, and commercial sectors. Quality engineering at NODA is an engineering discipline built into the development process, not a gate at the end of it. This is a foundational hire. You will build QE for Core Engineering from zero, own the metrics and dashboards that drive release decisions, and engage with program and mission stakeholders on quality outcomes. The Role We are seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to own the quality function for Core Engineering. You will build the test automation infrastructure, set the coverage standard, make quality measurable and visible, and issue go/no-go recommendations that leadership can act on. You will embed security and compliance validation into the Core Engineering quality function as first-class citizens alongside functional quality, ensuring every release upholds NODA’s five-phase Security & Compliance Maturity Roadmap. This is a build-and-own role with a clear path to leading QE across Core Engineering as the team grows. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Own the test automation framework across Rust and Python, covering unit, integration, regression, and scenario-level testing. - Integrate test suites into CI/CD with enforced gates at every stage, including security checks (SAST, dependency scanning, vulnerability). - Enforce NODA's compliance boundary so CUI and export-controlled data never reach clean-zone or vendor-accessible test paths. - Drive build quality metrics: coverage, flake rate, false positive rate, and mea
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