Software Engineer Controls

Optimal; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimal is seeking a Software Tools Developer to join the SW Updates Test Automation & Tools Development team. The role focuses on building and maintaining automation tools, frameworks, and test infrastructure for automotive infotainment testing.

Responsibilities include developing automation scripts, test libraries, and configurations for test collateral, while collaborating with cross-functional teams in an Agile Scrum environment to improve test efficiency and coverage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in object-oriented analysis and design, multithreading, algorithms, and data structures.
• 2+ years of Python development experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to root-cause problems creatively and effectively.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain software tools and automation features that support automated testing.
• Develop and maintain test libraries that interface with ECUs, test management systems, and defect tracking systems.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts to convert manual test cases into automated tests.
• Develop and maintain automation configurations and execution pipelines for test collateral and tools.
• Collaborate with development teams and manual test teams to understand testing requirements and implement the needed tools and test scripts.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure quality, identify regressions, and maintain alignment with team standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve existing solutions and propose innovative approaches to unresolved testing problems.
• Contribute to team deliverables through participation in Agile Scrum development sprints.

Skills

Python programming

Multithreading

Automation testing

Analytical thinking

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related field

Tools

Jenkins

PyTest

TestRail

Jira

GitHub

Groovy

Java

C++

Job description

Position Description:

Software Tools Developer The successful candidate will join the SW Updates Test Automation & Tools Development team and help deliver software solutions that enable automated testing of automotive infotainment, connectivity, and related vehicle technologies. This role focuses on building, maintaining, and improving automation tools, frameworks, and test infrastructure that improve test efficiency, coverage, and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain software tools and automation features that support automated testing, following established engineering best practices.
• Develop and maintain test libraries that interface with vehicle electronic control units (ECUs), test management systems, and defect tracking systems.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts to convert manual test cases into automated tests.
• Develop and maintain automation configurations and execution pipelines for test collateral and tools.
• Collaborate with development teams and manual test teams to understand testing requirements and implement the needed tools and test scripts.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure quality, identify regressions, and maintain alignment with team standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve existing solutions and propose innovative approaches to unresolved testing problems.
• Contribute to team deliverables through participation in Agile Scrum development sprints.

Skills Required

Python - The successful candidate will join the SW Updates Test Automation & Tools Development team and help deliver software solutions (mostly authored in Python) that enable automated testing of automotive infotainment, connectivity, and related vehicle technologies. This role focuses on building, maintaining, and improving automation test scripts, python libraries, tools, and test infrastructure that improve test efficiency, coverage, and reliability.

Skills Preferred:

Jenkins - Jenkins is used in our overall solution as the automated test scheduler / orchestrator, as well as to provide an execution environment for our tools.

Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in object-oriented analysis and design, multithreading, algorithms, and data structures.
• 2+ years of experience in Python development; coursework and/or research may be considered.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to root-cause problems creatively and effectively.

Experience Preferred:

• Experience with automated testing frameworks and environments, e.g., PyTest, unit testing, or Slash.
• Experience with CI/CD systems, e.g., Jenkins.
• Experience with Windows and Linux command-line scripting and batch/shell scripting. Experience with Groovy, Java, or C++.
• Experience with test case management systems, e.g., TestRail; defect tracking systems, e.g., Jira; and source code management tools, e.g., GitHub.

Education Required:

Bachelor's Degree