Software Integration Tester

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Software Integration Tester leads the validation and verification of new Infotainment features and solutions, delivering high-quality software experiences. The role requires understanding product requirements and integration test steps to validate production software, and designing, developing, maintaining, and executing software tests for high-profile products. Testing takes place in complex multi-ECU setups or test vehicles. The successful candidate will understand vehicle network architecture, key Infotainment features, and how vehicle ECUs communicate with the Infotainment ECU to troubleshoot network issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, an applicable field, or equivalent work experience.
• At least 8 years of advanced professional experience with software or requirements verification projects, including test suite and automation solutions across multiple verification/validation scopes and integration levels.
• At least 5 years of professional experience implementing and designing test strategies.
• Solid understanding of vehicle network architecture and the communication between vehicle ECUs and the Infotainment ECU.
• Experience validating and verifying software requirements and production software.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, an applicable field, or equivalent work experience.
• Extensive experience in requirements engineering, electrical architecture, software architecture, or functional architecture.
• Experience with software configuration management systems, source control, DevSecOps, and CI/CD, including proposing enhancements from a verification perspective.
• Experience with multiple technology stacks and verification of their functions, including QNX and Android Automotive.
• Ability to lead agile teams using agile practices with internal Software Design Verification groups and Tier I and Tier II external suppliers.
• Demonstrated success creating evolutionary design verification architectures and automation frameworks with appropriate scale, reliability, security, performance, functional, and release characteristics.
• Experience with modern software development methods such as pair programming and test-first/test-driven development, or demonstrated delivery of singular-focus programming.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, planning, and execution of test methods and automation scripts to verify requirements at multiple integration and solution levels.
• Lead incident triage, contribute to risk assessment, perform root cause analysis, and design preventive actions.
• Use test management tools to plan, execute, monitor, and report tests; interpret key metrics to inform test strategy.
• Perform testing in complex multi-ECU test setups or test vehicles.
• Troubleshoot vehicle network issues related to the Infotainment ECU.
• Use defect management tools to create defects and monitor their resolution.
• Apply expertise in automation tools and strategies, and mentor and coach colleagues.
• Follow and promote code craftsmanship best practices and quality and security standards, and contribute to their improvement.
• Understand and apply industry software quality assurance standards, including ASPICE, ISTQB, ASAM, and INCOSE.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup child care.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and other family-building benefits.
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases.
• Tuition assistance.
• Employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• Paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior