System Test Engineer / System Test Engineer for Cloud Services (USA)

Overview

Overview

Sonatus is a well-funded, fast-paced, and fast-growing company whose technologies and software help automakers build dynamic software-defined vehicles. With two generations of solutions already on the road with a top global OEM, our vehicle and cloud software solutions are at the forefront of the digital transformation of vehicles. The Sonatus team is a talented and diverse collection of technology and automotive specialists hailing from many of the most prominent companies in their respective industries.

We are in an accelerated growth phase and looking for highly motivated, accomplished, and driven System Test Engineers and System Test Engineers for Cloud Services to join our growing team. As a part of a cross-functional team that is responsible for the full software development life cycle, you will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies and products, from conception to deployment.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Define testing strategies by working with product, development and other teams across the company
• Develop detailed test plans per the specifications and execute test cases via a combination of automation or manual testing
• Triage integration issues reported by partners and field problems reported during real vehicle testing. Reproduce problems in house and assist the development team to identify root cause and solutions
• Escalate potential issues (Software, Hardware, Resources) to Project Manager / Exec team
• Track all necessary testing activities, including schedule, resources, and requirements, defects and resolution so that there is a clear alignment across key stakeholders
• Identify areas of improvements in test coverage, methodology and provide suggestions
• Act as the gatekeeper of each release and be the voice for customers and provide constructive feedback

If working with the Cloud:

• Provide Quality Assurance of Cloud Platform that is developed on top of private and public Cloud Infrastructure
• Be able to do both functional and Automation testing.
• Write integration tests for backend applications and tests for RESTful/GraphQL APIs.
• Design and develop integration, regression, stress tests and test suites with focus on automation
• Good knowledge of Web/UI testing (using tools similar to Selenium)..
• Experienced in identifying the performance bottlenecks upfront and be able to build automation tools to continuously validate the scalability of all the services across Cloud Services

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer engineering, Electrical engineering, Mechanical engineering or other related fields with 5-8 years of working experience in data center, networking, security, cloud services or automotive industry. MS preferred.
• Well versed in software development processes of embedded products
• Review and challenge product requirement specification, design and functional specification, define test strategy, develop detailed end to end solution test plan and test cases
• Be able to develop, review and modify Python scripts to enhance test coverage
• Must have prior experience working on one or more areas: embedded software in data center offering, security, or cloud services.
• A solid understanding of automotive networking infrastructure, including the transition and transformation from LIN, CAN, CAN FD to Ethernet, and how different ECUs work together within a vehicle
• Experience in using different test tools: Spirent, IXIA, Vector CANoe or similar products
• Experience with JIRA, Jenkins or similar tools
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills

If working with the Cloud:

• Competent with one or more of the following: Python, Go.
• Good working knowledge of test methodologies, processes, and tools like Selenium.
• Knowledge of relational databases/SQL.
• Experience working with client-server architectures and automation.

Bonus Points

• Experience in automotive design review and audit processes, such as: ISO 26262, Automotive SPICE, or ASIL standards is a plus
• Design and build test benches to test functionality of an ECU and intercommunication of different ECUs in the vehicle
• Create test tools for automation, develop and improve automation scripts
• Work with functional safety engineers to develop test cases and validation criteria to satisfy ISO 26262 requirements
• Well connected to be able to bring other talent is a big plus

If working with the Cloud:

• Experienced in Kubernetes-based deployments and well versed with Microservices, Message brokers, and Big-data pipelines

Sonatus is a tight-knit team aligned around a unified vision. We put progress ahead of politics and are not afraid of asking tough questions. Sometimes we get too busy to say it, but you can be confident that you and your contributions will matter every day. We embrace diversity in all regards because respect is ingrained in our every fiber.