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From the employer's careers site First seen 30 Oct 2026 · Still live on 2 Nov 2026

Test Developer, Automation

Ford of Canada Ottawa, ON Hybrid senior full-time

Salary

$96,000 - $146,000 per year

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Description

You will work as a member of the Data Collection Platform (DCP) software test team, involved in cutting-edge embedded software development. Your role involves defining, designing, and building DCP software test methodologies to provide a scalable distributed framework used by applications and services on various modules in the vehicle network.

Responsibilities:

  • Review requirements and architecture documents to formulate test strategy, design test cases, and develop test automation scripts.
  • Execute manual and automated tests, review test results, analyze issues, and validate fixes.
  • Ensure issues found are properly tracked throughout the software life cycle.
  • Contribute to team deliverables through involvement in agile scrum sprints.
  • Interface with development and test teams to understand testing requirements and implement required test tools and tests scripts.
  • Effectively communicate test status and issues with test leads, developers, feature owners, and management.
  • Participate in ongoing process improvements including test case maintenance, defect escape analysis, and rainy-day test scenario review.
  • Integrate and customize individualized AI Agents to generate and improve test cases.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field of study.
  • 3-5 years of overall testing experience.
  • 3+ years of experience in Python development.
  • Knowledge of AI agents’ usage and skill generation.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field of study.
  • Proficient in Python and shell scripting languages.
  • Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
  • Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills.
  • Knowledge of Confluence, Jira (Issue and Project Tracking Software), TestRail, and related tools is a plus.
  • Hands-on experience testing one or more areas of Linux/QNX device drivers or the networking stack.
  • Experience in Automotive or Embedded Systems testing.
  • Understanding of the Linux kernel and drivers is a plus.
  • Familiarity with core networking fundamentals and protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, QoS, DNS, AVB, VLAN, TSN, etc.).

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