QA Lead - Simulation Platform
$128,470–$208,770 year
On-siteIrving, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Lead QA strategy, planning, and execution for the simulation and rendering platform across frontend, backend, data, APIs, rendering, and integration layers. Define quality standards, test processes, release gates, defect triage methods, and measurable quality signals for the engineering team. Build and mentor a high-performing QA function, including hiring support, technical interviewing, onboarding, and coaching QA engineers and SDETs. Own automated test architecture for UI, API, integration, regression, data validation, simulation scenarios, rendering validation, and performance/reliability testing. Partner with software engineering, robotics, product, and architecture stakeholders to translate business and technical requirements into testable acceptance criteria and validation plans. Champion CI/CD quality practices, including test selection, pipeline health, flaky-test reduction, code review expectations for testability, and release readiness reporting. Lead exploratory testing, risk reviews, failure-mode analysis, and defect-prevention practices for simulation workflows and robotic use cases. Facilitate QA brainstorming, test design reviews, post-release learning, and continuous improvement sessions.
Required Qualifications
- Experience leading QA or SDET efforts for complex web, platform, simulation, rendering, robotics, mapping, or data-intensive software products
- Proven ability to define QA/QC processes, engineering quality standards, release criteria, and team operating practices
- Hands-on experience with test automation for modern web applications, APIs, backend services, databases, and CI/CD pipelines
- Working knowledge of frontend and backend quality concerns, including JavaScript/TypeScript applications, service APIs, data contracts, and cross-browser/device behavior
- Experience validating 3D, graphics, geospatial, or simulation-related workflows, including visual correctness, scenario behavior, spatial data, or rendering output
- Experience with automation and quality tooling such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Jest, pytest, Postman/Newman, REST/GraphQL testing, ESLint, Webpack, or similar tools
- Experience with cloud-based environments such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Firebase, or similar deployment platforms
- Ability to use AI-assisted development and testing tools responsibly to accelerate test creation, troubleshooting, analysis, and documentation
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate ambiguity into clear quality risks, plans, and decisions
- Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies independently and help teams adopt better practices
- 7+ years of experience in software quality, test automation, SDET, or related engineering roles for complex software platforms
- 3+ years leading QA strategy, QA engineers, SDETs, or cross-functional quality initiatives
- 5+ years building automated tests for frontend, backend, API, integration, or system-level workflows
- 5+ years working in agile software delivery environments with strong collaboration across engineering, product, and stakeholders
- Strong scripting or programming skills, preferably in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or Node.js
- Experience improving CI/CD pipeline quality, release readiness, defect analytics, and long-term maintainability of test suites
- Comfortable balancing hands-on execution with technical leadership, mentoring, and process definition
- This position requires the candidate to work full-time at the Irving, TX office (Dallas)
- Domestic relocation assistance is NOT available for this position
- Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position
- This position requires working onsite five days a week
- Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with rendering, simulation platforms, robotics test environments, Nvidia Omniverse, game engines, GIS/terrain mapping, or digital twin technologies
- Experience improving CI/CD pipeline quality, release readiness, defect analytics, and long-term maintainability of test suites
- Comfortable balancing hands-on execution with technical leadership, mentoring, and process definition
- Experience with rendering, simulation platforms, robotics test environments, Nvidia Omniverse, game engines, GIS/terrain mapping, or digital twin technologies
- Experience improving CI/CD pipeline quality, release readiness, defect analytics, and long-term maintainability of test suites
- Comfortable balancing hands-on execution with technical leadership, mentoring, and process definition
- Experience with rendering, simulation platforms, robotics test environments, Nvidia Omniverse, game engines, GIS/terrain mapping, or digital twin technologies
- Experience improving CI/CD pipeline quality, release readiness, defect analytics, and long-term maintainability of test suites
- Comfortable balancing hands-on execution with technical leadership, mentoring, and process definition
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