Test Engineer III - Project Based

Autonomous Solutions•Fort Worth, TX

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

This is a project-based employee role supporting the development, integration, verification, and validation of ASI's autonomous wheel loader platforms. Development phases of this nature typically continue through project completion, often spanning two to four years, although scope and duration are determined by business and customer needs. JOB SUMMARY The Test Engineer III develops, executes, and improves verification and validation activities for ASI's autonomous wheel loader platforms. This role translates system requirements, customer workflows, and heavy-equipment operating scenarios into structured test plans, procedures, test cases, and measurable acceptance criteria covering integrated hardware, software, sensors, vehicle controls, hydraulics, implements, and autonomous functionality. As a Level III engineer within ASI's five-level engineering structure, this position independently owns moderately complex testing assignments from planning through execution, analysis, traceability, and reporting while receiving guidance on broader program-level validation strategy. This role also serves as a strong Jama Connect user and team resource, helping maintain accurate requirements, test cases, verification evidence, review workflows, baselines, and traceability between system requirements and validation results.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field
Typically five or more years of experience in test engineering, verification and validation, systems integration, product testing, or a related engineering role
Strong experience using Jama Connect for requirements management, test-case management, traceability, reviews, baselines, reporting, and verification evidence
Experience developing and executing test plans for complex hardware and software integrated systems
Experience translating technical requirements and operational scenarios into test procedures and measurable acceptance criteria
Experience conducting functional, integration, regression, performance, endurance, or system-level testing
Ability to independently plan, coordinate, execute, and document moderately complex testing assignments
Experience analyzing test data, system logs, and technical results to identify failures and performance limitations
Strong troubleshooting skills involving integrated mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, software, sensor, and vehicle systems
Experience with test instrumentation, data-acquisition equipment, diagnostic tools, or vehicle logging systems
Strong understanding of requirements traceability, defect management, configuration control, verification evidence, and product-development lifecycles
Experience using Python, MATLAB, C++, Excel, or comparable tools for test automation and data analysis
Experience working in Linux-based environments
Ability to read and interpret system requirements, electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, hydraulic diagrams, software interfaces, and technical documentation
Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing accurate, repeatable, traceable, and objective test evidence
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work effectively with engineering, field, operations, customer-facing, and project teams
Ability to travel and work in laboratory, shop, customer, and outdoor field-testing environments

Nice To Haves

Experience testing wheel loaders, construction equipment, mining vehicles, agricultural equipment, industrial machinery, or other off-road heavy equipment
Familiarity with loading, digging, carrying, dumping, stockpile management, truck loading, material handling, grading support, or site-preparation workflows
Understanding of wheel loader dynamics, hydraulic systems, bucket control, payload effects, braking systems, or off-road vehicle controls
Experience validating autonomous systems on slopes, haul roads, loose surfaces, uneven terrain, confined work areas, or active construction and mining sites
Experience testing autonomous vehicles, robotics systems, embedded systems, or vehicle-control platforms
Familiarity with ROS, ROS2, or comparable robotics middleware
Experience with hardware-in-the-loop, software-in-the-loop, simulation, or recorded-data replay testing
Experience testing perception, GNC, localization, navigation, vehicle-control, implement-control, or embedded-software systems
Familiarity with cameras, LiDAR, radar, GPS/GNSS, IMUs, encoders, or other robotic sensing technologies
Experience with CAN communication, embedded controllers, vehicle-control units, hydraulic controllers, drive-by-wire systems, or heavy-equipment interfaces
Experience developing automated test scripts, data-analysis tools, or test frameworks
Experience helping teams improve Jama structures, requirement quality, traceability models, review processes, or verification workflows
Familiarity with Jira, TestRail, Polarion, Confluence, PLM systems, or comparable requirements and test-management systems
Experience supporting failure analysis, root cause analysis, FMEA, or reliability testing
Familiarity with functional safety concepts and validation practices for autonomous or safety-critical systems
Experience supporting customer demonstrations, field deployments, or operational acceptance testing

Responsibilities

Develop and execute verification and validation plans for autonomous wheel loader systems, subsystems, and software features
Translate system requirements, customer workflows, and operational use cases into measurable test objectives, acceptance criteria, and validation evidence
Create detailed test procedures, test cases, checklists, data-collection plans, and technical test reports
Independently own moderately complex testing assignments from initial planning through final documentation and issue closure
Maintain Jama Connect requirements, test cases, verification links, review items, baselines, and traceability for assigned validation work
Ensure test activities and results remain traceable to system requirements, interface requirements, safety requirements, and customer acceptance criteria
Support Jama review workflows, requirement updates, test-case organization, exports, reports, dashboards, and change-impact reviews
Partner with systems engineering, software, electrical, mechanical, perception, GNC, reliability, and field teams to maintain clear requirement-to-test-to-evidence traceability
Develop test scenarios involving autonomous navigation, loading, material handling, bucket control, digging, carrying, dumping, stockpile interaction, truck loading, route execution, and work-area behavior
Validate autonomous vehicle behavior across loading zones, stockpiles, haul paths, dump locations, intersections, slopes, confined areas, and uneven terrain
Conduct functional, performance, integration, regression, endurance, and system-level testing
Test steering, propulsion, braking, speed control, path tracking, stopping accuracy, implement control, hydraulic behavior, and vehicle stability
Evaluate system performance under varying payloads, material types, grades, surface conditions, traction levels, speeds, and environmental conditions
Validate autonomous capabilities involving localization, navigation, perception, obstacle avoidance, route compliance, communications, vehicle control, and task execution
Test vehicle responses to personnel, equipment, vehicles, obstacles, geofences, changing conditions, and unexpected events within active work areas
Develop representative work cycles, duty cycles, endurance scenarios, and customer-use scenarios for wheel loader validation
Conduct testing using simulation, recorded-data replay, software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, laboratory, shop, and full-vehicle environments
Configure test vehicles, payload conditions, instrumentation, sensors, software, logging systems, and supporting equipment
Collect and organize vehicle logs, system data, measurements, photographs, videos, and other objective test evidence
Analyze vehicle, autonomy, hydraulic, sensor, implement, and control data to identify performance limitations and unexpected behavior
Evaluate test results against requirements, specifications, performance targets, and established acceptance criteria
Document defects clearly and communicate technical findings to engineering and project teams
Reproduce reported issues involving vehicle control, bucket operation, hydraulic response, localization, perception, route execution, loading, dumping, or material-handling behavior
Support cross-functional troubleshooting, failure investigations, and root cause analysis activities
Verify corrective actions through targeted testing, regression testing, and issue-closure activities
Develop scripts and tools to improve test automation, data processing, visualization, reporting, and repeatability
Support requirements reviews, design reviews, test-readiness reviews, system-readiness reviews, and release-readiness assessments
Coordinate testing activities with engineers, field testers, equipment operators, customers, and project stakeholders
Support customer demonstrations, field deployments, operational acceptance testing, and on-site troubleshooting
Follow company, customer, and site-specific safety requirements while testing autonomous and heavy-equipment systems
Contribute to improvements in testing standards, Jama workflows, test procedures, documentation, tools, and team practices