Jobs in Palo Alto, CA

About the role

We are seeking a Lead Software Test Infrastructure Engineer to join our team, to facilitate the validation of automotive firmware and applications. As a Lead Software Test Infrastructure Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, maintaining, and scaling automated test frameworks and tools that enable efficient software testing. You will also be responsible for providing technical guidance, mentoring junior engineers, and driving strategic direction for test infrastructure, CI/CD integration, and simulations.

What you'll bring

• Your expertise in embedded systems and automotive industry knowledge will help ensure the quality and reliability of our software solutions.
• Bachelor's, Master’s, or PhD degree in Mechatronics/Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in software testing
• Strong programming skills in Python, Rust, or other relevant languages used in embedded software development and verification, with advanced experience with Pytest
• familiarity with custom hooks, stages, and advanced configurations.
• A strong strategic vision for software test infrastructure with the ability to lead a team and build it out and providing the support to bridge technical gaps.
• Deep understanding of test automation principles, CI/CD, and enterprise technologies.
• Demonstrated experience building test frameworks or utilities, with the ability to answer these questions: what did you build, how does it work, what are the design tradeoffs, how widely is it used, etc.
• Strong experience debugging embedded systems at a module and/or system level, and the ability to triage nightly regression failures.
• Experience with software testing tools, frameworks, and methodologies (e.g., requirements-driven test development, unit testing, integration testing, system testing, automated testing).
• As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace.
• Familiarity with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and software-in-the-loop (SIL) testing on Linux-based and Windows-based environments.