AI-Driven Test & Validation Engineering Lead

C01 Carrier Corporation; Kennesaw (GA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental,

Retirement Benefits

Time off and Leave

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Tax-Advantaged Accounts

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Carrier Global Corporation is seeking a Senior Manager, Test & Validation Engineering to lead 10+ US-based Scrum and Integration QA engineers, defining test strategy and accelerating AI-enabled test automation.

You will collaborate across Product Management, Systems Engineering, Hardware, Software, DevOps, Cybersecurity, and Global Engineering CoE to implement scalable testing processes and robust automation, delivering meaningful quality metrics and KPI reporting for high‑quality product

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in product development, program management, verification & validation, quality engineering, or technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the test engineering organization including talent development & succession planning.
• Define and execute the overall test, verification, validation, interoperability and product quality strategy across hardware, firmware, software & building automation solutions.
• Drive successful execution of product development programs by ensuring quality, schedule adherence, risk management, and release readiness.
• Champion AI-assisted testing, test automation, CI/CD practices, and digital transformation initiatives to improve productivity and product quality.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, DevOps, and global teams to ensure successful product delivery.
• Lead and support lab infrastructure investments and test environment capabilities supporting current and future product platforms.
• Ensure establishment of and compliance with engineering processes, cybersecurity expectations, industry standards, and product certification requirements.

Skills

Team leadership

Test strategy

AI testing

CI/CD

QA automation

Cross-functional collaboration

Lab infrastructure

Security testing

Education

Bachelor's degree (Engineering/CS)

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

API automation

CI/CD pipelines

AI-assisted testing

Cybersecurity tools

Job description

Carrier Global Corporation is seeking a Senior Manager, Test & Validation Engineering to lead 10+ US-based Scrum and Integration QA engineers, defining test strategy and accelerating AI-enabled test automation.

You will collaborate across Product Management, Systems Engineering, Hardware, Software, DevOps, Cybersecurity, and Global Engineering CoE to implement scalable testing processes and robust automation, delivering meaningful quality metrics and KPI reporting for high‑quality product