Hybrid Lead Engineer, Testing and Documentation

at MOTOR Ai

• Job title: Lead Engineer, Testing and Documentation
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Python, RTOS
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Berlin, Germany

About the role

• Lead Engineer for testing and documentation in the development of Europe’s first certified Level-4 autonomous system at MOTOR Ai startup. Focused on validating complex automotive technology with a hybrid work approach.

Responsibilities

• Manage team capacity and competency planning
• Develop and own system verification and integration plans
• Define clear acceptance criteria for system requirements
• Create and execute detailed test cases to validate systems
• Lead the overall validation and verification strategy
• Drive test automation
• Support and maintain test infrastructure, equipment, and tools
• Analyze test results, identify risks, and communicate key metrics to stakeholders

Requirements

• Degree in Engineering (Software, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Electronics) or another relevant technical field
• At least seven years of hands-on testing experience in Automotive ADAS
• Experience leading initiatives and fostering collaboration across functional teams
• Practical experience in verification and validation of safety-critical systems according to ISO 26262
• Strong hands-on programming and scripting skills in C++ and Python or a comparable language used in this domain
• Practical experience developing test automation and performing Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing
• Solid knowledge of automotive communication protocols, including CAN and Ethernet
• Strong understanding of real-time operating systems (RTOS) and their core concepts
• Practical experience with ASPICE and agile development methodologies
• Practical experience with simulation platforms such as CARLA and middleware like ROS2 is a plus
• Experience or familiarity with Adaptive AUTOSAR and the QNX operating system

Benefits

• 28 days of annual leave plus half-days on December 24 and December 31
• Above-standard, motivating compensation
• Company-funded professional development and training
• Subsidy for a job ticket (public transport)
• Office in the heart of Berlin within a committed, international team
• Flexible working hours and hybrid work after onboarding