OTA Test Manager/Test Manager

PDSSOFT INC.; Lewisville (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PDSSOFT INC. seeks a Regional Test Manager to own the test strategy, integration, and end-to-end validation across delivery teams in the region. You will coordinate tester bandwidth, manage cross-team defects, and act as the quality gatekeeper for Go/No-Go decisions.

The role requires coordinating across Scrum and Waterfall streams, ensuring OTA integration alignment, and supporting capacity planning and hiring. Regional collaboration between EU/NA is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Software Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
• Experience in large automotive projects in connectivity and telematics, preferably with commercial vehicles.
• Knowledge of J1939, CAN, and UDS; experience with CAN simulation tools such as Vector CANoe.
• Proven experience in test management, integration testing, and E2E validation in multi-team environments.
• Ability to coordinate across Scrum and Waterfall supplier workstreams; manage integration complexity.
• Strong supplier coordination and risk management for SW delivery.
• Experience defining and enforcing quality gates and pass/fail thresholds.
• Capacity planning, defect management, and metrics-driven reporting.
• Cross-regional collaboration between EU/NA with cross-training expectations.

Responsibilities

• Own test strategy, integration and E2E validation across the region.
• Coordinate tester bandwidth and resolve cross-team defects and dependencies.
• Act as quality gatekeeper for Go/No-Go decisions.
• Collaborate with PM, POs, DMs for capacity planning.
• Create Master Test Plan covering delivery, integration, and E2E with Go/No-Go timing.
• Support DMs/POs on hiring and skills definitions.
• Provide documentation for project approval phases for testing.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Software Engineering, Computer Science or related areas

Tools

CANoe

J1939

CAN

UDS

Vector CANoe

Job description

Note: Due to ITAR compliance we are only considering USC/GC only.

Function: Connected Services for Commercial Vehicles — Data Collection, Data Processing/Analytics, Transport Management, Marketplace Services, and cross-delivery E2E integration

Role Summary: The Regional Test Manager (TM) owns test strategy, integration, and E2E validation across all delivery teams within the assigned region. The TM operates as a coordination layer above the delivery teams, securing tester bandwidth, managing cross-team defects and dependencies, and acting as the quality gatekeeper for Go/No-Go recommendations. The role works across regions for global initiatives and on regional projects for the assigned region (EU or NA). Contribute and participate in QA activities such as audits, process/template definitions, etc.

Key Responsibilities:

• E2E Scope Boundary: The Regional Test Manager owns E2E test strategy, planning, and execution across all delivery teams in the region with the exception of OTA. OTA E2E testing is owned by the dedicated OTA Test Manager. The Regional TM remains responsible for ensuring OTA integration points connect correctly into the broader cross-team E2E flow, in coordination with the OTA Test Manager.
• Create the Test Strategy and define the scope split between delivery-team testing and E2E testing.
• Identify cross-team dependencies and align with the PM, POs, and DMs for capacity and resource planning.
• Create the Master Test Plan covering delivery-team, integration, and E2E testing, including an indicative Go/No-Go timeline.
• Support DMs and POs on capacity planning, skills/JD definition, and hiring when needed.
• Provide required documentation for various Project approval phases for testing.

Required Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Software Engineering, Computer Science or related areas.
• Experience in large automotive projects in connectivity, telematics space is a must. Preferred experience with commercial vehicles.
• Understanding of J1939, CAN, UDS is required, along with experience in working with CAN simulation tools such as Vector CANoe.
• Proven experience in test management, integration testing, and E2E validation in a multi-team environment.
• Ability to coordinate across Scrum delivery teams and Waterfall (Supplier) workstreams, managing integration complexity.
• Strong supplier coordination capability (managing supplier SW stability and delivery risk).
• Experience defining and enforcing quality gates and pass/fail thresholds.
• Capacity planning, defect management, and metrics-driven reporting skills.
• Cross-regional collaboration (EU/NA), with cross-training expectation between EU and NA TMs to avoid single-point-of-failure risk.