Team Lead, System Test Design

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Job Duties and Responsibilities

Sprint Management and Resource Planning :

• Decompose work into sprint-sized packages and maintain a predictable weekly cadence.
• Prioritize activities based on organizational needs without passing urgency to the team.
• Assess capacity, identify bottlenecks, and reallocate resources as needed.
• Conduct performance reviews and support professional development.

Stakeholder Communication:

• Ensure the team communicates test status, progress, and blockers throughout execution.
• Engage with engineering on issues, providing clear problem descriptions and insights.
• Provide regular updates on test coverage, project status, and release schedules.
• Align with the operations lead on role boundaries and handoff protocols.
• Drive the transition of bench operation responsibility to the operators team.

Education and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer science, electrical, mechanical, or mechatronics engineering (or equivalent).
• 10+ years of experience in software or system test engineering, including experience with embedded software validation or power electronics.
• Prior experience leading or coordinating technical teams in an agile environment.
• Familiarity with software-in-the-loop (SIL), hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), and system-level testing for electric motor and inverter control systems.
• Working knowledge of CAN protocols, CI/CD pipelines, and automated test frameworks.

Skills

Management and Leadership:

• Sprint planning, realistic estimation, and delivery cadence management.
• Team capacity planning, delegation, and transparent communication of constraints.
• Cross-functional collaboration with operations, software engineering, and leadership.
• Adaptability to shifting priorities without losing team focus or morale.

Technical Knowledge:

• Software and firmware testing for embedded systems electric motors, inverters, and control software.
• Test automation using frameworks such as pytest, Robot Framework, or equivalent; familiarity with regression suites and CI-driven test execution.
• Version control and CI/CD: Git, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar pipelines.
• Test environments: HIL/SIL rigs, dynos, thermal chambers, EMC, electrical, and collision.
• Sufficient knowledge of CAN tools (Vector CANalyzer/CANoe) to assess task complexity.
• Familiarity with AVL PUMA 2, UTAC REPS, Python scripting, and LabVIEW workflows.

Join our team of 28,000 problem solvers who are fostering a culture of innovation by leveraging the diverse perspectives of our global team. We believe in facing challenges head-on by finding opportunity and uncovering possibility, where roadblocks and barriers become targets instead of obstacles. We are One Dana with limitless opportunity.

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