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Volkswagen of America, Inc · 1 day ago

Senior Self Driving Systems Test Engineer

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Volkswagen of America, Inc is committed to developing fully autonomous mobility and transportation services. The Senior Self Driving Systems Test Engineer will be responsible for managing pre-release software public-road testing, developing test plans, and ensuring the safety and performance of autonomous vehicles for US operations.

AutomotiveCommercialManufacturing

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Coleen Kane, CDR

Responsibilities

Manage pre-release software public-road testing, as well as release candidate testing of all new software for US public roads

Prioritize features for US release and execute test plans to verify and validate them against system requirements

Determine pass/fail criteria for tests as necessary

Aggregate and report status of tests that monitor and track progress of performance, safety, reliability, and other key attributes of the test fleet

Document and troubleshoot US-specific test issues

Interface closely with the fleet operations teams globally to document and address test issues

Work closely with the development and test teams globally to identify and close gaps in requirements, scenario coverage, testing and more

Understand, document, and communicate complex software and other technical issues at a sufficient level to assign resolution of the issue to the appropriate internal and/or external team

Make a significant impact on the Test Engineering team’s achievements

Collaborate with the global team to enhance processes, databases and tools for data analysis needed to support issue management and reporting

Support internal developers and external suppliers on issue root cause identification and tracking to resolution

Communicate Issue Management topics with leaders across the organization

Educate teammates on the nuance of the AV system by becoming an expert on the SDS

Mentor peers to ensure quality and consistency of test execution

Qualification

System test planningDefect tracking systemsStatistical data analysisSystems engineering fundamentalsMultimodal verificationTesting autonomous systemsDebugging complex softwareTest management toolsProgramming in PythonLinux command lineHandle changing prioritiesDesire to learnTechnical leadershipCommunicationSelf-starter mindset

Required

7+ years of experience in a quality focused role in the development of complex, software-controlled systems

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Robotics, or a related field - required

Technical leadership across a diverse team

Excellent communication skills with ability to collaborate across a large and global diverse team

Proven self-starter mindset and the ability to work independently or with minimal supervision

Be able to handle rapidly changing priorities

Proven track record of delivering high priority assignments efficiently

Strong desire to learn new skills related to technology and software

Experience in planning, developing and executing system test plans

Ability to simplify highly complex problems into smaller, actionable solutions

Experience with defect tracking systems (Jira or equivalent)

Statistical methods for data analysis

Strong foundation in systems engineering fundamentals and tools

Knowledge of multimodal verification & testing validation fundamentals

Preferred

Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Robotics, or a related field - desired

Experience in developing and/or testing autonomous systems

Engineering experience in the development of highly integrated systems (automotive, aerospace, robotics, etc.)

Experience debugging complex software systems

Application of test management tools and bug tracking

Basic programming skills in Python, Bash, Java, C, C++, C#

Knowledge of Linux & terminal command line interface

Experience with requirements management and requirements-based testing

Company

Volkswagen of America, Inc

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Founded in 1955, Volkswagen of America, Inc., an operating unit of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VWoA) is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

Founded in 1955

Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.vw.com/

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