Senior Software Engineer, Arene Applied Engineering

Woven•Ann Arbor, MI

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Woven by Toyota is enabling Toyota’s once-in-a-century transformation into a mobility company. Inspired by a legacy of innovating for the benefit of others, our mission is to challenge the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation — expanding what “mobility” means and how it serves society. Our work centers on four pillars: AD/ADAS, our autonomous driving and advanced driver assist technologies; Arene, our software development platform for software-defined vehicles; Woven City, a test course for mobility; and Cloud & AI, the digital infrastructure powering our collaborative foundation. Business-critical functions empower these teams to execute, and together, we’re working toward one bold goal: a world with zero accidents and enhanced well-being for all. TEAM Arene's goal is to open vehicle programming to everyone by simplifying vehicle software development and increasing deployment frequency without compromising safety and security. This will create a whole new market of vehicle application developers who, through software, integrate a vehicle into our daily lives in novel ways. Arene aims to significantly improve how vehicles are designed and developed, and we're working closely with Toyota to realize this goal in its next-generation vehicles. The Arene Engineering Solutions North America’s Applied Engineering Team supports : Partnering with Product, Systems Engineering, and development teams to review requirements for testability and define V&V strategies and test plans across unit, integration, system, and qualification levels. Designing, implementing, and maintaining automated test suites and frameworks in Python and C++ for Arene products, using emulation, simulation, SIL/HIL, and on-vehicle environments where appropriate. Executing structured V&V campaigns (Review, Design, Rehearse, Execute, Report) and maintaining traceability from requirements (e.g., JAMA) to test cases and test results. Building and improving CI/CD-based quality gates so that releases are blocked when required V&V criteria are not met and test evidence is incomplete. Developing CI/CD pipelines to support build, test, version, and release workflows. You will report to the Arene Applied Engineering Team’s leader, and this role's workplace type is hybrid - you will work in the office at least 3 days per week.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
5+ years of professional experience in software development and/or verification & validation, with a strong track record in test automation and CI-driven quality.
Proficiency in Python for test automation; experience with C++ for low-level or performance-critical testing.
Hands-on experience designing and executing tests in simulated, emulated, and hardware environments, including debugging failures across multiple components and services.
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins) that run tests and enforce quality gates as part of release workflows.
Strong understanding of integration, system, and qualification testing, coverage, and defect triage, ideally in a multi-service or platform context.
Ability to operate autonomously across multiple teams, manage ambiguity, and drive alignment on V&V scope and acceptance criteria with stakeholders in Product, Systems Engineering, and Development.
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to write clear documentation and present test strategies and results to technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice To Haves

Rust experience is a plus.
Experience with automotive software development and/or software-defined vehicles, including familiarity with safety or regulatory constraints (e.g., FuSa, ASIL).
Experience with containerization and cloud infrastructure (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP/Azure, Terraform) for test environments and CI pipelines.
Knowledge of real-time operating systems (RTOS) or embedded systems and their testing constraints.
Experience with requirements and test management tools (e.g., JAMA, Jira) and with creating formal V&V test reports in a QMS or audited environment.
Experience defining or contributing to V&V practices, test strategies, or test standards at the team or organization level.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain reusable V&V frameworks, tools, and test infrastructure (primarily in Python and C++), enabling consistent verification and validation across Arene products and environments.
Translate product and system requirements into test strategies, test plans, and detailed test cases spanning unit, integration, system, and qualification levels, aligned with Arene V&V and test practices.
Lead the design, rehearsal, execution, and reporting of V&V campaigns for North America–led products and features, ensuring coverage of critical paths and regression risks.
Ensure requirements–test–results traceability in JAMA and related tools, and maintain audit-ready V&V evidence in accordance with Arene standards and QMS expectations.
Build and improve CI/CD pipelines and automated quality gates (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins) that run V&V suites, enforce coverage and quality thresholds, and gate releases based on V&V outcomes.
Collaborate closely with Vehicle Platform, VSDK, DevKit, tools, and other Arene teams to select appropriate test environments (simulation, emulation, HIL, on-vehicle) and to debug complex failures across software and hardware boundaries.
Write clear, structured V&V documentation, including test plans, test specifications, test reports, and contribution to team practices and SOPs.
Mentor engineers on testability, V&V best practices, and CI-driven quality, helping teams shift testing left and build reliable, testable features from the start.
Mentor other engineers on code best practices, architecture, and development.
Thrive in a fast-paced, hands-on environment working closely with operating systems, compute hardware, sensors, and vehicles, while coordinating with global stakeholders across Arene.