Function IoT 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 plan and test estimation for automotive/ECU projects, aligned with project schedule, safety level and customer quality gates Analyze system, software and diagnostic requirements/specifications , clarify gaps with customers and maintain bi-directional traceability between requirements, test cases and defects Design, review and execute test cases across test levels ( unit / integration / system / vehicle-level ) including functional, diagnostic (UDS), communication, robustness and fault-injection testing Set up, configure and maintain HIL / SIL / bench test environments , including rest bus simulation, CAN/LIN/Ethernet configuration, measurement and flashing tools Design, develop and maintain the test automation framework and scripts (Python / CAPL / vTESTstudio ) and integrate automated regression suites into the CI/CD pipeline Manage the defect lifecycle — investigate, reproduce, triage and analyze logs/traces to provide precise root-cause information to development teams Prepare and present test reports, quality evaluation and release recommendations with clear metrics (coverage, pass rate, defect trend) to project managers and customers Ensure test activities and work products comply with ISO 26262, Automotive SPICE and customer-specific process requirements; support audits and assessments Apply AI/GenAI tools to accelerate test case generation, script development and test data preparation, and promote these practices within the team Collaborate closely with system, software, hardware and customer teams; participate in requirement reviews, design reviews and technical discussions Coach and mentor junior test engineers , review their deliverables, and contribute to continuous improvement of testing processes, tools and 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, system and 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