Engineering Lead – System Testing

Textron Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Kautex seeks an Engineering Lead for System Testing in Bengaluru, India. You will lead system integration, verification, and validation across globally distributed projects, mentoring the local System Testing team and coordinating with CAE and external partners.

You will define test strategies, develop test specifications, and ensure traceability from requirements to releases, with travel as needed to customer sites and labs.

Qualifications

• Technical engineering degree in mechatronics, electrical, mechanical or comparable.
• 2+ years leadership experience in a global environment.
• 7+ years automotive system testing and validation experience.
• Strong cross-domain understanding of mechatronic systems and automotive architectures.
• Hands-on with HiL systems and/or system-level test benches.
• Proficient with automotive comms tech (CAN, LIN) and Vector tools (CANoe, CANape, vTESTstudio).
• ASPICE and ISO 26262 experience preferred.
• IREB CPRE or ISTQB Foundation advantageous.
• Willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate local System Testing activities, mentor engineers, and align with global objectives.
• Represent the System Testing domain to internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide dotted-line leadership for the CAE team and coordinate with external partners.
• Drive cross-functional alignment within TIPL and optimize interfaces.
• Collaborate with global teams to harmonize test methods and facilities.
• Develop automated test execution, evaluation, and reporting; integrate into CI/CD.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

HiL systems

vTESTstudio

CANoe

CANape

Job description

Engineering Lead – System Testing

Description

Responsibilities:

The Engineering Lead System Testing oversees system‑level integration, verification, validation, and calibration activities across the V‑Model in a global development and customer project environment. The role provides technical leadership for the local System Testing team, dotted‑line leadership for the CAE team, and close collaboration with global engineering units, cross‑BU partners, and external development teams.

Lead Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate local System Testing activities, mentor engineers, and ensure alignment with global project objectives.

• Represent the System Testing domain and area of expertise to internal and external stakeholders.

• Provide dotted‑line leadership for the local CAE team (cost center topics, purchase requests, vacation approvals).

• Drive cross‑functional alignment within TIPL, identifying process interfaces and improvement opportunities.

• Coordinate system testing and integration topics with external engineering partners.

• Collaborate with Textron Business Units to leverage shared facilities and harmonize test methods.

Core Responsibilities

• Develop and execute System Integration, Verification, and Validation in line with V‑Model and ASPICE SYS.2–SYS.5 in globally distributed projects.

• Review and analyze stakeholder requirements and system architecture to ensure completeness, consistency, and testability.

• Define, document, and maintain System Test Strategies, including test levels, methods, coverage objectives, test concepts, and entry/exit criteria.

• Develop and review system‑level test specifications and test cases.

• Select, build, and commission system test benches with instrumentation, DAQ, control, and communication interfaces.

• Align test configurations and collaborate on HiL and test bench environments with global teams.

• Develop automated test execution, evaluation, and reporting (e.g. vTESTstudio, Python, Jenkins) and integrate into CI/CD pipelines.

• Analyze results, assess coverage, document deviations, and create comprehensive test reports.

• Ensure bidirectional traceability between requirements, tests, defects, and release artifacts.

• Support configuration management, release readiness, change control, and issue resolution.

• Plan and coordinate system validation (EE, mechanical, environmental, durability) across global test sites regarding quality. schedule, and cost targets.

• Ensure bidirectional traceability across requirements, test cases, defects, and release artifacts.

• Support configuration management, release preparation, change request handling, and problem‑resolution processes.

Requirements

• Technical engineering degree (mechatronics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or comparable).

• Proven leadership experience, preferably gained in a global working environment (2 years).

• Extensive experience in automotive system testing and validation (7 years).

• Strong cross-domain understanding of mechatronic systems and automotive architectures.

• Practical experience with HiL systems and/or system‑level test benches.

• Proficient in automotive communication technologies (CAN, LIN, etc.) and Vector tools (CANoe, CANape, vTESTstudio).

• Experience with ASPICE and ISO 26262 processes preferred.

• IREB CPRE or ISTQB Certified Tester (Foundation Level) advantageous.

• Willingness to travel (customer meetings, test drives, plant visits, external labs).

Competencies (functional, methodical, personal, leadership, IT, language skills)

• Strong analytical and communication skills.

• High sense of responsibility, ownership, and result orientation.

• Ability to work cross-functionally in global development environments.

• Very good English skills (German beneficial).

• Proficient with MS Office and engineering toolchains.

• Integrity, reliability, and a structured working approach.

Qualifications

Technical engineering degree (mechatronics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or comparable)

• Recruiting Company: Kautex
• Primary Location: India-Bangalore
• Job Function: Engineering
• Schedule: Full-time
• Job Level: Manager with Direct Reports
• Job Type: Experienced
• Shift: First Shift
• Job Posting: 09/25/2026, 5:02:00 AM
• Job Number: 343041