Regional Test Manager

Kpit-Technologies; Texas; On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

KPIT Technologies Ltd. seeks a Regional Test Manager to own test strategy, integration, and end-to-end validation across delivery teams in the assigned region.

You will coordinate tester bandwidth, manage cross-team defects and dependencies, and serve as the quality gatekeeper for Go/No-Go decisions. The role extends to cross-regional collaboration (EU/NA) on global initiatives and regional projects, contributing to QA activities, process definitions, audits, and continuous improvement in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Software Engineering, CS or related field.
• Experience in large automotive projects in connectivity and telematics.
• Knowledge of J1939, CAN, UDS; experience with CAN simulation tools like Vector CANoe.
• Proven experience in test management, integration testing, and E2E validation in multi-team environments.
• Ability to coordinate across Scrum delivery teams and Waterfall (Supplier) workstreams; manage integration complexity.
• Strong supplier coordination, risk management, and quality-gate enforcement.
• Capacity planning, defect management, and metrics-driven reporting.
• Cross-regional collaboration EU/NA with cross-training expectations.

Responsibilities

• Own test strategy, integration, and end-to-end validation across delivery teams in the region.
• Coordinate tester bandwidth and manage cross-team defects and dependencies.
• Act as quality gatekeeper for Go/No-Go recommendations.
• Collaborate across regions for global initiatives and on regional projects (EU/NA).
• Contribute to QA activities such as audits, process/template definitions, etc.

Skills

Infotainment

Connectivity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Vector CANoe

Job description

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.

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.

Requirement

ESSENTIAL SKILLS /COMPETENCIES

• Infotainment
• Connectivity

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