Experienced Smart Device Integration(SDI), Telematics and Navigation Test Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a Smart Device Integration (SDI), Telematics & Navigation Test Engineer to join our dynamic global team working on cutting-edge infotainment, telematics, and navigation systems. This role is more than validation, it's about bridging smartphones, vehicles, and cloud platforms seamlessly while collaborating daily with on-site teams in Europe. You'll be an integral part of one unified global engineering unit, contributing to the future of connected mobility within a culture built on trust, curiosity, and teamwork. As part of our project team, you will help shape the technologies of the future for leading automotive OEMs.

How you'll make an impact

• Validate Smart Device Integration (SDI) features including Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and connected telematics services.
• Perform end-to-end testing across infotainment, navigation, and telematics domains ensuring smooth connectivity, GPS precision, and data consistency between smartphones, ECUs, and backend systems.
• Reproducing and analysing complex error patterns and creating tickets for them.
• Validate navigation and map features such as route calculation, live traffic, dynamic rerouting, and GPS accuracy across multiple devices and OS versions.
• Test native navigation systems alongside projected apps like Google Maps, Apple Maps, and Waze.
• Analyse logs, CAN traces, and communication packets using tools such as CANoe, Wireshark, ADB, and diagnostic toolsets.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, and architects in Europe to reproduce issues, perform root cause analysis, and validate fixes.
• Maintain high-quality documentation, ensuring all results and defects are traceable in tools like JIRA or Polarion.
• Contribute to continuous improvement in test automation, data analytics, and efficiency and drive innovation across teams.

What will make you a great fit

• You thrive in multicultural, collaborative environments, working as a trusted partner across time zones.
• Approach challenges with curiosity, ownership, and structured problem-solving.
• Value quality, empathy, and teamwork as much as technical precision.
• Communicate clearly and constructively, always building bridges between remote and on-site teams.
• Reliable and structured, ensure test quality, traceability, and ownership of outcomes.

What is in it for you

• Work alongside experienced engineers shaping the future of connected mobility.
• Be part of an inclusive, respectful, and growth-oriented culture that values both skill and empathy.
• Gain exposure to global engineering practices and real-world vehicle test environments through remote collaboration.
• Access to continuous development opportunities, mentoring, and technical workshops.
• A workplace where your ideas, curiosity, and human values matter as much as your technical expertise.

What you bring and build

Must-have

• 5+ years of experience in infotainment, telematics, or navigation-system validation.
• Hands-on expertise with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, GPS/Navigation testing, and Connected Vehicle Telematics.
• Strong understanding of vehiclebackend communication, OTA updates, and connected services.
• Working knowledge of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB, and mobile data connectivity protocols.
• Proficiency in tools like JIRA / ALM / Polarion, Android Studio Logcat, iOS Console, Wireshark, CANoe / CANalyzer, and GPS trace analysers.
• Experience with functional and regression testing aligned with ISTQB or ASPICE frameworks.
• Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical, or Automotive Engineering (or equivalent).
• Excellent English communication skills and proactive collaboration across global teams.

Nice to have

• Experience working with premium OEM infotainment or telematics platforms.
• Familiarity with map data validation (HERE, TomTom, Google, Apple Maps).
• Exposure to GPS signal simulation and test automation frameworks (Python, ADB, Appium).
• Understanding of diagnostic and coding tools in connected vehicle systems.
• ISTQB Foundation Level certification or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of German language