Lead Test Engineer (Automotive, Wolfsburg)

Intellias; Dortmund; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading technology firm is looking for a skilled Lead Test Engineer to join their team on-site in Dortmund. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience as a Test Engineer, strong automotive background, and excellent communication skills in English. Responsibilities include leading a team, planning daily tasks, and ensuring quality in testing. Flexibility in working schedule is required, with testing often starting after 14:00. Strong qualifications in field testing and test case creation are crucial for this role.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of experience as a Test Engineer with strong automotive background.
• Experience leading a team of Test Engineers is preferred.
• Must possess a valid Driver license of category B.

Aufgaben

• Lead a team of 3-6 Test Engineers to ensure quality in testing.
• Plan and distribute tasks effectively among team members.
• Create weekly reports on testing progress and issues.

Kenntnisse

Driver license of category B

5+ years of experience as a Test Engineer

Automotive experience of at least 3 years

Field testing experience

Very good communication skills in English

Flexibility in working schedule

Ausbildung

German work permit

Tools

Test case creation software

BTS or customer KPM system

Jobbeschreibung

We are looking for a skilled Lead Test Engineer with preferably a combination of skills of Driver and Test Engineer with a clear understanding of SDLC and testing theory. Seasoned in testing practice with good investigation skills to join our team in its work on IVI automotive project on-site. The client is willing to have the driver on-site (with QA experience) and the QA engineer (2 persons) who will perform field testing using a pre-production prototype car with a new-generation IVI system.

Requirements:

• Driver license of category B
• 5+ years of experience as a Test Engineer
• Automotive experience of at least 3 years
• Field testing experience
• Proven proficiency in the creation of test reports and defects
• Solid experience in Test case creation
• Understanding of SDLC and testing theory
• German work permit
• Very good communication skills in English
• Flexibility in working schedule. Shifted working hours are expected. Begin after 14 : 00

Nice to have:

• Prototype driver's license
• High Voltage training

Responsibilities:

• Leading a team of 3-6 Test Engineers
• Planning a working day & task distribution
• Control proper execution of tasks
• Create weekly reports
• Ensure the quality of provided services
• Take part in the interview process
• Ramp up new teammates
• Communicate & build relationships with project stakeholders
• Attending daily briefings before test drives
• Uploading updated software to the test car
• Performing daily / evening static or dynamic test drives
• Performing weekend static or dynamic test drives by additional customer request
• Executing test plans / test suites
• Recording traces and providing proper time markers for defect analysis
• Producing Test Reports / Test Summary Reports after test drives
• Creating defect reports directly after a test drive in internal BTS or customer KPM system
• Creating Test cases / suites / plans for testing needs
• Supporting the engineering team by testing dev-drops
• Providing immediate feedback or rectifications to the Tickets Coordinator, FO, Program Lead, etc requests
• Collaborating with a car manufacturer or IVI system development team