Founding UX Validation Lead — HMI & UI Testing

Applied Intuition

Sunnyvale (CA)

Hybrid

USD 140,000 - 220,000

Full time

14 days+

Get more replies from employers

Send a job-specific resume in minutes.

Job summary

Applied Intuition in Sunnyvale, CA, seeks a founding UX Validation Lead to build and lead our UX/HMI validation practice from the ground up. This is a hands-on leadership role: you will define test strategy, build automation infra, and grow a team of test engineers into domain experts.

You will bridge early-stage HMI concepts and production-grade software quality, own end-to-end validation from requirements to release, and collaborate across product, engineering, and validation teams to ensure

Qualifications

7+ years of software validation experience with depth in UI/UX, display, or HMI testing.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
Proven experience owning a validation domain, defining test strategy, methodology, and automation infrastructure from the ground up.
Strong background in automated UI testing and validation, including Appium and end-to-end test planning from requirements through release sign-off.
Experience with Linux, QNX, or Android Automotive OS (AAOS), and automotive networking (CAN, Ethernet) interaction with HMI systems.

Responsibilities

Define and drive the end-to-end HMI/UX validation strategy, establishing quality standards for display logic, control flows, and user experience across the platform.
Build and scale automated UI testing infrastructure, including test harnesses, simulators, visual regression frameworks, and CI/CD integration to enable efficient validation from HIL to full-vehicle testing.
Lead cross-functional efforts to debug complex UI and system issues, partner with TPM and validation teams on feature test plans, and mentor a high-performing test engineering team.