QA Engineer at Airspace Link, Inc. – Detroit, Michigan

About Airspace Link

Airspace Link is a fast-growing Series B startup shaping the future of drone operations. We provide innovative software solutions that enable safe, scalable, and integrated drone flights in communities nationwide. As an FAA-approved provider of LAANC airspace checks and B4UFLY safety checks, we serve as the air traffic control system for drones, supporting cities, states, and federal agencies while enabling private industry to thrive in the emerging drone economy.

Job Summary

Airspace Link is seeking a QA Engineer to join our engineering team and help ensure our software delivers a high level of reliability, usability, and trust. This role will initially focus on hands-on testing of the AirHub Portal and AirHub APIs, while also helping lay the foundation for future test automation and scalable QA practices.

You will work closely with engineering and product teams to embed quality throughout the development lifecycle—from requirements and design through release. This role will proactively identify and mitigate quality defects, design robust architectures, and develop tools to automate and streamline our quality assurance testing processes. Your expertise will be crucial in building innovative, resilient, and trustworthy products that meet all regulatory and compliance standards.

Duties & Responsibilities

· Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to deliver high-quality software across the AirHub Portal and AirHub APIs

· Develop, document, execute, and maintain test plans, test cases, and quality standards within an agile development environment

· Perform functional, regression, smoke, and exploratory testing across supported browsers and platforms

· Conduct API-level and integration testing using tools such as Postman or similar

· Identify, document, and track defects with clear reproduction steps, expected outcomes, and validation criteria

· Serve as a resource and coach for engineering teams on best practices for designing and scaffolding effective test suites, helping improve overall test quality and long-term maintainability

· Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives to ensure quality is embedded early in the development process

· Support cross-functional bug triage and resolution efforts

· Monitor and investigate customer-reported issues, perform root cause analysis, and recommend quality improvements

· Advocate for product quality, usability, and accessibility (a11y) across the platform

· Contribute to the evaluation, design, and gradual introduction of test automation tools and frameworks as the product and team mature

Position Type: Full-Time, 40 hours a week

Location: Hybrid

· 3–5+ years of experience in QA engineering, with strong experience testing web applications

· Hands-on experience testing REST APIs and integrations

· Strong understanding of software development lifecycles and Agile methodologies

· Excellent attention to detail and clear written and verbal communication

· Ability to think holistically about product quality—not just individual features

· Comfortable collaborating closely with engineers, product managers, and designers

· Hiring for this role is contingent on a clear background check

Nice to Have

· Experience writing or maintaining automated tests, or a strong desire to grow into automation

· Familiarity with automation tools/frameworks (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or similar)

· Experience testing data-heavy, GIS, or mapping applications

· Accessibility (a11y) testing experience

· Exposure to compliance-driven or regulated software environments

· Familiarity with aviation, UTM, or drone-related systems (e.g., LAANC, Part 107)