You will be working as part of a motivated team in a fast-paced working environment, where quality and attention to detail are vital. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving and managing all key aspects of the certification program for Android Auto across multiple projects. You will be working closely with the Product Owners, Product Mangers, Scrum Masters, Development and QA team to ensure all software releases have the necessary criteria from a certification point of view. At times you will be very hands on as a software test engineer either creating automation test frameworks, performing vehicle tests or running manual test cases. As well, you will at times need to get into the logs and code to understand an issue and work towards a solution.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline. (Successful candidates will be required to provide proof of degree completion for the highest level of education attained. If the degree was obtained from a school outside of Canada, an Education Credential Assessment report showing Canadian equivalency is also required.)

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 3 years of experience working with infotainment or related embedded systems.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in product management/ownership and agile process (or similar experience).
• Minimum 3 years experience in Automotive Testing.

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience working with Android Auto and/or CarPlay.
• Working knowledge of Python automated testing environment and frameworks such as slash or pytest.
• with continuous integration system (Jenkins).
• Detail oriented and adept at detecting and diagnosing software defects.
• Ability to analyze large set of logs and identify root cause.
• Experience with certification or similar project experience.
• Proficiency in communication, interpersonal and analytical skills.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast paced environment with cross functional global teams.
  We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
  Ford of Canada is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a culturally diverse workforce. Accommodations for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment, selection and / or assessment processes, where needed, are available upon request. Please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require.
  Candidates for this position must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited does not sponsor work permit applications.

• Entering and keeping updated detailed certification requirements in JIRA (issue tracking system) which includes test steps and pass criteria.
• Working closely with internal test resources to do certification on a semi-regular basis (both automated and manual).
• Creating automated test cases specific to certification where needed to fill gaps.
• Ensuring each JIRA has all the information (e.g. logs, versions) needed and descriptions are accurate.
• Working closely with the development team to look into issues, deep dive logs and develop solutions in the code.
• Working closely with Product Owners/Managers to ensure all customer requirements related to certification are being tracked.
• Ensuring feedback and issues received from external test houses and partners are entered into JIRA immediately.
• Reviewing and driving certification issues on a daily basis. Ensuring each issue has an up to date accurate daily status.
• Immediate handling of waivers, exceptions and grants (on a next day basis when possible). Working closely with internal teams to get the information needed for these.
• Working with finance as needed to create purchase orders needed for external test houses.
• Ordering and setup of benches needed for external test houses. Ensuring benches are configured correctly before shipment.
• Being the liaison/support between partners / test houses and internal Ford teams.
• Working with internal release managers and external partners to create accurate release plans and certification schedules for all of Ford’s vehicle lines and software releases.
• Having a good technical understanding of the technologies being used.