Principal / Senior Software Test Engineer

Search Staffing Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown automotive tech company in Singapore is seeking an experienced Principal/Senior Software Test Engineer to drive integration, verification, and quality assurance for next‑generation smart cockpit software stacks.

You will develop test plans, analyze requirements, design test strategies for Android/Linux environments, run performance and UX tests, and lead quality assessments across delivery stages while identifying risks and driving continuous testing improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT, Electronics, Automation, Software, or related field.
• 5+ years of testing experience (senior level).
• Experience with low-level software and multimedia testing preferred.
• Familiarity with Android/Linux/QNX environments.
• Knowledge of functional safety or chip IP testing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop software test plans based on the product roadmap
• Analyze requirements and define testability
• Design test strategies for Smart Cockpit software stacks on Android or Linux
• Run product performance and user experience testing, optimizing for energy efficiency
• Conduct quality assessments across product delivery stages
• Identify risks and drive continuous testing improvements

Skills

Low-level testing

Android/Linux/QNX testing

Functional safety testing

Team leadership

Quality assurance

Test strategy development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Principal / Senior Software Test Engineer

Our client, a Singapore-based automotive tech company building AI-powered computing platforms for software-defined vehicles, is looking for an experienced Software Test Engineer to drive integration, verification, and quality assurance for next-generation smart cockpit software stacks.

What you'll do:

• Develop software test plans based on the product roadmap


• Analyze functional/non-functional requirements and define chip and software testability requirements


• Design test strategies for Smart Cockpit software stacks on Android or Linux


• Run product performance and user experience testing, optimizing for energy efficiency


• Conduct quality assessments across product delivery stages


• Identify risks in products and processes, and drive continuous testing improvements

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor's + 5 years, or Master's + 3 years, in testing (IT, Electronics, Automation, Software, Communications, or related)


• Familiarity with low-level software testing (Bootloader, UFS/DDR, high-speed/low-speed buses, functional safety) or multimedia software testing (Camera, GPU, Display, Audio, Video)


• Exposure to intelligent cockpit software stack testing; chip IP testing experience a plus


• Familiarity with Android/Linux/QNX and user scenarios preferred


• Functional safety and virtualization testing experience a plus


• Strong technical vision, analytical skills, and ability to lead team technical advancement