Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
Acron AviationThis position is fully onsite in Bangalore, India.
About Acron Aviation
Acron Aviation is a global leader in commercial aviation solutions β designed, engineered, and delivered by a team of passionate innovators redefining whatβs possible in flight. From advanced avionics and flight data intelligence to worldβclass simulation and pilot training, we support aircraft operators and OEMs with the technology and expertise to fly safer, smarter, and more efficiently.
Now, with a bold new identity, weβre building on a legacy of aviation excellence β unleashing fresh energy, modern thinking, and a customerβfirst mindset to meet the demands of todayβs rapidly evolving aerospace industry.
Welcome to Acron Aviation β where the future takes flight.
About the Flight Data Intelligence (FDI) Team
This role sits within Acron Aviationβs Flight Data Intelligence organization, which builds cloudβbased analytics platforms that ingest, process, and analyze large volumes of flight and operational data to support aviation safety, operational insight, and performance improvement.
We are building a new, dedicated FDI engineering team based in Bangalore, India. This team is not a support function β it is a core product-engineering group that contributes directly to the quality, reliability, and trustworthiness of customerβfacing analytics software.
Role Summary
We are looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to contribute to automated quality systems for our Flight Data Analytics platform.
This is a midβlevel role focusedΒ on APIβlevel test automation, CI/CDβintegrated testing, and practical test strategy. The role combines handsβon automation with manual and exploratory testing. It is well-suited to an engineer withΒ experience owning parts of a test framework or pipeline and is ready to grow further in test strategy and systemβlevel quality.
This position is fully onsite in Bangalore, India.
Key Responsibilities
Automation and test execution:
- Develop and maintain automated APIβlevel tests for backend services and data workflows.
- Contribute to the integration of automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
- Participate in investigating test failures and supporting rootβcause analysis (product defect vs test issue vs environment).
- Maintain and improve existing test automation frameworks under guidance from senior engineers.
Test strategy and quality contribution:
- Analyze requirements and user stories to identify test scenarios, edge cases, and negative paths.
- Apply riskβbased thinking when determining appropriate test coverage.
- Use a combination of automated, manual, and exploratory testing techniques based on context and value.
- Execute functional, regression, and release testing to support reliable deployments.
Collaboration:
- Work closely with software engineers and product partners to improve testability and quality earlier in the development lifecycle.
- Participate in code and design discussions with a quality and risk perspective.
- Contribute to test documentation and shared quality practices within the team.
Required Qualifications
- Approximately 4β7 years of experience in software testing or quality engineering roles.
- Handsβon experience with automated API testing.
- Experience working with CI/CD pipelines where automated tests are executed.
- Familiarity with test automation frameworks and maintaining automated test suites.
- Understanding of test strategy concepts, including riskβbased testing.
- Experience working in Agile development teams.
- Clear communication skills and willingness to collaborate across disciplines.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience testing cloudβbased or SaaS applications.
- Exposure to multiβtenant systems, roleβbased access, or dataβdriven platforms.
- Familiarity with Pythonβbased test automation.
- Experience with Dockerβbased environments.
- Exposure to AWSβhosted systems.
- Interest in growing deeper in test strategy, framework ownership, and CI/CD quality practices.