Senior VIL Automation Engineer – Test Environments

Edag-Engineering-Scandinavia-Ab; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

EDAG Engineering Scandinavia AB in Gothenburg, Sweden, seeks Senior VIL Engineers to develop, operate, maintain, and improve advanced VIL test environments supporting multiple vehicle projects and hardware architectures. The role combines hands-on rig operations, systematic fault tracing, and automation using CAPL and Python.

Ideal candidates have MSc/BSc in relevant engineering, strong experience in automotive test environments, and excellence in fault analysis, CI/CD, and cross-functional

Qualifications

• Master or bachelor degree in Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
• Solid experience in automotive test environments, embedded systems, rig operations, test development, or complete-vehicle-level testing.
• Strong experience in fault tracing, root-cause analysis, and hands-on troubleshooting.
• Experience in rig maintenance, operations, and continuous improvement.
• Good understanding of vehicle communication architecture (CAN, LIN, Ethernet).
• Experience with Vector CANoe and CANalyzer and other Vector systems.
• Experience with Wireshark and automotive communication analysis.
• Programming or scripting in Python and CAPL.
• Experience with test-environment automation frameworks.
• Understanding of CI/CD concepts and development workflows.
• Experience with Azure DevOps and handling source code, docs, and work items.
• English fluency both written and spoken.
• B driving license.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining VIL test environments according to lifecycle management processes.
• Developing automated solutions for VIL environments using Python and CAPL.
• Operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting advanced automotive test rigs.
• Integrating and maintaining hardware, software, networks, embedded systems, and automation solutions.
• Performing systematic fault tracing and root‑cause analysis across electrical, mechanical, network, embedded‑software, and test‑system domains.
• Handling support tickets, incident tickets, intake requests, and improvement proposals.
• Improving rig stability, monitoring, automation, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Working with different vehicle platforms, architectures, hardware configurations, and mainly the Vector toolchain.
• Contributing technical feedback to documentation and electrical schematics.
• Collaborating closely with Volvo Cars core teams, stakeholders, Product Owners, and technical leadership.
• Taking ownership of assigned project deliveries and reporting status and progress continuously.
• Participating in daily stand-ups, sprint activities, technical reviews, and regular team demonstrations

Skills

Automotive test environments

Embedded systems

Test development

Fault tracing

Root-cause analysis

Troubleshooting

CI/CD concepts

Development workflows

Source code management

English fluency

Team collaboration

Customer/stakeholder collaboration

Education

M.Sc. or B.Sc. in Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

Vector CANoe

Vector CANalyzer

Wireshark

Azure DevOps

Python

CAPL

Job description

EDAG Engineering Scandinavia AB in Gothenburg, Sweden, seeks Senior VIL Engineers to develop, operate, maintain, and improve advanced VIL test environments supporting multiple vehicle projects and hardware architectures. The role combines hands-on rig operations, systematic fault tracing, and automation using CAPL and Python.

Ideal candidates have MSc/BSc in relevant engineering, strong experience in automotive test environments, and excellence in fault analysis, CI/CD, and cross-functional