Senior Manager, Test Automation

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

What you'll do...
Lead the IVI QA and automation team that will be responsible for developing and maintaining automation framework and test suites for IVI software.
• Hire, mentor, and lead QA team across North America, fostering a culture of quality, collaboration, and high-performance in a high velocity agile development environment
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable test infrastructure including test benches, vehicle simulators (HIL/SysHIL), and automation pipelines.
• Develop automation tools, utilities, libraries, test processes, and documentation across teams to improve adoption of QA practices among testers and develop alike
• Develop test automation using Python/Pytest, Selenium/Appium, and other modern frameworks across Android-based platforms.
• Serve as a gatekeeper for IVI software releases going to internal and external customers
• Architect, automate, and execute stability, stress, and performance tests to ensure system reliability for IVI software.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD systems and automated regression pipelines to reduce validation time and improve release velocity.
• Define KPI metrics for software quality, test coverage, and validation performance; provide regular reporting to senior leadership.
• Debug and root-cause complex issues spanning software, hardware, and cross-ECU communications, driving timely fixes back to development.
• Own test strategy, planning, and execution across infotainment platform layers—including system services, HMI applications, middleware, and cloud integration.
• Contribute to roadmap and strategic planning for future infotainment programs, including resource forecasting and vendor coordination.

You'll have…
• Bachelor’s degree or better in software engineering, computer science or a related field or equivalent experience.
• ⁠7+ years of experience in software quality assurance and test automation, including 3+ years in a leadership or management role.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams across time zones and drive alignment among stakeholders to deliver a cohesive software solution
• A strong grasp of software testing methodologies, different types of testing, and quality assurance processes.
• Hands-on experience with infotainment systems, embedded software validation, or automotive-grade platforms (Android, QNX, Linux).
• ⁠Strong knowledge of test automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Pytest, Robot Framework, Selenium, Appium).
• Experience building and scaling CI/CD pipelines using Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes, or similar tools.
• A track record of successfully debugging complex software and system problems.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and a sharp eye for detail.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Even better, you may have...
• Experience building and deploying automation frameworks from scratch
• Experience testing automotive infotainment systems or other complex embedded systems.
• Experience with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing or testing directly on physical automotive hardware or vehicles.
• Experience working with specific infotainment operating systems (like Android Automotive, Linux) or graphical user interface toolkits.
• Strong understanding of vehicle networks and debugging tools (CAN, PCAN, Vector, Wireshark).
• Experience with performance testing concepts and automating performance checks.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

 

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter wha