Careers with ABD Solutions
Our place within the AB Dynamics Group (an international group of companies with locations in the UK, Germany, Spain, USA, China, Japan, and Singapore) allows us to utilise industry-leading technology to develop off-highway autonomous vehicle solutions that are safer, more efficient, and that have less impact on the environment.
Why work for us?
Together, we form an innovative, dynamic company and are a genuine industry leader. We’re busy influencing and operating in one of the most fascinating and exciting areas of vehicle engineering: our solutions solve the most complex customer project needs, so every day is an opportunity to drive forward autonomy and utilise your skillset.
Those who work for us in the UK take advantage of competitive salary, discretionary bonus and a minimum of 25 days’ holiday. Plus:
- Bank holidays
- Private healthcare
- Company pension scheme – matching up to 10% of annual basic salary
- Life assurance
- Income protection
- Employee assistance programme
- Social events calendar
Who we’re looking for
To deliver exceptional and efficient change, we need people who’ll embrace the opportunity to take on a challenge, who are full of new ideas and who genuinely embrace innovation. Our existing teams are problem-solvers whose skill sets are second to none. Do you share our passion?
We’re all about delivering the future today, so if you’re keen to play your part in the next generation of vehicle technology and autonomy and want to work with one of the world’s leading automotive specialists, we’re waiting to hear from you.
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Lead Test Engineer
Role Overview
We are seeking a Lead Test Engineer to Support the verification and validation of the ABD Solutions autonomy stack. This will involve the development of highly automated test equipment to automatically verify all parts of the autonomy stack. These include functional, functional safety, and cyber security requirements.
This role offers the exciting opportunity to work in a rapidly evolving and expanding field, applying novel technologies, techniques and measured to overcome complex challenges. This is a hands-on, fast-paced, collaborative development environment.
What will you be doing?
- Own the Validation and Verification Strategy for ABDS products, leading planning effort for each phase of the V&V life cycle.
- Derive test cases to demonstrate the functionality and robustness (edge cases testing, fault injection, failure mode testing) of sub-systems comprising actuators, controllers and software.
- Develop highly automated test equipment to automatically verify all elements of the autonomy stack.
- Undertake on-vehicle testing and evaluation at our test sites and at remote locations worldwide.
- Manage defect detection, tracking and resolution through JIRA and integrated toolchains.
What are we looking for?
- Bachelor’s or master’s in software or mechatronics engineering, or equivalent experience in relevant engineering sector.
- Demonstratable experience designing system tests for commercial or automotive products, or industrial machinery.
- Expert knowledge of developing test applications in Python.
- Experience in integrating automated test harnesses to continuous build & test servers, such as Jenkins or TeamCity.
- Experience in robotics, electro/mechanical systems, industrial automation system.
Why join us?
ABD Solutions are part of the AB Dynamics Group, an innovative, dynamic listed business with a friendly and supportive working environment. In addition to competitive salaries, our attractive benefits package includes a discretionary company bonus scheme, 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), and generous company pension contributions.
At AB Dynamics Group we set ourselves ambitious objectives and strive to work according to our values of customers, people, diversity, innovation, excellence and responsibility. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We do not discriminate against staff based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
To discover why we’re a great place to work click here to apply outlining how your innovative and inquisitive personality would make you a good fit in the world of autonomous vehicle technology.