[Remote] Senior Virtual Cloud Test Engineer (Must have Cuttlefish experience)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Volkswagen Group of America is a leading automobile manufacturer and part of the Volkswagen Group. They are seeking a Senior Virtual Cloud Test Engineer to manage end-to-end test engineering for virtual ECUs, including the creation and simulation of VECUs, and to ensure the virtual testing pipeline identifies defects effectively at fleet scale.ResponsibilitiesDefine the VECU generation strategy for AUTOSAR Classic (RTE + BSW abstraction, virtual MCAL stubs) and Adaptive (POSIX targets, ara::com SOME/IP bindings), including OS abstraction, timers, timewarp, and determinism controlsSelect and integrate VECU platforms (e.g., dSPACE VEOS/SystemDesk, Vector vVIRTUALtarget/CANoe4SW Server, ETAS COSYM/ASCET, AVL VIRTUAL TESTBED, Wind River Simics, Imperas/OVPsim, QEMU/Renodebased flows) and manage tool qualification where applicableEstablish co-simulation topologies: MIL/Plant models (Simulink/Modelica/FMU/FMI), bnetwork simulators, and virtualization of sensors/actuators with IO semantics and timing fidelityArchitect headless SIL farms (Docker/K8s runners, ephemeral test environments) executing parallel suites (thousands of SIL testcases per commit/nightly)Integrate CI/CD (Jenkins/GitLab/Azure DevOps), artifact management (SBOM: SPDX/CycloneDX), test results (JUnit/Allure), and flaky test quarantine + triage dashboardsImplement golden capture/compare pipelines (PCAP/MDF4/CSV) and scenario versioning (OpenSCENARIO/OpenDRIVE/ASAM OSI if AD/ADAS is in scope)Ownership of Virtual Test topics in NAR marketsOwn the relationship with network operator, contract manufacturer, platform provider and lead strategic discussions and technical negotiationsServe as technical authority for VECU testing; mentor engineers in XiL best practices, determinism, and modeling tradeoffsDrive supplier alignment (Tier1/2) for virtual deliverables (VECU packages, ARXML/ODX/OTX, service catalogs, security plugins)Conduct design/test reviews, DFMEA/FMEA, and lead 8D on defects discovered in SIL with crisp reproduction artifactsModel and validate Automotive Ethernet stacks: SOME/IP & SOME/IP-SD, DoIP, AVB/TSN where applicable; simulate VLAN/QoS and congestion scenariosExercise CAN/CAN-FD, LIN, FlexRay via restbus simulations; verify UDS services, ISO-TP segmentation and XCP/CCP measurement/calibration flowsImplement DoIP-routed UDS flashing in SIL with eligibility/state checks, A/B or recovery slots, anti-rollback, and bootloader handshake emulation (timings, NRCs)Develop restbus models for gateways, sensors, actuators, and peer ECUs using Vector CANoe/CAPL (incl. CANoe4SW Server), Python, and co-simulation bridgesBuild service catalogs and SOME/IP service mocks, including late-joiner/re-announce behaviors and instance collision tests; emulate SecOC/E2E protectionsCreate plant models (Simulink/Modelica, FMU/FMI) for closed-loop testing of control functions; parameterize with production DBC/ARXML/LDFExecute fault campaigns: bus saturation, frame loss/reordering, clock drift, time sync perturbations (gPTP), power cycles/brown-outs (virt), memory pressure, and network fuzzing (UDS/DoIP/SOME-IP)Apply protocol fuzzing (boofuzz, Scapy, Peach, AFL++ harnesses), mutation testing, and error seeding to validate diagnostic/communication hardeningModel electrical transients (ISO 76372, load dump) effects at the software boundary and verify recovery logic within the VECUSkillsKnowledge of communication between HW & SW architecture and hardware development processesExcellent communication; proven cross functional leadership across hardware, software, cloud, manufacturing, compliance, and program managementDeep understanding of typical vehicle EE architectures and automotive development processesDeep expertise in SOME/IP/SOMEIPSD, DoIP, UDS/ISOTP, CAN/CANFD/LIN, and restbus modeling; hands-on with ODX/OTX and XCPProven delivery of CI at scale virtual test grids (parallel headless execution, artifacted evidence, flake management)Strong command of coverage engineering (MC/DC, model & code coverage), fault injection/fuzzing, and performance/timing analysis in virtual environmentsDemonstrated experience with MISRA, static analysis, sanitizers, and traceability (Polarion/Codebeamer)7+ years of hardware or software development experience for connectivity functions in a vehicle manufacturer or supplier5+ years of working in automotive projects including communication technology, ADAS or automationBS in EngineeringVECU generation using VEOS/SystemDesk, vVIRTUALtarget/CANoe4SW, or COSYM; cosim with FMU/FMI and plant modelsTSN budget analysis (gPTP domains, Qav/Qbv scheduling) for AV/service traffic in SILVirtual UDS flashing including A/B slots and anti-rollback; security hardening (SecOC, TLS/mTLS) validated in SILExperience scaling SIL in Kubernetes with observability (OpenTelemetry + ELK/Grafana) and SBOM/attestation in release flowExposure to ADAS scenario-based validation (OpenSCENARIO/OSI) and cloud-scale simulationKnowledge of VW Group product design requirementsProgramming experience with the languages C, C++, Java, Python, and script languagesMS and/or PhD in EngineeringBenefitsEligibility for annual performance bonusHealthcare benefits401(k), with company matchDefined contribution retirement program.Tuition reimbursementCompany lease car programPaid time offCompany OverviewDice is a job-searching platform for technology professionals. It is a sub-organization of DHI Group. It was founded in 1990, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is http://www.dice.com.