Test & Evaluation Engineer

Primordial Labs develops Anura, an interface that translates spoken or typed intent into structured actions for autonomous systems including drones, sensors, and mission software. The Test & Evaluation Engineer will build and operate simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, CI, and evaluation infrastructure; execute tests on real platforms; analyze performance; and produce evidence that builds are ready for deployment.

Responsibilities:

• Push Coverage Earlier. Build the sim, bench, and CI capability that qualifies a build before it reaches the field. Range time is the most expensive test environment we have, and it should be confirming what you already know, not discovering it
• Own the Rigs. Extend our test infrastructure and stand up software- and hardware-in-the-loop capability against representative hardware. This is the layer everything else runs on
• Score the System. Own evaluation sets and adversarial suites. Measure accuracy under degraded conditions and whether an operator's command actually produced the intended behavior end to end, not just whether a component returned something plausible
• Test on Real Platforms. Execute test cards on live hardware, including safety-relevant behavior. You'll be at the range, and you'll be the one who decides whether what you saw counts as a pass
• Close the Loop. Turn a day of range data into replayable regression cases and evaluation additions within days, not months. This is the difference between testing and learning
• Call It Ready. Produce the evidence that says a given build and configuration is flight-ready, and be willing to say "not yet" with data behind it

Requirements:

• • Experience: 3+ years in test engineering, test automation, systems test, ML evaluation, or a comparable role. Level and scope are flexible for the right candidate
• • Software: Strong proficiency in Python, comfort in Linux, and hands-on experience with CI
• • Depth Somewhere: Demonstrated depth in at least one of test automation, hardware and bench test, ML evaluation, or platform test
• • Travel: Willingness to travel to test ranges and customer sites. This is not a desk-only role
• • Education: BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent hands-on experience
• • Applicants must have current authorization to work in the U.S., and we are not able to provide visa sponsorship for this role
• • Robotics, unmanned systems, or autonomy test experience
• • Defense test and evaluation experience, including test plans and government deliverable reporting
• • Experience testing systems with ML components
• • Part 107 or experience as a safety operator on small UAS
• • Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance