Senior AI-Driven Test & Validation Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health care benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Carrier is seeking a Senior Manager, Test & Validation Engineering in Georgia to lead a multi-disciplinary team of 10+ US-based QA engineers. You will define testing strategy, drive verification/validation across hardware, firmware, and software, and accelerate AI-enabled test automation to deliver high-quality products on schedule.

You will collaborate with product management, systems, software, and cybersecurity teams, drive scalable testing processes, and champion modern automation frameworks

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 testengineering 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

Leadership

Agile methodologies

Quality management

AI-assisted testing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/EE/Systems Eng

Master's degree

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

API automation

CI/CD pipelines

AI-assisted testing solutions

Job description

Carrier is seeking a Senior Manager, Test & Validation Engineering in Georgia to lead a multi-disciplinary team of 10+ US-based QA engineers. You will define testing strategy, drive verification/validation across hardware, firmware, and software, and accelerate AI-enabled test automation to deliver high-quality products on schedule.

You will collaborate with product management, systems, software, and cybersecurity teams, drive scalable testing processes, and champion modern automation frameworks