Staff Software Development Engineer in Test, Infotainment

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders with a clear vision for automotives next chapter. From operating systems to zonal controllers to cloud and connectivity solutions were addressing the challenges of electric vehicles through technology that will set the standards for software-defined vehicles around the world.

The road to the future is uncharted. By combining our expertise across connectivity AI security and more well map a new way forward. Working together well create a future thats more connected more intelligent more sustainable for everyone.

Role Summary
Join the Infotainment QA team playing a crucial role in testing and ensuring the quality of infotainment firmware and functions across all stages of the development life-cycle through automation manual testing or semi-automated methods verifying software meets required standards and validates functionality. As a senior member of the team you will lead testing projects end-to-end drive them across the finish line and contribute to building and enhancing automation tools and infrastructure to support scalability.

Responsibilities

• Lead test projects from planning through completion defining scope milestones and success criteria and driving execution across teams to ensure quality deliverables land on time.

• Develop and execute test plans and test cases for Infotainment Media applications including media playback (Bluetooth streaming services USB) audio routing and focus handling radio/tuner and media session behavior across connectivity and power transitions.

• Identify analyze and document defects encountered during integration testing on sub-system HILs and in vehicle and drive root-cause analysis and resolution to closure.

• Work closely with developers to resolve issues and ensure defects are effectively addressed escalating and communicating risk clearly when timelines or quality are at stake.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand product requirements and system architecture and articulate test strategy status and results effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Plan and prioritize testing activities across multiple concurrent workstreams context switching effectively between projects while keeping each on track.

• Serve as a technical lead and mentor within the QA team setting best practices and raising the bar on testing quality.

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives for testing processes and methodologies.

• Maintain test environments and ensure theyre up-to-date.

• Design and implement automated integration tests for media use cases such as source switching playback controls metadata validation and audio quality checks to improve test efficiency and enable automated testing early in the development cycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree or greater in Computer Science Software Engineering Electrical Engineering or related field.

• 8 years hands-on experience integrating and testing automotive infotainment sub-systems or similar consumer electronics devices.

• Demonstrated experience leading test projects or initiatives with the ability to plan prioritize and manage multiple parallel efforts.

• Excellent communication skills able to clearly articulate technical issues test status and risk to engineers managers and cross-functional partners.

• Strong understanding of software testing principles methodologies and techniques.

• Proficiency with version control systems (e.g. git).

• Solid scripting skills (Python Shell) for test automation.

• Comfortable with POSIX-based embedded systems (Linux Android and/or QNX).

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.

• Ability to work independently and manage time/priorities.

• Experience with android/adb.

• Automotive CAN and Ethernet experience is a plus.

• Experience with pytest Appium and other automation tools.

We build the exceptional and we believe the people doing that work should be rewarded addition to a competitive base salary full-time positions may be is eligible to participate in our annual company performance bonus program.

Payments are discretionary and not guaranteed; actual amounts depend on company results and the terms of the plan in effect and require active employment at the time of payout. This role is also eligible for equity in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) subject to board approval and the terms of our equity incentive plans including applicable vesting requirements.

In addition to our compensation programs we invest in our people with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health wellbeing and financial future for full-time employees including health coverage retirement savings time off and family planning programs. Offerings vary by country. Learn more about our global benefit programs.

External candidates can apply for this role through the Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies careers site ( If you are a current employee please apply through our internal job board.

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