Remote Automotive Quality Assurance Engineer - Software Testing

Placements24; Queenstown; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Competitive salary

Online training

Home office allowance

Generous PTO

Company holidays

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Remote Automotive Quality Assurance Engineer to join a fully remote team. You will design and execute test plans, perform diverse testing types, and collaborate with developers to resolve issues, ensuring reliability and security of automotive software.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in software QA with automotive experience, hands-on automation tools, and familiarity with CAN/AUTOSAR.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years in software quality assurance, automotive domain preferred.
• Solid understanding of testing methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Experience writing clear test plans and cases.
• Hands-on with automated testing tools (Selenium, Appium, JMeter).
• Familiarity with CAN and AUTOSAR is a plus.
• Experience with Jira defect tracking.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute detailed test plans and test cases for automotive software.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, performance, and security testing.
• Identify, record, and track defects using Jira.
• Collaborate with development teams to design test strategies.
• Reproduce issues and provide detailed reports to engineers.
• Create and maintain automated test scripts.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure quality.

Skills

QA testing

Automotive domain

Test planning

Scripting Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Selenium

Appium

JMeter

Jira

Job description

About the Role

Our client is a cutting-edge automotive technology firm dedicated to delivering high-quality software solutions for the next generation of vehicles. We are seeking a highly skilled and meticulous Remote Automotive Quality Assurance Engineer to join our fully remote engineering team. In this role, you will be instrumental in ensuring the reliability, performance, and security of our automotive software products. You will design and execute comprehensive test plans, identify defects, and collaborate closely with software developers to resolve issues. This is an excellent opportunity for a QA professional passionate about the automotive industry to contribute to groundbreaking projects from anywhere. If you have a strong understanding of software testing methodologies and a keen eye for detail.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases for automotive software.


• Design and perform various types of testing, including functional, integration, regression, performance, and security testing.


• Identify, record, document thoroughly, and track bugs using defect tracking systems (e.g., Jira).


• Work closely with development teams to understand product specifications and design test strategies.


• Reproduce bugs, troubleshoot issues, and provide detailed reports to the development team.


• Create and maintain automated test scripts to improve testing efficiency.


• Participate in code reviews to provide input on the quality of the code.


• Stay up-to-date with new testing tools and test strategies within the automotive industry.


• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams in a remote environment.


• Contribute to the continuous improvement of QA processes and methodologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.


• Proven experience (3+ years) in software quality assurance, with specific experience in the automotive domain.


• Solid understanding of software testing methodologies, tools, and processes.


• Experience in writing clear, concise, and comprehensive test plans and test cases.


• Hands-on experience with automated testing tools (e.g., Selenium, Appium, JMeter) and frameworks.


• Familiarity with automotive software architectures and communication protocols (e.g., CAN, AUTOSAR).


• Experience with defect tracking tools like Jira.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.


• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a remote team.


• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) is a plus.

Benefits

• Fully remote work position offering flexibility and work-life balance.


• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.


• Opportunity to work on innovative automotive software projects.


• Access to online training and professional development resources.


• Collaborative and forward-thinking company culture.


• Generous paid time off and company holidays.


• Home office setup allowance.