Software Test Engineer (Automotive)
Posted 1 day ago by Hellowork Consultants
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Gaydon, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Software Test Engineer (Automotive) role involves ensuring the quality and reliability of software releases across vehicle platforms and offboard systems. Responsibilities include planning and executing in-vehicle test campaigns, analyzing logs, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to resolve defects. The position requires hands-on test execution and strong skills in test automation and tooling. A UK driving license is also necessary for this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop, maintain, and execute test plans, test cases, and scripts to detect defects and validate release quality across vehicle and offboard environments.
- Manage and run sequences of defined test cases for multiple vehicle updates in parallel.
- Conduct configuration management activities including release control, version control, and change management for new and current products.
- Install software builds and raise OTA campaigns.
- Perform triage of logs: parse, correlate, and root-cause using traces (CAN dumps, PCAPs, ECU logs), error codes (DTCs).
Key Skills:
- 2+ years in automotive testing/validation (vehicle-level + HIL).
- Experience with CI/CD (Jenkins/GitLab), version control (Git), and issue tracking (Jira).
- Needs UK driving license with 2 years pre-validity.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Gaydon
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Role Summary We are seeking experienced engineers to ensure the quality, reliability, and successful deployment of software releases across vehicle platforms and supporting offboard systems. The role spans plan & executing in-vehicle test campaigns, analysing logs (CAN, Ethernet, diagnostics), and driving defect resolution with cross-functional teams. The role requires hands-on test execution, configuration management, and strong skills in test automation and tooling.
Key Responsibilities:
- Vehicle-Level Testing
- Test Planning & Execution
- Develop, maintain, and execute test plans, test cases, and scripts to detect defects and validate release quality across vehicle and offboard environments.
- Manage and run sequences of defined test cases for multiple vehicle updates in parallel.
- Release & Configuration Management
- Conduct configuration management activities including release control, version control, and change management for new and current products.
- Install software builds and raise OTA campaigns.
- Triage of Test Logs
- Perform triage of logs: parse, correlate, and root-cause using traces (CAN dumps, PCAPs, ECU logs), error codes (DTCs)
Required Skills & Experience:
- 2+ years in automotive testing/validation (vehicle-level + HIL)
- Experience with CI/CD (Jenkins/GitLab), version control (Git), and issue tracking (Jira)
- Needs UK driving license with 2 years pre-validity