Automotive Test Automation Engineer - Vehicle Validation

Cognizant; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an Automotive Test Automation Engineer in the United States (Dearborn, MI area) to deliver stable test environments and automate testing for distributed features in infotainment systems.

The role collaborates with systems, wiring, and software teams to validate electrical features on the bench and ensure vehicle launches meet quality standards. 3+ years in automotive or similar electromechanical domains, with C/C++ expertise, is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical or aerospace engineering with emphasis on control systems.
• Experience with data analysis, scripting and modeling & simulation of dynamic systems using Python, TestRail, Matlab, Simulink or Stateflow.
• Experience with standard systems engineering tools including boundary diagrams, fault tree analyses, FMEAs, P-diagrams, etc.
• Familiarity with AUTOSAR standards and tools for automotive software development
• Problem-solving skills with a passion for new technology development
• Demonstrated effective communication, documentation, and interpersonal skills in a team environment
• Demonstrated ability to manage and balance multiple tasks and timelines
• 3+ years experience in dynamic systems and embedded real-time controls development for automotive or similarly complex electromechanical systems, including C or C++
• Subject matter expertise in chassis (brakes, steering, suspension) system hardware and control
• Understanding of automotive powertrain systems and controls (including hybrids), with fundamental knowledge of dynamics, hydraulics, electric machines, batteries and mechatronics

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute functional test scenarios and test utilizing user stories contained within Agile Sprints.
• Interface with development and test teams to understand testing requirements and implement automated tests and related tools.
• Review project requirements to ensure requirements are testable.
• All test results following to the merge of related test codes in to Master to be logged (pass/fail), failures to be debugged to assess the root cause of failures allowing only valid defects to be entered into the defect tracking system, JIRA.
• Work with feature engineers to reproduce and troubleshoot defects found in the system.
• Participate in root cause analysis of hardware quality problems and software defects.
• Participate in system design, documentation, and testing to deliver a best in-class infotainment system.
• During sprint planning provide estimates on the amount of time needed to complete testing related tasks.
• Review hardware laboratory nodes and apply corrective and predictive maintenance processes to upkeep that the nodes are in satisfactory condition and functionality.
• Develop debugging process to identify errors in the scripts.
• Analyze the root cause of software failures to correctly prioritize them for subsequent fixing, providing timely validation rounds for both manual and automation.
• Contribute in enhancements towards automation development, optimizing, new feature validation, and testing for upcoming vehicle programs and testing efforts.
• Identify areas of improvement in all facets of testing and velocity tracking.
• Develop and maintain code, scripts, and tools designed to advance and expand test automation capabilities.
• Participate in code review sessions and execute automated tests, providing detailed feedback and comprehensive bug reports to ensure high-quality software and efficient testing workflows.

Skills

Python

Data analysis

Scripting

Modeling & simulation

C/C++

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in electrical/mechanical/aerospace engineering with control systems emphasis

Tools

Pycharm

VS Code

Squish

Chromium/Selenium

Appium

GCS

Hopscotch

Postman

Matlab

Vector CANalyzer

CANAPE

CANOE

Diagnostic Interface

TestRail

JIRA Cloud

Github

Jenkins

JFROG

Grafana

Nexus

Confluence

Jama

ATI Vision

SAP

MIRO

Figma

MS Suite

Oracle

PowerBI

Qliksense

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an Automotive Test Automation Engineer in the United States (Dearborn, MI area) to deliver stable test environments and automate testing for distributed features in infotainment systems.

The role collaborates with systems, wiring, and software teams to validate electrical features on the bench and ensure vehicle launches meet quality standards. 3+ years in automotive or similar electromechanical domains, with C/C++ expertise, is expected.