Team Leadership & Management
Lead and Mentor: Manage, mentor, and develop a team of V&V engineers; foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous learning.
Resource Management: Assign tasks based on team strengths, manage project timelines, and oversee resources and budgets to ensure timely delivery of validation activities.
Performance Development: Provide technical guidance and feedback to drive individual growth and team capability.
Strategy, Automation & Frameworks
V&V Strategy: Define and implement comprehensive V&V strategies for embedded software, covering unit, integration, system, and acceptance testing.
Automation Focus: Oversee the design, development, and maintenance of robust automated test frameworks and infrastructure to maximize test coverage and efficiency.
Process Improvement: Establish and maintain V&V processes and methodologies (e.g., Agile, V-Model), continuously assessing emerging trends to improve quality and safety culture.
Test Execution & Quality Assurance
Test Planning: Oversee the creation of test plans, cases, and scripts, ensuring thorough coverage of functional, non-functional, performance, and regression requirements.
Quality Metrics: Establish quality metrics, analyze test results, lead root cause identification for reported issues, and track resolutions to ensure robust software delivery.
Compliance: Ensure all activities comply with relevant industry standards (ISO 26262, AUTOSAR) and internal quality processes.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Management
Cross-Functional Alignment: Collaborate closely with software development, systems engineering, and product management to ensure seamless integration and traceability of requirements from system to component level.
Reporting: Present validation results, status reports, and actionable insights to senior management and external stakeholders (clients/suppliers).
Design Reviews: Participate in design reviews and safety analyses to integrate validation processes early in the development cycle.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
Experience: 8+ years of experience in embedded software Verification & Validation (V&V) or Software Quality Assurance.
Leadership: At least 3 years of experience in a leadership or managerial role with a proven ability to motivate and guide technical teams.
Technical Knowledge:
o Deep understanding of the embedded software development lifecycle (SDLC) and methodologies (Agile, V-Model).
o Proficiency in programming languages used in V&V (e.g., Python, C/C++).
o Familiarity with automotive/embedded communication protocols (e.g., CAN, LIN, Ethernet, SPI, I2C).
Skills: Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving abilities with excellent communication skills for stakeholder management.
Even better, you may have...
Advanced Education: Master’s or PhD degree in a relevant engineering field.
Industry Standards: Deep knowledge of safety-critical standards such as ISO 26262 (Automotive), IEC 61508, or DO-178C.
DevOps & Tools:
o Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
o Experience with requirements and defect management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, DOORS).
Architecture: Knowledge of embedded processor architectures and Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS).

Benefits

Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

embedded software development lifecycleVerification & Validation (V&V)AgileV-ModelPythonC/C++automotive communication protocolsCANLINEthernet

Soft Skills

team leadershipmentoringresource managementperformance developmentanalytical skillsdebuggingproblem-solvingcommunication skillsstakeholder managementcollaboration

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Electrical EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Computer EngineeringMaster’s degree in relevant engineering fieldPhD in relevant engineering fieldISO 26262IEC 61508DO-178C