Software Engineering Analyst - Test Strategy & Validation

Volvo Car Germany GmbH; Town of Sweden (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Volvo Car Germany GmbH is seeking a Software Engineering Analyst focusing on Test Strategy & Validation to ensure high-quality core UI and system behavior in infotainment software. You will verify the core HMI, validate integration layers, and drive improvements in test strategies and automation.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, tackle defects, and contribute to CI-driven validation in an Android/embedded environment.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in manual and automated testing.
• Used to work with hardware, e.g. flashing units and updating rigs, extract logs.
• Knowledge about Google xTS test suite.
• CI/CD tools like Jenkins.
• Git/Gerrit.
• Java understanding.
• Android or embedded systems.
• Debugging and Linux.

Responsibilities

• Verify and validate the core HMI and System UI layer, ensuring a seamless user experience.
• Work with features that act as the integration layer between multiple applications and vehicle functions.
• Analyze defects and support root cause investigations in a complex Android-based system.
• Drive regression testing and continuous quality improvements within the team’s scope.
• Collaborate closely with developers, architects, and other ART teams to ensure robust deliveries.
• Contribute to improving test strategies, automation, and CI-driven validation.

Skills

Manual testing

Automated testing

Hardware interaction

xTS test suite

CI/CD (Jenkins)

Git/Gerrit

Java understanding

Android/embedded

Debugging/Linux

Tools

Jenkins

Git

Job description

Software Engineering Analyst - Test Strategy & Validation

Let’s shape the future together.
We’re shaping our business around people. While our cars embrace leading-edge technologies, we never employ technology for its own sake. Quite the opposite. Instead, our focus is on adapting technology to benefit people. This philosophy extends to the sales and customer experience we aim to deliver. Do you want to be a part of creating the exciting solutions of tomorrow’s mobility? Then look no further, join us.

What you’ll do

As a Software Engineering Analyst – tester - in the core HM team, you will play a key role in securing the quality of the core user interface and system behaviour.

You will:

• Verify and validate the core HMI and System UI layer, ensuring a seamless user experience
• Work with features that act as the integration layer between multiple applications and vehicle functions
• Analyze defects and support root cause investigations in a complex Android-based system
• Drive regression testing and continuous quality improvements within the team’s scope
• Collaborate closely with developers, architects, and other ART teams to ensure robust deliveries
• Contribute to improving test strategies, automation, and CI-driven validation

Your work directly impacts how drivers interact with the infotainment system, from navigation and media to system behaviour and performance.

What you’ll bring

You are an outgoing person who enjoys networking and reaching out to whoever you need to get the information and collaboration you need. You are combining technical depth with collaboration, ownership and curiosity.

Technical background:

• Solid experience in manual and automated testing
• Used to work with hardware, i.e. flashing units and updating rigs, extract logs
• Knowledge about Google xTS test suite
• CI/CD tools like Jenkins
• Git/Gerrit
• Java understanding
• Android or embedded systems
• Debugging and Linux

You will be expected to collaborate with cross-functional teams and demonstrate strong problem‑solving skills.