Lead Test Engineer (Automotive, Wolfsburg)

Intellias; Essen; Vor Ort; EUR 65.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading technology company is seeking a skilled Lead Test Engineer to join their team in Essen, Germany. This role involves leading a team of engineers, conducting field testing with pre-production prototypes, and creating comprehensive test reports. Candidates should have 5+ years of testing experience, strong automotive knowledge, and excellent communication skills in English. This position requires flexibility in working hours, including potential weekend work.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of experience in testing role required.
• Automotive industry experience of at least 3 years needed.
• Strong investigative skills and understanding of SDLC and testing theory.

Aufgaben

• Lead a team of 3-6 Test Engineers.
• Plan daily tasks and manage team distribution.
• Create test cases, reports, and ensure quality services.

Kenntnisse

Driver license of category B

5+ years of experience as a Test Engineer

Very good communication skills in English

Flexibility in working schedule

Ausbildung

German work permit

Automotive experience of at least 3 years

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