Senior V&V Architect - ADAS Systems Lead

QUALCOMM, Inc.; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 153,000 - 229,000; Full time

Job summary

Arriver Software, LLC, in collaboration with Qualcomm, seeks an experienced Verification & Validation Lead for a strategic ADAS turnkey customer program. This role owns V&V across multiple ADAS stack variants and three ECU platforms, spanning software, customer integrations, middleware, system validation, release qualification, simulation, SIL, HIL, and vehicle testing.

You will translate project, quality, regulatory and customer expectations into a scalable global V&V operating model and align

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Define, align and continuously improve the overall V&V strategy, governance model and quality targets for QC ADAS programs.
• Translate project, release, customer and quality expectations into clear V&V goals, roadmaps, maturity targets and ramp-up plans.
• Organize global V&V teams in a scalable matrix structure that balances project delivery with reusable test platforms, methods and expertise.
• Align roles, interfaces and responsibilities across Qualcomm, OEM and Tier 1 stakeholders to enable efficient end-to-end execution.
• Define and maintain V&V process descriptions, maturity metrics, escalation paths and high-level software quality indicators.
• Lead global execution across software verification, system validation, simulation, SIL, HIL, vehicle testing and release qualification.
• Drive validation across three ECU platforms and multiple ADAS product variants, including Qualcomm software integrated with Qualcomm and customer middleware environments.
• Oversee planning, creation, alignment and delivery of release-test artefacts for customer milestones and software deliveries.
• Own objective release-readiness assessment, including quality, coverage, KPI performance, defects, risks, limitations and residual gaps.
• Ensure customer acceptance, deployment readiness and production-launch quality through clear evidence and disciplined closure of blocking issues.
• Provide technical leadership, coaching and guidance to V&V engineers, test leads and cross-functional contributors across global teams.
• Communicate V&V strategy, status, risks, trade-offs and key decisions clearly to senior leadership, project teams, customers and partners.
• Lead resolution of complex cross-team technical and organizational issues, driving decisions and escalating only when required.
• Build effective collaboration with OEM and Tier 1 stakeholders through clear accountability, technical negotiation and fact-based quality discussions.

Skills

Fluent English

Python

C/C++

MATLAB

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Information Systems/CS

Master's degree in Engineering/Information Systems/CS

PhD in Engineering/Information Systems/CS

Job description

Arriver Software, LLC, in collaboration with Qualcomm, seeks an experienced Verification & Validation Lead for a strategic ADAS turnkey customer program. This role owns V&V across multiple ADAS stack variants and three ECU platforms, spanning software, customer integrations, middleware, system validation, release qualification, simulation, SIL, HIL, and vehicle testing.

You will translate project, quality, regulatory and customer expectations into a scalable global V&V operating model and align