Senior Automotive Test Engineer

Function

Our Company

We’re Hitachi Digital Services, a global digital solutions and transformation business with a bold vision of our world’s potential. We’re people-centric and here to power good. Every day, we future-proof urban spaces, conserve natural resources, protect rainforests, and save lives. This is a world where innovation, technology, and deep expertise come together to take our company and customers from what’s now to what’s next. We make it happen through the power of acceleration.

Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to bring a better tomorrow closer to today. We don’t expect you to ‘fit’ every requirement - your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us.

Job description

Job Summary**

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Automotive Test Engineer to join our dynamic team at Hitachi Digital Services Vietnam Co. Ltd. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and executing comprehensive test plans for automotive software and hardware components, ensuring product quality and performance to meet industry standards and customer expectations.

Job Responsibilities**

• Define and own the test strategy, test planand test estimation for automotive/ECU projects, aligned with project schedule, safety leveland customer quality gates

• Analyze system, softwareand diagnostic requirements/specifications, clarify gaps with customersand maintain bi-directional traceability between requirements, test casesand defects

• Design, reviewand execute test cases across test levels (unit / integration / system / vehicle-level) including functional, diagnostic (UDS), communication, robustnessand fault-injection testing

• Set up, configure and maintainHIL / SIL / bench test environments, including rest bus simulation, CAN/LIN/Ethernet configuration, measurementand flashing tools

• Design, develop and maintainthe test automation framework and scripts (Python / CAPL / vTESTstudio) and integrate automated regression suites into the CI/CD pipeline

• Manage the defect lifecycle - investigate, reproduce, triageand analyze logs/traces to provide precise root-cause information to development teams

• Prepare and present test reports, quality evaluationand release recommendations with clear metrics (coverage, pass rate, defect trend) to project managers and customers

• Ensure test activities and work products comply withISO 26262, Automotive SPICE and customer-specific process requirements; support audits and assessments

• Apply AI/GenAI tools to accelerate test case generation, script developmentand test data preparation, and promote these practices within the team

• Collaborate closely with system, software, hardwareand customer teams; participatein requirement reviews, design reviewsand technical discussions

• Coach and mentor junior test engineers, review their deliverables, and contribute to continuous improvement of testing processes, toolsand reusable assets

• Support presales and technical proposals by providing testing effort estimation, resource sizing and solution approach when required

Job Qualifications**

• Solid skill and experience in test strategy, test planning, testing methodologies & process for automotive embedded/ECU projects, and Agile/V-model working models

• Experience of requirement-based test case design (mandatory), test execution, defect reporting with traceability, and quality evaluation report

• Strong hands-on experience in ECU testing across test levels: unit/component, integration, systemand vehicle-level testing (MIL / SIL / HIL / bench & in-vehicle testing)

• Solid knowledge of automotive communication protocols: CAN / CAN FD, LIN, FlexRay, Automotive Ethernet (SOME/IP), and diagnostics UDS (ISO 14229) / OBD / DoIP

• Experience with automotive test tools: Vector CANoe/ CANalyzer / CAPL, vTESTstudio, dSPACE, ETAS INCA, Lauterbach or equivalent

• Experience in designing test automation framework & solution for HIL benches and embedded targets, including test rig configuration and fault injection

• Experience in at least one of the following programming/scripting languages: Python (mandatory), CAPL, C/C++ (good to have)

• Working knowledge of AUTOSAR (Classic/Adaptive) architecture and basic software modules is a strong plus

• Familiar with automotive standards and process frameworks: ISO 26262 (ASIL), Automotive SPICE, ISO 21434 (cybersecurity) is a plus

• Experience in testing Infotainment / IVI, ADAS or connected car (OTA, telematics) features is a plus

• Experience with AI tools in generating automation script: GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, …

• Experience with GenAI tools in generating test cases is a plus: MS Copilot / TestRail / Polarion/ DOORS integration

• Experience in integrating automated test scripts into CI/CD pipeline: Jenkins / GitLab / Azure DevOps (good to have)

• Good English verbal communication; Japanese or Mandarinis a plus

About us

We’re a global, team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can make a positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can bring a better tomorrow closer to today, this is the place for you.

Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives

Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.

How we look after you

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.