Senior Automotive Software Test Engineer - Data & Automation

General Motors Africa & Middle East; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Senior Software Test Engineer to lead automation for vehicle-based and cloud-connected data collection systems, supporting ADAS/AV programs and RADC/ASDR stacks.

You will own validation planning, CI/CD pipelines (Autobot, Jenkins) and bench readiness, collaborating with SW and platform teams to ensure robust data quality and performance.

This hybrid role reports to Milford Proving Ground, MI, with emphasis on automation, testing, and cross-team leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer/Software Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of engineering/technical experience.
• Hands-on experience with on-vehicle or bench and interpreting logs and metrics.
• Proficiency in scripting/automation (Python, Robot Framework, or similar) for test authoring, data analysis, and tooling glue code.

Responsibilities

• Own RADC validation for key programs including test planning, execution (bench and vehicle), and defect triage for data recording behavior.
• Develop, maintain, and extend RADC CI/CD and validation automation (Autobot, ATP/Jenkins), including reusable pipelines, scripts, and AI-assisted workflows to accelerate test authoring, log triage, and report generation.
• Lead CI/CD bench readiness for RADC benches: ensure hardware and software baselines are aligned with target configurations, flashing flows are automated and reliable, and benches are continuously available for automated regression and feature validation.
• Design and execute performance and quality benchmarks for VTM tasks, including test definition, drive/bench execution, and analysis of upload latency, completeness, and data integrity.
• Set up and maintain RADC benches, including ECU wiring, power supply and relay integration, Autobot keyword integration, and ensuring the bench is representative of fleet configurations for test campaigns.
• Integrate new camera and consent features into benches and test plans, including Autobot/Robot test development and Confluence/Jira documentation of procedures.
• Author and maintain technical documentation and training content to scale data-recording validation across teams and programs.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners to align validation priorities, communicate risk, and drive closure on complex multi-team issues.

Skills

Python

Robot Framework

CI/CD

Data validation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer/Software Engineering

Tools

Autobot

Jenkins

Xray

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Senior Software Test Engineer to lead automation for vehicle-based and cloud-connected data collection systems, supporting ADAS/AV programs and RADC/ASDR stacks.

You will own validation planning, CI/CD pipelines (Autobot, Jenkins) and bench readiness, collaborating with SW and platform teams to ensure robust data quality and performance.

This hybrid role reports to Milford Proving Ground, MI, with emphasis on automation, testing, and cross-team leadership.