Systems Engineer (Test & Validation) H/F

About Alta Ares

Alta Ares is a deeptech startup founded in 2024, developing real-time AI solutions for defense operations (ISR, C-UAS). Our primary customers are NATO-aligned armed forces, with frequent deployments in real-world operational exercises.

Our products include:

• Real-time AI ISR module deployable on drones and tactical platforms
• Counter-UAS solution enabling autonomous drone takeover in GNSS-denied environments
• Full-stack MLOps platform for training and deploying military-grade AI models
• Data fusion and trajectory prediction systems

Role & Missions

Validation & Verification Strategy

• Define system-level validation and verification (V&V) strategies
• Ensure alignment between system requirements, test coverage, and operational use cases
• Establish acceptance criteria and validation methodologies

Test Planning & Execution

• Write test plans, protocols, and detailed test procedures
• Coordinate and execute test campaigns (lab, simulation, and field testing)
• Ensure structured and repeatable validation processes

Traceability & Compliance

• Ensure full traceability between requirements, tests, and results
• Maintain clear mapping across system specifications and validation artifacts
• Contribute to compliance and certification efforts (CE, aerospace or equivalent)

Analysis & Continuous Improvement

• Analyze test results and identify gaps, failures, or performance deviations
• Drive root-cause analysis and coordinate corrective actions with engineering teams
• Continuously improve validation processes and system reliability

Test Infrastructure & Automation

• Design and implement test tools, frameworks, and automation pipelines
• Improve test efficiency, scalability, and reproducibility
• Support the development of simulation and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) environments

Cross-functional Collaboration & Documentation

• Work closely with R&D teams to improve system testability and robustness
• Provide feedback on system design from a validation perspective
• Manage validation documentation, reports, and test evidence