Test Infrastructure Engineer

Position: Staff Test Infrastructure Engineer
There are over 7 billion people on this planet. And by 2050, there will be 2 billion more... many moving into urban centers at an unprecedented rate. Making sure there is enough food, fiber and infrastructure for our rapidly growing world is what we're all about at John Deere. And it's why we're investing in our people and our technology like never before!

Here the world's brightest minds are tackling the world's biggest challenges. If you believe one person can make the world a better place, we'll put you to work. RIGHT NOW.

John Deere is an equal opportunity employer, including disabled & veterans.

Primary

Location:

United States (US) - California - Santa Clara

Function:
Product Engineering (CA)

Title:

Staff Test Infrastructure Engineer - 120288

Onsite/Remote:

Onsite Position

Your Responsibilities

As a Staff Test Infrastructure Engineer for John Deere located in Santa Clara, CA, you will:

* Own, maintain, and extend automated test infrastructure for an autonomous tractor fleet (test frameworks, test runners, pipeline orchestration, and result reporting).

* Develop and improve test case authoring, execution, and post-run validation tooling.

* Integrate new simulators with the robotics and perception software stack, ensuring realistic and repeatable test scenarios.

* Support CI/CD pipelines for simulated and replay-based testing, including defining test suites, managing test configurations, and ensuring deterministic automated execution.

* Maintain and administer test bench hardware, including compute platforms, sensor rigs, and HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) setups; troubleshoot hardware and connectivity issues.

* Monitor nightly and weekly builds, triage test failures, identify root causes, and report issues to the appropriate engineering teams with clear reproduction steps and context.

* Collaborate cross-functionally with autonomy, perception, navigation, and Dev Ops engineers to ensure test coverage tracks product changes.

* Improve test observability by enhancing logging, metrics collection, S3-based artifact storage, and result dashboards.

* Author and maintain documentation for test processes, infrastructure setup, and onboarding guides for other engineers contributing tests.

VISA Sponsorship is NOT available for this position

What Skills You Need

* 6 or more years of experience in test automation, test infrastructure engineering

* Strong proficiency in Python (test frameworks, scripting, YAML-driven configuration, CLI tooling).

* Experience with CI/CD systems (e.g., Jenkins, Git Lab CI, Git Hub Actions, or similar) and building/maintaining automated pipelines.

* Familiarity with Docker and containerized development/test environments.

* Experience with Linux system administration and shell scripting (bash).

* Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) or software-in-the-loop (SIL) testing concepts.

* Experience with version control (Git) and collaborative development workflows.

What Makes You Stand Out

* Ability to read and understand C++ and/or ROS 2 codebases sufficiently to triage build and test failures.

* Experience with ROS / ROS 2 (topics, nodes, launch files, bag recording/playback).

* Familiarity with robotics simulation tools (e.g., Gazebo, CARLA, NVIDIA Isaac Sim, or proprietary simulators).

* Experience with perception or autonomy stacks (sensor fusion, object detection, path planning).

* Familiarity with protobuf / gRPC messaging and serialization.

* Experience with AWS services (S3, EC2, ECS/EKS) for cloud-based test execution or artifact management.

* Experience with MCAP / rosbag data formats and replay-based regression testing.

* Familiarity with embedded systems, CAN bus, or vehicle/machine platforms.

* Experience maintaining or administering NVIDIA Jetson or GPU-accelerated compute platforms.

* Exposure to Tensor

RT model optimization or ML model deployment pipelines.

* Experience with test result visualization and reporting tools (e.g., Allure, Grafana, custom dashboards).

* Experience in test automation using Py Test

* Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills; comfortable investigating failures across software and hardware boundaries.

Education

Ideally, you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related technical field.

* Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS, Kubernetes/Docker, ROS) are a plus.

What You'll Get

At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. Here, you'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive reward package to help you get started on your new career path, including:

* Flexible work arrangements

* Highly competitive base pay

* Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Contribution)

* Healthcare benefits with a generous…