Manager, Cloud Platform Quality Engineering

Ford Motor Company

Manager of E2E system testing for Ford's electric vehicle platform, ensuring validation across hardware, cloud, and mobile applications. Leading an engineering team to deliver seamless integration and performance.

Posted 7/16/2026full-timePalo Alto • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $167,200 - $316,600 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in end-to-end system testing and validation, with a strong focus on cloud-native architectures and mobile ecosystems. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage defect lifecycles, and drive automation in testing processes.

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End-To-End System TestingCloud-Native Architecture ValidationMobile Application TestingTeam Leadership & MentorshipTest Management with Jira & TestRail

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Hard Skills

System-Level TestingIntegration TestingCloud Infrastructure ValidationAPIs (REST, gRPC, WebSockets)Data Transport Protocols (MQTT, HTTP)Test Case ManagementAutomation TestingContinuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)Hardware-In-The-Loop (HIL) TestingVehicle Telemetry Validation (CAN, Automotive Ethernet)

Soft Skills

Cross-Functional CollaborationProblem-SolvingMentoringCommunicationLeadership

Tools & Technologies

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)TestRailJiraIOS Developer ToolsAndroid Developer ToolsTestFlightGoogle Play Console

Industry Keywords

Connected Vehicle EcosystemElectrificationCloud-Native APIsVehicle TCU/InfotainmentMobile App Testing

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidBigQueryCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformGRPCiOS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define the E2E Validation Strategy: Architect and execute a comprehensive end-to-end system testing strategy that spans the entire connected vehicle ecosystem (Vehicle TCU/Infotainment → Cloud Platform → Mobile App + Other Devices).
Cross-Functional Team Collaboration & Alignment: Act as the central integration hub across diverse engineering and validation organizations to ensure seamless end-to-end system readiness.
In-Vehicle Device Testing Teams: Partner to align hardware-in-the-loop (HIL/SIL) testing, firmware release schedules, and vehicle telemetry validation (CAN/automotive Ethernet) with cloud and mobile environments.
Mobile Test Teams: Coordinate with native iOS and Android app testing teams to align mobile release trains with E2E system validation cycles, ensuring feature parity and seamless user experiences (e.g., remote commands, vehicle status updates).
Cloud & Electrification Test Teams: Collaborate with backend verification teams to validate cloud-native APIs, data pipelines, and electrification-specific features (such as EV charging telemetry, battery state-of-charge, and smart charging schedules).
Test Planning & Case Management: Establish and govern test design standards within TestRail, ensuring comprehensive E2E test coverage, traceability to requirements, and organized execution runs across all collaborating teams.
Defect Lifecycle & Triage Leadership: Lead complex, cross-domain triaging efforts to isolate and root-cause system failures across wireless networks, APIs, cloud databases, and in-vehicle modules. Own the defect lifecycle in Jira, ensuring clear reproduction steps and routing issues to the correct hardware, mobile, or cloud engineering squads.
Team Leadership & Mentorship: Build, lead, and mentor a team of system test and validation engineers. Foster a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, and an automation-first mindset.
Environment & Mobile Infrastructure Ownership: Oversee the design and maintenance of end-to-end test environments, including simulated vehicle test systems, GCP staging environments, and mobile device testing configurations across native iOS and Android systems.
Automation & Continuous Integration: Drive the transition from manual validation to robust, automated E2E test suites. Integrate E2E test execution into CI/CD pipelines to enable rapid, confident deployments.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
7+ years of experience in system-level testing, integration, or product validation.
3+ years of experience leading, managing, or mentoring technical engineering teams.
Proven experience collaborating across multi-disciplinary teams (e.g., hardware/embedded systems, cloud platforms, and mobile apps) to validate complex, distributed systems.
Cloud Infrastructure: Hands-on experience validating cloud-native architectures, specifically within Google Cloud Platform (GCP) (e.g., Pub/Sub, Cloud Run, BigQuery, GKE).
Mobile Ecosystems: Deep familiarity with the iOS and Android application development and testing systems (including TestFlight, Google Play Console, and Android/iOS developer tools).
Test & Project Management: Advanced proficiency with Jira for agile workflow management and defect tracking, and TestRail for test case management and execution tracking.
Protocols & APIs: Strong understanding of end-to-end system architectures, APIs (REST, gRPC, WebSockets), and data transport protocols (MQTT, HTTP).

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.