Vehicle QA Automation Engineer (Contract)

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 seeking a highly motivated, accomplished, and driven Vehicle QA Automation Engineer to join our growing team. As part of a cross-functional team 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.

Responsibilities:

• Define testing strategies by collaborating with product, development, and other teams across the company.
• Develop detailed test plans and execute test cases using automation or manual testing.
• Triage integration issues and field problems, reproduce issues in-house, and assist the development team in identifying root causes and solutions.
• Track testing activities, including schedule, resources, requirements, defects, and resolutions.
• Identify areas for improvement in test coverage and methodology.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (MS preferred) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related fields.
• 8+ years of experience in software related to data centers, networking, security, cloud services, or automotive industry.
• Excellent knowledge of test methodologies and experience with system-level testing of physical devices and end-to-end testing.
• Proficiency in Linux command line and shell scripting.
• Strong networking fundamentals and experience in cybersecurity.
• Competence in Python (with Pytest), Go, or Java.
• Experience with JIRA, Jenkins, or similar tools.

Desired Skills:

• Experience in automotive design review and audit processes (ISO 26262, Automotive SPICE, ASIL standards).
• Expertise in testing to meet functional safety requirements based on ISO 26262.
• Familiarity with UI/backend testing frameworks like Playwright, Selenium, or Cypress.
• Experience with Kubernetes-based deployments, microservices, and big-data pipelines.
• Understanding of automotive networking infrastructure.

Join our tight-knit team aligned around a unified vision, where your contributions will matter every day. We embrace diversity and offer benefits such as an interoffice travel program to our HQ in Sunnyvale, CA.