IT & Software

Senior Embedded Software Test Engineer, Onboard Test Automation

wayve

London · Greater London · United Kingdom

Overview

You will validate onboard software across embedded compute platforms before full-vehicle testing. You’ll work with multiple systems to ensure reliability and speed up iteration, building automated tests that empower developers. Your work helps scale testing and improves software quality for real-world deployment. This role offers impact through cross-team collaboration in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment with a clear focus on practical autonomy technology.

Pay / Benefits
  • hybrid working policy
  • core working hours
  • inclusion and accessibility during interview process
Responsibilities
  • Design, develop, and execute automated tests for onboard software subsystems
  • Validate software behavior on embedded hardware within hardware-in-the-loop environments
  • Collaborate with software engineers to identify and cover test gaps
  • Debug and triage system-level issues across software and hardware boundaries
  • Contribute to CI pipelines and reusable test frameworks to enable self-service testing
  • Expand test coverage by reusing validation tests and accelerating them earlier in the cycle
Key requirements
  • Experience testing embedded software systems on Linux or QNX-based platforms
  • Strong programming skills in Python, C++, or similar for test development and automation
  • Experience with embedded hardware platforms and software/hardware interaction
  • Proven ability to debug and triage complex issues across system layers
  • Understanding of software testing principles, including automation, integration testing, and system validation
  • Collaboration across cross-functional teams
  • Problem-solving and debugging mindset
  • Strong communication and proactive initiative
  • Hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) testing
  • Sensor systems or data pipelines (camera, radar)
  • CI/CD systems and test pipeline integration (e.g., Buildkite)

Reference: WJ-747_30162414

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