Test Engineer (Connected Car Online Service in Development)
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Job description
- Plan and execute system, integration, and end-to-end testing for a connected car online service in development.
- Define test approach, scope, and test types.
- Create, maintain, and execute test cases using structured test management tools.
- Validate interactions between:
o Vehicle software o Backend / online services within the Group environment o Mobile app and in-car HMI components
- Ensure correct vehicle, hardware, and software configurations for test execution.
Issue Analysis & Resolution
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Analyse technical issues identified during testing or integration activities.
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Create, manage, and track defect tickets in line with defined SLAs.
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Support root cause analysis in collaboration with engineering and IT teams.
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Coordinate retesting and verification of implemented fixes.
Coordination & Stakeholder Interaction
- Work closely with engineering, IT, and digital service teams onsite.
- Coordinate testing activities with internal and external stakeholders.
- Support regional or market-specific testing activities where required.
- Maintain clear communication regarding test status, risks, and issues.
Reporting & Documentation
- Maintain test documentation, execution results, and evidence.
- Provide regular test status updates and reporting.
- Support release readiness and quality assessment activities.
- Other tasks as assigned by your manager.
Requirements
- Experience in automotive testing, system testing, or integration testing.
- Good understanding of connected car or digital vehicle services.
- Hands-on experience working with vehicles and/or automotive test rigs.
- Proven experience with defect management and test tracking tools.
- Structured and analytical working style.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work with multiple stakeholders.
- Experience working with OEMs or Tier 1 suppliers in the automotive industry.
- Knowledge of vehicle telemetry, online services, or backend-integrated systems
- Experience working in Agile development environments.
- Prior onsite delivery experience within OEM test organisations.
- Desired tool experience: ODIS, CP Tool, iDEX
- Desired tool experience: Vector CANoe / CANalyser
- Desired tool experience: JIRA, Confluence
- Degree educated in relevant field. ECUK registration would be beneficial.
- Effective teamwork skills in a global team environment.
- Effective in solving quality challenges.
- High level of analytical ability, where problems are unusual and difficult.
- MS-Office proficiency.
- Willingness to travel to customer location as required, local and global.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, with German as a plus.
Benefits & conditions
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Health cash plan, following successful probation
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5% employer pension contributions
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Hybrid working
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25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
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Generous absence cover
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Cycle 2 Work scheme
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Octopus EV scheme