Sr. Software Engineer in Test

JOB DESCRIPTION

About NIO

NIO is a pioneer and a leading company in the premium smart electric vehicle market. Founded in November 2014, NIO’s mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle. NIO aims to build a community starting with smart electric vehicles to share joy and grow together with users.

NIO designs, develops, jointly manufactures and sells premium smart electric vehicles, driving innovations in next-generation technologies in autonomous driving, digital technologies, electric powertrains and batteries. NIO differentiates itself through its continuous technological breakthroughs and innovations, such as its industry-leading battery swapping technologies, Battery as a Service, or BaaS, as well as its proprietary autonomous driving technologies and Autonomous Driving as a Service, or ADaaS.

NIO’s product portfolio consists of the ES8, a six-seater smart electric flagship SUV, the ES7 (or the EL7), a mid-large five-seater smart electric SUV, the ES6, a five-seater all-round smart electric SUV, the EC7, a five-seater smart electric flagship coupe SUV, the EC6, a five-seater smart electric coupe SUV, the ET7, a smart electric flagship sedan, and the ET5, a mid-size smart electric sedan.

About the Position

We are looking for a highly motivated QA / Validation Engineer to join our team working on a Next-Generation Automotive Operating System and Hypervisor platform. This role focuses on test automation, system validation, and continuous integration pipelines, ensuring high-quality, scalable, and functionally safe automotive software solutions.

You will work closely with cross-functional SCRUM teams, contributing to both software validation frameworks and hardware-based testing environments.

  Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute automated test suites for OS foundation layers and hypervisor components.
• Build and enhance scalable test frameworks to improve coverage, efficiency, and debugging capabilities.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins-based) for automated validation, regression, and nightly test execution.
• Set up and manage hardware validation environments, including board bring-up, flashing, logging, and remote execution.
• Collaborate with SCRUM teams (development, system, and safety) to ensure delivery of high-quality, functionally safe software.
• Create and maintain test specifications, validation plans, and user documentation for test tools and environments.
• Analyze failures from CI/CD runs, identify root causes, and drive debugging and issue resolution.
• Support long-duration, stress, and reliability testing across multiple platforms.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes, automation coverage, and test infrastructure.

  Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience in test design and automation for embedded systems.
• Strong programming skills in:
  • Python
  • C/C++
  • Bash scripting
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Jenkins pipelines (CI/CD automation)
  • Git-based version control workflows
• Experience working with hardware setups (board-level testing, logs, debugging tools).
• Solid understanding of test automation frameworks and debugging methodologies.
• Ability to work effectively in a global, cross-functional team environment.
• Strong ownership mindset with a focus on quality and customer impact.

  Preferred Qualifications

• Working Experience with one or more operating systems:
  • Linux OS internals
  • FreeRTOS
  • SafeRTOS
• Experience with virtualization technologies:
  • KVM
  • QEMU
• Experience with containerization and DevOps tools:
  • Docker
  • Jenkins
  • GitLab CI
• Knowledge of functional safety standards (ISO 26262).
• Experience with automotive and networking protocols:
  • Ethernet, TCP/IP
  • CAN / LIN networks
• Exposure to stress and reliability tools (e.g., stress-ng) is a plus.

Compensation: