Test Automation Fellowship

Test Automation Engineering Fellow

VW. Two letters. Endless opportunities. A bright future.

Innovation. Sophistication. Optimization. This is our Passion.

Worldwide, the Volkswagen Group has a long tradition of dramatic innovations. The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. The Group comprises twelve brands from seven European countries: Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Scania and MAN.  Here in the US, we are blending German engineering with American ingenuity.

At the Innovation & Engineering Center California (IECC), we represent the Volkswagen Group in applied research and development. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, we create bold new ideas for the Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Bugatti and Porsche brands. We’re a team of engineers, designers, scientists, and psychologists looking to develop innovations for future generations of cars, and to transfer technologies from many industries and research institutions into the automotive domain. Our mission is to drive change which means we are not only impacting one of the world’s largest car makers, but also the lives of millions of people. Are you ready to join us?

Test Automation Engineering Fellowship (6 month minimum commitment)

Role Summary:

The team supports online services and infotainment systems with end-to-end project management and reporting, end-to-end system test and validation, and issue analysis.  The Fellow’s role will focus on supporting the team and building test automation tools that will enable the team and project to work efficiently and productively.

Role Responsibilities:

• Support the engineering team with test automation scripting with active code-writing in Python
• Data analysis
• Derive new test cases in test automation framework after alignment with function owners
• Support with testing to learn different online services and infotainment functions
• Optional: Involvement in the test and virtualization activities of our embedded systems applications

Skills:

Qualifications, Specialized Skills, Knowledge or Other Requirements:

• Engineering Major (Computer Science/Software Engineering/ or Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering)
• Mandatory: Strong Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) fundamentals and basic understanding of automated test framework design principles (experience with or knowledge of the Page Object Model (POM) is highly desirable).
• Desired: Hands-on experience or familiarity with Android Debug Bridge (ADB), Jenkins, and Linux fundamentals.
• Good Python scripting experience and/or coursework
• Experience with virtualization/automation platforms for software-in-the-loop (SiL) testing for embedded real time applications
• GitHub, Git, MySQL knowledge
• Ethernet, TCP/IP protocols knowledge
• Skills on working with virtualized environments 
• Deep learning / Machine Learning / Large Language Models experience and/or relevant coursework is a plus yet not mandatory
• Proactive learning attitude

Required:

• Traces from telematics and infotainment systems of vehicles and benches
• Bug/issue tracking system of NAR development
• Specifications to online services and infotainment features
• Pre-production vehicles

In Belmont, California, the hourly rates for this role are based on level of education:

Undergraduate (Junior or Senior): $35/hour

Graduate (Master’s): $38/hour

PhD: $42/hour

Volkswagen Group of America is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds, and do not discriminate based on race, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, color, gender identity/expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable laws. We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.