Job description
Mission Summary
We are seeking a highly motivated Systems Integration Test Engineer to lead system level testing and validation within our Test Strategy team. This role is critical in ensuring the safe and reliable integration and performance of autonomous vehicle systems by designing comprehensive test strategies. This role bridges the gap between Systems Engineering and Test Engineering, ensuring that design and integration changes are rigorously validated under real-world and simulated conditions.
In this role, you will be leading the development of test and V&V strategies, crafting comprehensive test plans, executing simulations, coordinating vehicle tests and preparing reports to ensure the safety of our autonomous vehicles. The ideal candidate brings a strong background in system-level testing, an understanding of system architecture, and expertise in managing subsystem interactions to safeguard overall system integrity amid changes.
What you will be doing:
- Design and execute system-level test strategies to validate autonomous vehicle performance under both nominal and off-nominal conditions.
- Conduct integration and validation testing of features and subsystems, along with regression and system-level verification, to ensure consistent and reliable performance.
- Develop detailed simulation and vehicle test plans and procedures to test autonomous vehicle software, architecture or design changes.
- Author test plans and work directly with test engineers, test operators to ensure execution fidelity and test quality.
- Establish proactive testing workflows to identify gaps in test coverage, provide targeted feedback, and influence development roadmaps.
- Analyze post testing data to identify anomalies and support root cause analysis for system failures. Develop automated data analysis and dashboard creation.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop best practices for integration processes and system validation.
- Prepare and present readiness reviews to senior leadership to secure milestone approvals and ensure safe system deployment.
What we’re looking for:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or a related STEM field.
- 5+ years of experience in system integration or system-level testing and validation of complex safety critical systems including requirement analysis, test plan development, execution and reporting.
- Understanding of Systems Engineering, System Architecture, V&V activities and V model.
- Experience in data analysis and generating dashboards using tools like Python and SQL.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
- Ability to travel up to 15% of the time.
- Additional duties as assigned.
Bonus Points (not required):
- Experience with autonomous vehicle or ADAS testing and validation.
- Hands-on experience with closed course, on-road and simulation testing.
- Experience in CAN bus communication and networking using tools such as Vector CANoe, dSPACE, or NI hardware.
- Experience using issue tracking and configuration management tools (E.g: Atlassian Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket, Git.)
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, or hear. The employee is frequently required to convey and detect communication. The employee is occasionally required to remain stationary at times for up to 50% of working time, move in designated working areas; & operate and use office equipment. The employee may occasionally move up to 50 pounds. You will be responsible for domestic traveling as per the requirements of the business (less than 1 week per quarter).
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.
Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional’s benefits program. Motional’s benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.
Salary Range
$115,500—$174,500 USD
Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We’re driven by something more.
Our journey is always people first.
We aren’t just developing driverless cars; we’re creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.
Higher purpose, greater impact.
We’re creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it’s not only good for our business, it’s the right thing to do.
Scale up, not starting up.
Our team is behind some of the industry’s largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world’s first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world’s longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We’re driven to scale; we’re moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.
Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.
Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.
