Senior Software Engineer

About the Company
Embitel Technologies is a Volkswagen AG (VW) Group Company. VW is a German multinational automotive manufacturing corporation headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. VW is one of the world’s largest automaker by sales. VW sold 10.9 million vehicles in 2019. The group comprises of 12 brands from seven European Countries: Volkswagen, Audi, Lamborghini, Porsche, Bugatti, Bentley, Ducati (motorcycles), Skoda, SEAT, Scania, MAN and Volkswagen commercial vehicles.

About CARIAD (Car, I Am Digital)

The automotive industry is in disruption. As a company, CARIAD is playing a part in multiple large trends at the same time: electrification, automation, and digitalization. The new name builds on changing customer needs. Automotive customers are demanding more comfort, more safety, more sustainability, and more connectivity. With its software platforms and digital features, CARIAD is developing solutions and products that will turn the car into a smart companion to accompany customers into the future with continuous updates and new digital features, even years later. The new company name reflects this zeitgeist: ‘Car, I Am Digital’. The brand profile can be found on its new website https://cariad.technology.

Currently, around 4,000 employees are working at CARIAD on the digital transformation of the car. CARIAD is working intensively on the software and technology platform for Premium Platform Electric (PPE). The first vehicles based on PPE will be the electric Porsche Macan and Audi Q6 e-tron. At the core of CARIAD is the development of the unified and scalable software and technology platform E³ 2.0 for all Group brands. E³ stands for ‘end to end electronics architecture’. The new software and technology platform is built from scratch and will be used first at the end of 2024 in Artemis, the lighthouse project of Audi. As of 2026, E³ 2.0 is due to be scaled by the Volkswagen brand with Trinity in the volume segment.

About our Group

CARIAD COE (Centre of Excellence) is setup in Bangalore, India working exclusively with CARIAD and associated VW groups with the focus on development of ‘VW.OS”. The areas of work involve development of platform components such as firmware, boot loaders, AUTOSAR, Linux/QNX BSP, Service oriented architecture-based middleware components.

Job Description:

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer /Technical Lead – ADAS-SIL Testing

Group:     ADAS/AD

BU      :     CARIAD Business Unit – India

Location: Whitefield, Bangalore

Experience: 6 to 10 years

Role Overview:

The ADAS  VnV Technical Lead is responsible for leading the verification and validation (V&V) activities of ADAS functions. This role combines hands-on expertise in test automation, scenario modelling and scenario-based validation with leadership responsibilities to ensure the delivery of high-quality, safety-critical software components. The ideal candidate has deep knowledge of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) at Level 2, 2+, and 3, and manages the end-to-end software validation lifecycle aligned with ASPICE standards (SWE.4 to SYS.5). The Technical Lead drives test strategy promotes best practices in automation and continuous integration and ensures thorough coverage across functional and safety requirements.

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to Requirements review, Test specification, implementation, execution and analysis of functional, and system-level test cases for ADAS Driving functionalities, ensuring alignment with ASPICE and ISO 26262 standards.

• Understand detailed design documentation/interface architectures and create corresponding test specifications (SWE.4-SYS.5) and create test cases using python based internal tooling

• Analyze system and software requirements, including interface specifications, to derive functional and scenario-based test cases (SWE.6).

• Scenario based SIL Testing

• SiL Recompute

• Use GIT for source control, test asset versioning, and collaboration within multi-developer teams.

• Operate in Linux environments, using command-line tools to work with data platforms

• Stay open to adopting AI/ML-based techniques in the future for enhanced test intelligence and automation.

• Guide and mentor a team of test engineers in test development, execution, and evaluation for ADAS features.

• Encourage a proactive, quality-first mindset and promote technical growth through knowledge sharing and continuous feedback.

• Facilitate code reviews, process improvements, and innovation within the team.

• Support hiring, onboarding, and career progression of team members to meet evolving project needs.

• Expertise in Test Design, techniques, Test strategies, Plan and methods.

• Expertise in multiple domain technologies such as ADAS

Skills :

• Bachelor’s degree in ECE, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• Experience in SWE.4,SWE.6,SYS.5 testing with a strong focus on ADAS- L2,L2+,L3 software & systems V&V

• Proficient in Python

• 5+ years of experience in test framework development in Python, preferably in automotive or ADAS systems

• Testing exposure in ADAS features like Driving, Active Safety, Traffic Sign Visualization/recognition is mandatory.

• Good understanding of Vehicle Dynamics

• Experience in scenario-based testing. open Scenario/VTD/IPG CarMaker

• Proven expertise in test automation and verification techniques across various test levels (unit, functional, integration and qualification testing).

• Solid understanding of Functional Safety standards, particularly ISO 26262 and ASPICE process knowledge.

• Skilled in working with SIL models and test framework updates, including scenario generator and model integration.

• Proficient with CarMaker or similar tools for generating road files, setting up test environments, and integrating with 3rd party tools

• Familiarity with test evaluation logging

• Experienced with GIT for version control, test script management, and collaboration workflows.

• Exposure to AI/ML concepts is considered a plus for future enhancements in test automation and analytics.

• ISTQB Test certification is a strong plus.

• Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Docker, and Jenkins is desirable.

• Good to have:

• Knowledge and experience in AI/ML validation techniques, particularly in the context of perception systems and data-driven ADAS features.

• 5+ years of experience in test framework development in Python, preferably in automotive or ADAS systems

Working with Embitel
• Freedom to challenge norms, make mistakes, learn and grow
• There is no ‘I’ in word ‘Team’ and no hierarchy at Embitel
• Employees of Embitel are partners of our excellence and growth. And they are at the core of
organization’s Mission and Vision

To explore an exciting & progressive Career development at Embitel India:
• Visit us at: www.embitel.com
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