QA Automation Engineer

Meet Slingshot At Slingshot Aerospace, we're on a mission to make space safer and more secure for everyone. Our work directly impacts global security, disaster response, climate monitoring, and the critical infrastructure that connects our world. We're a team of builders, thinkers, and problem-solvers who believe that the next generation of space operations will be powered by better data and smarter software. We move fast, we're not afraid to fail, and we believe the best ideas can come from anywhere—whether you're in engineering, sales, product, or operations. If you want to work on something that truly matters, with people who care deeply about the impact we're making and help shape the future of an industry that's just getting started, you're in the right place. What You'll Be Launching As a QA Automation Engineer, you'll help ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of the software that powers Slingshot's mission. You'll work at the intersection of software engineering, product development, and AI-driven analytics, partnering with teams across the organization to deliver exceptional user experiences and scalable solutions. This role goes beyond traditional testing. You'll help shape quality strategy, expand automation coverage, support release management, and collaborate closely with front-end engineers, back-end developers, and AI/Data Science teams. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable validating new functionality, building automation frameworks, and identifying opportunities to improve quality across the software development lifecycle. We're building a team of sharp, creative people who love solving hard problems. Bring your expertise, your perspective, and your drive—we'll bring the rocket fuel. Your Mission (Should You Choose to Accept It) Quality Engineering & Test Automation Design, develop, and maintain automated testing solutions across UI, API, integration, and end-to-end workflows. Continuously expand automated test coverage using tools such as Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium. Partner closely with developers to integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and ensure quality is built into every release. Create and maintain test plans, test cases, and quality processes that support rapid product development. Product Quality & Validation Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers to review requirements, acceptance criteria, and user stories to ensure clear, testable outcomes. Validate front-end, back-end, and AI-enabled functionality across multiple products and platforms. Identify, document, and track defects through resolution using established quality assurance methodologies. Assess production readiness and validate release quality prior to deployment. Platform & Integration Testing Develop and execute API, integration, and backend validation testing using modern testing frameworks and tools. Verify data integrity, system interoperability, and reliability across connected services and external integrations. Design and execute performance and scalability testing scenarios to evaluate system responsiveness and stability. Troubleshoot issues related to APIs, databases, and distributed system interactions. Release Management & Continuous Improvement Support weekly production releases through testing coordination, validation, and stakeholder communication. Deliver demonstrations of completed functionality and provide feedback to development teams. Analyze quality trends and recommend improvements to testing strategies, tooling, and processes. Help shape the future of quality engineering at Slingshot by introducing new tools, frameworks, and best practices. Pre-Flight Checklist 3+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, Software Testing, or Quality Engineering. Experience designing and implementing automated testing strategies and frameworks. Proficiency with UI automation tools such as Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium. Experience testing modern web applications built with technologies such as React, Node.js, Python, TypeScript, and Docker. Strong understanding of APIs, backend services, and databases, including REST, GraphQL, and SQL. Experience working within CI/CD environments and modern software development workflows. Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills. Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams. Bonus Cargo Experience owning end-to-end quality certification for major product releases. Experience testing AI-enabled products, machine learning workflows, or data-driven applications. Experience with performance, load, integration, and API testing frameworks. Familiarity with identity and access management (IAM), authentication, and authorization concepts. Experience documenting manual test cases and maintaining test repositories using tools such as TestRail. Experience supporting release management activities in fast-paced SaaS environments. Interest in space, aerospace, defense, or national security technologies. Active TS/SCI clearance. We're building a constellation here, not looking for identical satellites. Every member of the team brings different capabilities to the same mission. If your orbit intersects with ours and you're mission-ready, send it. Location: Remote, United States Compensation: $105,000-$160,000 US-based Candidates: we are currently only able to hire residents of the following U.S. states: AL, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV We are unable to consider candidates residing in other U.S. states at this time. Internationally-based Candidates: we are currently only able to hire residents of the following locations: United Kingdom. We are unable to consider candidates residing in other countries at this time. Equity, Diversity & Inclusion are key to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who share a passion for creating a safer, more connected world. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also national origin, citizenship, sex, color, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic that is part of one’s identity. All of our employees’ points of view are key to our success, and we embrace individuality.