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About the role
- Software Test Engineer for the Autonomous Vehicle Integrity Platform at GM focuses on embedded software testing strategies and process improvements. Collaborate with team members to ensure high-quality software delivery in development and production environments.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scripts (unit, bench, and in-vehicle as needed) as well as review ones by others for functional, performance and reliability requirements, in both development and production environments
- Investigate issues and drive continuous improvement of processes, products, methodologies, and innovation
- Collaborate with HW/FW/SW teams to participate in design reviews, define functional test coverage, pass/fail criteria, feature and API requirements
- Create test cases that can be executed manually when necessary, while being designed and optimized for automation; write accompanying automation scripts using industry-standard tools and coding methodologies, troubleshooting script and test environment issues, triage and log defects, track and report progress to plan
- Support validation of interface behavior across integrated vehicle systems, ensuring quality and consistency of software interactions and user-facing functionality. Being the voice of quality within the organization for assigned working domain.
- Partner with upstream suppliers and downstream vehicle testing teams to architect test stations and scale coverage.
- Implemented a shift-left testing strategy to elevate software quality and minimize escaped defects.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mechatronics, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields
- 3+ years of embedded software test experience
- Solid knowledge of software testing methodologies and tools, including: Strong understanding of unit, integration, regression, system, performance, and security testing, with the ability to choose the right method based on risk and product stage.
- Experience applying shift-left testing practices, using testing early in the lifecycle to catch defects sooner and reduce downstream rework.
- Proficiency with test automation and regression pipelines, including smoke/sanity/regression coverage and maintaining automated suites as the product evolves.
- Working knowledge of embedded and automotive validation methods such as HIL, SIL, bench testing, and vehicle testing.
- Familiarity with common validation and troubleshooting tools such as Vehicle Spy, INCA, Lauterbach, NeoVi, MATLAB/Simulink, dSPACE, Postman, Selenium, JMeter, and OWASP ZAP.
- Experience designing test plans, test cases, peer reviews, acceptance criteria, and coverage improvement strategies that improve quality and traceability.
- Understanding of data-driven and scenario-driven validation, including pass/fail analysis from recorded measurements and predefined co-simulation tests.
- Hands-on experience with automation and test tools such as Python, Robot Framework, Jenkins, Jira, GitHub, Gerrit, and simulation environments such as Matlab/Simulink is preferred.
- Ability to investigate issues based on limited information
- Creative, disciplined, with a strong sense of responsibility
- Strong organizational and time management skills with high attention to detail.
Benefits
- Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and supplemental benefits for pregnancy, parental and adoption leave.
- Healthcare, dental, and vision benefits.
- Life insurance plans to cover you and your family.
- Company and matching contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension plan to help you save for retirement.
- GM Vehicle Purchase Plan for you, your family and friends.
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