Scout Motors
Lead Engineer - Automation Tooling
$160K–$192K
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States +1 · Full-time · Posted Jun 8, 2026
- Location
- Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Charlotte, NC - Experience
- 12+ years.
- Education
- Master’s degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
About the job
Leads the design and scale-up of automation tooling, CI/CD, testing, and developer platforms for embedded automotive software and Software Defined Vehicle programs.
What you'll do
- Architect CI/CD systems and automated testing, regression, release qualification, fleet validation, and OTA-readiness frameworks.
- Develop developer tools and distributed validation infrastructure for embedded platforms, ECUs, simulation environments, and SIL/HIL benches.
- Lead intelligent test orchestration, automated quality gates, and shift-left validation in partnership with engineering and infrastructure teams.
What they ask for
- Master’s degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 12+ years of experience.
- Strong understanding of vehicle E/E architecture, ECU software stacks, automotive communication protocols, and UDS diagnostics (ISO 14229).
- Expertise with Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with AUTOSAR / Adaptive AUTOSAR, OTA update systems, vehicle telemetry, and fleet diagnostics.
- Experience with cloud-native developer platforms, simulation and validation infrastructure, and HIL/SIL automation frameworks.
Pay
$160,000.00 - $192,500.00 USD base salary
Tools
CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Docker
AI focus
Build intelligent test orchestration systems, including AI-driven use cases, to optimize execution time and resource utilization.
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