Software Test Engineer; Automotive

Software Test Engineer – Vehicle-Level Testing

Role Summary

We are seeking experienced engineers to ensure the quality, reliability, and successful deployment of software releases across vehicle platforms and supporting offboard systems. The role spans planning and executing in‑vehicle test campaigns, analysing logs (CAN, Ethernet, diagnostics), and driving defect resolution with cross‑functional teams. The role requires hands‑on test execution, configuration management, and strong skills in test automation and tooling.

• Develop, maintain, and execute test plans, test cases, and scripts to detect defects and validate release quality across vehicle and offboard environments.
• Manage and run sequences of defined test cases for multiple vehicle updates in parallel.

• Conduct configuration management activities including release control, version control, and change management for new and current products.
• Install software builds and raise OTA campaigns.

• Perform triage of logs: parse, correlate, and root‑cause using traces (CAN dumps, PCAPs, ECU logs), error codes (DTCs).

• 2+ years in automotive testing/validation (vehicle‑level + HIL)
• Experience with CI/CD (Jenkins/Git Lab), version control (Git), and issue tracking (Jira)
• Needs UK driving license with 2 years pre‑validity

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Contract
• Job function:
  Information Technology
• Industry: IT Services and IT Consulting