Senior Self Driving Systems Test Engineer

Volkswagen Autoeuropa•Austin, TX

About The Position

As ADMT, we develop and realize fully autonomous mobility and transportation services. Our mission is to make mobility-and transportation-as-a-service safe, accessible and most attractive for society. For that, we cover the entire ground from strategy and business development, software development and end-2-end integration, fleet operations to next-generation self-driving systems. Being the driver in Volkswagen Group initiative for mobility solutions, we are an integral part of Volkswagen Group's future success. Senior Self Driving System Fleet Issue Management Engineer Role Summary: The SDS Verification & Validation (V&V) Engineering team is responsible for performing system level tests on our self-driving vehicles, primarily focused on the evaluation of the safety and performance for public road fleet operations. Within this team, the SDS Test Engineer will focus on developing and executing test plans targeting the autonomy behavior of the software stack for autonomous vehicles. The scope of testing will include software release testing, feature testing as well as tests to evaluate fleet-level safety and performance metrics. The Test Engineer will also work closely with the development teams in Germany and the US to evaluate the sufficiency of the V&V strategy for US deployment needs, and address monitor the sufficiency results of the simulation, bench, track and public road test plans for US fleet operations. The focus will be to create road test cases necessary for the validation of the US-based fleet. Role Responsibilities

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

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