Senior Test Manager, Systems Integration & Test

About the Company

Red 6 is an innovative Augmented Reality (AR) technology startup leading the way in synthetic air combat training. Our primary technology, supporting our ATARS product, enables pilots to simulate the cognitive challenges of flying while accessing realistic, scalable training in dynamic outdoor environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary test team including hardware and software test engineers and technicians
• Own and mature the test strategy across integration, qualification, acceptance, verification, validation, manufacturing, and field test activities
• Develop, execute, and maintain test plans, procedures, test cases, and verification artifacts
• Lead hardware, software, and integrated system testing from board level through system level
• Develop and maintain test environments, tools, infrastructure, and test assets
• Partner cross-functionally with hardware, software, systems, mechanical, electrical, optical, and manufacturing teams
• Lead anomaly identification, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and corrective action
• Manage test execution, schedules, priorities, resources, and supplier dependencies
• Track, analyze, and communicate test results, metrics, risks, and readiness to leadership

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a STEM field (Electrical, Computer, Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems, or Software Engineering, Physics, or related)
• 12+ years of experience in test engineering, systems integration and test, or verification and validation
• 5+ years of experience leading people and providing technical direction
• Demonstrated experience developing test plans, procedures, and verification methods
• Experience testing systems from board/component level through integrated system-level test
• Hands-on experience with HIL/SIL testing, lab instrumentation, and debugging tools
• Familiarity with software test tools such as Pytest, JIRA, Jenkins, or GitLab
• Familiarity with programming or scripting languages like Python, C++, MATLAB, or Bash
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship required)

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous work in defense, aerospace, aviation, or AR/VR environments
• Experience with augmented reality, computer vision, or 6 DoF tracking technologies
• Experience with custom electronics, PCBAs, or embedded systems
• Experience with CI/CD testing frameworks and automated regression testing
• Experience with environmental or compliance testing (vibration, thermal, EMI/EMC)
• Familiarity with AS9100, ISO 9001, and MIL-STD processes