Senior Automotive Test Engineer

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Define and own the test strategy, test plan and test estimation for automotive/ECU projects, aligned with project schedule, safety level and customer quality gates
• Analyze system, software and diagnostic requirements/specifications, clarify gaps with customers and maintain bi‑directional traceability between requirements, test cases and defects
• Design, review and execute test cases across test levels (unit / integration / system / vehicle‑level) including functional, diagnostic (UDS), communication, robustness and fault‑injection testing
• Set up, configure and maintain HIL / SIL / bench test environments, including rest bus simulation, CAN/LIN/Ethernet configuration, measurement and flashing tools
• Design, develop and maintain the test automation framework and scripts (Python / CAPL / vTESTstudio) and integrate automated regression suites into the CI/CD pipeline
• Manage the defect lifecycle — investigate, reproduce, triage and analyze logs/traces to provide precise root‑cause information to development teams
• Prepare and present test reports, quality evaluation and release recommendations with clear metrics (coverage, pass rate, defect trend) to project managers and customers
• Ensure test activities and work products comply with ISO 26262, Automotive SPICE and customer‑specific process requirements; support audits and assessments
• Apply AI/GenAI tools to accelerate test case generation, script development and test data preparation, and promote these practices within the team
• Collaborate closely with system, software, hardware and customer teams; participate in requirement reviews, design reviews and technical discussions
• Coach and mentor junior test engineers, review their deliverables, and contribute to continuous improvement of testing processes, tools and reusable assets
• Support presales and technical proposals by providing testing effort estimation, resource sizing and solution approach when required

Job Qualifications

• Solid skill and experience in test strategy, test planning, testing methodologies & process for automotive embedded/ECU projects, and Agile/V‑model working models
• Experience of requirement‑based test case design (mandatory), test execution, defect reporting with traceability, and quality evaluation report
• Strong hands‑on experience in ECU testing across test levels: unit/component, integration, system and vehicle‑level testing (MIL / SIL / HIL / bench & in‑vehicle testing)
• Solid knowledge of automotive communication protocols: CAN / CAN FD, LIN, FlexRay, Automotive Ethernet (SOME/IP), and diagnostics UDS (ISO 14229) / OBD / DoIP
• Experience with automotive test tools: Vector CANoe / CANalyzer / CAPL, vTESTstudio, dSPACE, ETAS INCA, Lauterbach or equivalent
• Experience in designing test automation framework & solution for HIL benches and embedded targets, including test rig configuration and fault injection
• Experience in at least one of the following programming/scripting languages: Python (mandatory), CAPL, C/C++ (good to have)
• Working knowledge of AUTOSAR (Classic/Adaptive) architecture and basic software modules is a strong plus
• Familiar with automotive standards and process frameworks: ISO 26262 (ASIL), Automotive SPICE, ISO 21434 (cybersecurity) is a plus
• Experience in testing Infotainment / IVI, ADAS or connected car (OTA, telematics) features is a plus
• Experience with AI tools in generating automation script: GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, …
• Experience with GenAI tools in generating test cases is a plus: MS Copilot / TestRail / Polarion / DOORS integration
• Experience in integrating automated test scripts into CI/CD pipeline: Jenkins / GitLab / Azure DevOps (good to have)
• Good English verbal communication; Japanese or Mandarin is a plus