Specialist Test Automation Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 14, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 29, 2026. Volvo Group scores A on the Alion truth index.
Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.
What you will do
Product Technology Test Automation team is looking for a Specialist Test Automation Engineer to strengthen our Bangalore capability in automation development and support high quality, efficient software validation. In this role, you will work hands-on with test automation development while also helping drive team execution and collaboration in a global Agile setup.
In this role, you will:
- Support software development and automation needs with strong hands-on C++ development
- Develop validation scenarios in C# to support end-to-end verification flows and improve engineering efficiency
- Develop, maintain, and improve the C++-based automated test suite used for validation.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of automation frameworks, test quality, and development ways of working
- Lead and coordinate team activities in Bangalore, ensuring alignment, execution progress, and delivery quality
- Analyse and fault trace failed test results from System RIGs and Trucks & Support investigations related to test environment issues.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders, developers, testers, and other engineering teams to clarify needs and support successful deliveries
- Drive structured follow-up on development progress, technical quality, documentation, and team execution
- Work in an Agile setup with a strong focus on collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement
- Support the team in building sustainable automation capability that improves quality, speed, and efficiency
- Work with logs, reports, and test results to understand why the test suite is failing and help identify the correct fault ownership.
- Help keep the automation setup, pipelines, reports, and execution flows up and running.
Who are you?
Do you dream big? We do too, and we are excited to grow together. You are a hands-on and structured engineer with a strong passion for software development and test automation. You enjoy solving technical challenges while also helping the team stay aligned, focused, and moving forward. You are proactive, quality-driven, and comfortable working in a cross-functional and global environment. We believe that you are:
- Structured and self-motivated
- Hands-on and delivery-oriented
- Proactive and able to take initiative
- Quality-focused with a strong engineering mindset
- A strong team player with a get-it-done attitude
- Effective in communication and stakeholder collaboration
- Comfortable coordinating team activities and following up execution
- Curious, adaptable, and eager to learn
- Able to work effectively in an Agile and cross-functional setup
Technical skills:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronics, or a related field
- With >8 years of Experience in Automotive.
- Strong competency in C++ with solid software development experience
- Experience in test automation development and maintenance
- Experience working with software quality, verification, and validation
- Experience in Agile ways of working
- Good communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills
- Experience in coordinating technical activities and supporting team execution
- Experience analysing test failures using logs, reports, signals, or diagnostic information.
- Basic or good knowledge of C# is beneficial.
Meritorious:
- Experience from automotive product development
- Experience with development and maintenance of automated test suites.
- Experience working with HIL rigs, test benches, or vehicle testing and fault tracing of failed automated tests.
- Experience with CAN, Ethernet, diagnostics, signals, logs, or vehicle communication.
- Experience in embedded software development or embedded software verification
- Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Git, or similar development and collaboration platforms
- Knowledge of test frameworks, validation environments, and automation architecture
- Experience in leading or mentoring team activities without formal line responsibility
What’s in it for you?
In this role, you will have the opportunity to combine deep technical work in test automation with team coordination and delivery leadership. You will play an important role in strengthening Bangalore capability while contributing to improved quality, speed, and engineering efficiency. You will:
- Work with meaningful automation challenges that support software quality and engineering efficiency
- Combine hands-on C++ and C# development with team coordination responsibilities
- Collaborate with skilled colleagues in a global and cross-functional environment
- Influence how automation solutions are developed, maintained, and improved
- Be part of an Agile team focused on quality, delivery, and continuous improvement
- Contribute to building a stronger and more scalable automation capability in Bangalore
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Who we are and what we believe in
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.
Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.
Trucks Technology & Industrial Division hire team players who are ready to create real customer impact. Our decentralized teams work close to our customers, with speed and autonomy, to build what they truly need.
Join us to collaborate on innovative, sustainable technologies that redefine how we design, build, and deliver value. Bring your curiosity, your expertise, and your collaborative energy, and together, we’ll turn bold ideas into tangible solutions for our customers and contribute to a more sustainable tomorrow.