Skill
Test Automation
Software Development and Engineering Practices
Test automation is the practice of using software tools to execute pre-scripted tests on an application automatically, rather than performing them manually. It is used by QA engineers and developers to speed up regression testing, increase test coverage, and catch bugs earlier in the development cycle, often as part of continuous integration pipelines.
Test Automation in the job market
Last checked October 28, 2026
- Open roles
- 42
- Employers
- 17
- Median pay
- $162,000
- Disclose pay
- 81%
on Career App
hiring for it
from 34 roles
of these roles
Open roles requiring Test Automation (42)
Engineer I, Software - Factory Team (R6235)
Shield AI
Full-time · Washington, DC · $79,000 – $110,000
You'll build testing and analysis tools for an AI autonomy platform, writing Python automation and data utilities that help engineers evaluate autonomous behaviors through simulation. This suits early-career developers who want hands-on exposure to test infrastructure, distributed systems, and simulation-driven development.
Listed on Shield AI’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior Factory Test Operations Engineer
Relativity Space
Long Beach, CA · $124,000 – $186,000
This role leads the planning and execution of complex test operations for rocket test systems, ensuring safe and reliable performance through procedure development, risk mitigation, and hands-on system operation. It suits experienced engineers who thrive in hands-on technical environments, can make critical decisions under uncertainty, and want to directly shape how a new rocket company validates its hardware.
Listed on Relativity Space’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Software Development Engineer in Test II
Bend Studio
Contract · San Mateo, CA
Sony Interactive Entertainment seeks a test automation engineer to ensure quality across customer-facing PlayStation applications, working on test strategy, automation frameworks, and CI systems in a hybrid role spanning San Mateo and San Diego.
Listed on Bend Studio’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior Staff RF Test Engineer
CesiumAstro
Full-time · Westminster, CO · $184,000 – $225,000
This role designs and implements RF test systems and procedures for advanced phased array antennas used in satellite and aerospace applications. You'll architect test architectures, lead multi-disciplinary teams, and guide critical equipment decisions for a startup developing cutting-edge communication systems.
Listed on CesiumAstro’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Windchill Quality Assurance Engineer
Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation is building out a global PLM platform using Windchill and seeks a QA engineer to own the testing lifecycle, from test planning through defect management and reporting. This role suits someone with deep hands-on automation experience and PLM platform knowledge who can scale testing processes across a large enterprise system.
Listed on Rockwell Automation’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Principal NTN Radio Access and Mobility Engineer
AST SpaceMobile
Dallas, TX
AST SpaceMobile seeks a senior engineer to own the integration and lifecycle management of satellite gateway platforms, ensuring hardware and software components work together reliably across LTE, 5G, and satellite networks. This role suits someone with deep expertise in radio access networks who can bridge R&D algorithms into production systems and lead first-deployment validation for new gateway hardware.
Listed on AST SpaceMobile’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Device Engineer (eInfochips Inc)
Arrow Electronics
Full-time · Cedar Rapids, IA
This role involves developing and verifying avionics software systems to DO 178B/C standards, with responsibility for test automation, compliance documentation, and various technical analyses. It suits someone with substantial embedded systems experience who is comfortable with safety-critical certification requirements.
Listed on Arrow Electronics’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior Hardware Engineer- Optical
Adtran
Atlanta, GA
ADTRAN is hiring an optical hardware engineer to design and validate components for next-generation DWDM transport systems, working across optical subsystems, mixed-signal electronics, and test automation. The role suits someone with hands-on experience in optical communications or hardware development who enjoys collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve complex networking challenges.
Listed on Adtran’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior Spacecraft Software Test Engineer
Impulse Space
Redondo Beach
This role involves creating and executing comprehensive tests for spacecraft flight software, including simulation-based and hardware-integrated testing to verify orbital operations. It suits software engineers experienced in test automation, systems integration, and aerospace environments who can work effectively in fast-paced teams.
Listed on Impulse Space’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior Manager, Robotics Quality Assurance
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $216,000 – $345,000
Lead quality assurance strategy and test automation for NVIDIA's robotics platform, overseeing validation of hardware, software, AI models, and simulation environments. This role suits experienced engineering managers comfortable with complex test infrastructure, robotics systems, and cross-functional leadership.
Listed on NVIDIA’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Asked for alongside Test Automation
Measured from the 42 open roles that name Test Automation — not from a curated list.
- Python16 roles38.1%
- CI/CD7 roles16.7%
- Monte Carlo Simulation6 roles14.3%
- C++5 roles11.9%
- Linux5 roles11.9%
- Jenkins3 roles7.1%
- LabVIEW3 roles7.1%
- Microsoft Excel3 roles7.1%
What employers state they pay
Median
$162,000
Middle half
$131,000 – $198,000
From 34 of 42 open roles — the 81% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it.
Who employers are hiring
- Entry5%
- Mid27%
- Senior46%
- Lead / Staff / Principal17%
- Management5%
From 41 roles whose posting states a level.
Where Test Automation roles are
Among the 37 of 42 open roles we could place on a map.
Roles that use Test Automation
Employers hiring for Test Automation
17 in total, most open roles first.
- SAShield AI11 roles
- RSRelativity Space10 roles
- CCesiumAstro3 roles
- NVIDIA3 roles
- AAstranis2 roles
- SSStoke Space2 roles
Related skills
Curated neighbors in the taxonomy, whether or not employers ask for them together.