Lead Automation Android

Job Description

Test Automation Lead – Android Instrument Cluster

1. Role Overview

Ultraviolette Automotive is building a software-defined, Android-based digital instrument cluster for high‑performance electric motorcycles. The Test Automation Lead – Android Cluster will own the test automation strategy, tooling, and execution to ensure stability, performance, safety, and release confidence of the cluster software.

This role is focused on system-level Android testing on real hardware, covering UI behavior, Android framework services, vehicle signal interactions, OTA updates, and long‑run reliability.

2. Product Scope

• Android-based Instrument Cluster (AOSP / Android Automotive)
  
• Cluster UI, animations, alerts, and critical ride screens
  
• Android system services and background processes
  
• Vehicle signal integration (CAN, ECUs)
  
• OTA updates (A/B updates, rollback, recovery)
  

3. Key Responsibilities

3.1 Automation Strategy & Ownership

• Define and own the end-to-end automation strategy for the Android cluster
  
• Decide what must be automated vs manual based on safety, risk, and stability
  
• Define automation coverage targets and release gating criteria
  
• Ensure automation is designed for embedded hardware, not emulators alone
  

3.2 Automation Framework Development

• Design and maintain automation frameworks for:
  
• Cluster UI screens, alerts, and transitions
  
• Android system services and background components
  
• Boot, suspend, resume, and reboot scenarios
  
• Enable hardware‑in‑the‑loop (HIL) based automation for realistic testing
  

3.3 Android System & Stability Testing

• Automate validation of:
  
• Cold boot and warm boot performance
  
• ANRs, crashes, watchdog resets
  
• Memory leaks, CPU/GPU load, and thermal limits
  
• Measure and track application launch time (cold / warm start)
  
• Validate touch response latency and input-to-render timing
  
• Work closely with Android developers to improve testability and observability
  

3.4 Power, Performance & Connectivity Metrics

• Define and automate power measurement and tracking for the cluster
  
• Measure current consumption across key states:
  
• Boot, idle, ride, standby, sleep
  
• Track performance KPIs:
  
• Touch response latency
  
• UI frame rate and jank
  
• App launch time
  
• Automate validation of connectivity performance:
  
• Bluetooth pairing, reconnect, latency, and stability
  
• Wi-Fi scan, connect, throughput, and recovery
  
• Network loss and recovery scenarios
  

3.5 Vehicle Signal & State Validation

• Automate cluster behavior against:
  
• CAN signals and ECU inputs
  
• Vehicle state transitions (ride, park, charge, fault)
  
• Fault injection and degraded‑mode scenarios
  
• Ensure deterministic and safe behavior for safety‑critical displays
  

3.6 OTA & Release Validation

• Automate OTA validation for:
  
• A/B updates and slot switching
  
• Interrupted updates (power or network loss)
  
• Rollback and recovery scenarios
  
• Validate post‑OTA stability, data integrity, and performance
  

3.7 Service & Field Issue Support

• Convert field and service issues into regression automation tests
  
• Enable reproducible failure validation on benches
  
• Support root‑cause analysis using logs, traces, and automation data
  

3.8 CI/CD & Reporting

• Integrate automation into CI pipelines (Jenkins / GitLab CI)
  
• Enable unattended test execution on hardware benches
  
• Publish clear, actionable reports for engineering and leadership
  
• Track regressions and prevent recurrence
  

4. Test Tools & Automation Stack

Android UI & App Automation

• UI Automator – Primary framework for system‑level UI and cluster screens
  
• Espresso – App‑level automation for system applications
  
• Monkey / MonkeyRunner – Input stress and endurance testing
  

Android System & Compliance

• CTS (Compatibility Test Suite)
  
• VTS (Vendor Test Suite)
  
• GTS (Google Test Suite)
  
• Android Test Station (ATS) for orchestrating CTS/VTS on hardware
  

Performance & Stability

• Perfetto / Systrace – System tracing and latency analysis
  
• Simpleperf – CPU profiling
  
• dumpsys (gfxinfo, meminfo, activity, power)
  
• logcat, tombstones, ANR traces
  

Stress, Reliability & Power Testing

• Monkey (long‑run execution)
  
• stress‑ng (where supported)
  
• Automated reboot, suspend–resume, and power‑cycle loops
  

OTA & Update Validation

• A/B OTA testing tools
  
• adb sideload and OTA simulation scripts
  
• update_engine logs, rollback and recovery validation
  

Connectivity & Network Testing

• adb network tools
  
• tc (traffic control) for latency and packet loss
  
• iptables for network drop scenarios
  
• Modem AT‑command tools
  

CI & Orchestration

• Jenkins / GitLab CI
  
• Custom Python‑based test runners
  
• Automated reporting (Allure / HTML dashboards)
  

5. Skills & Experience

• 7–12+ years in test automation for Android or embedded systems
  
• Strong experience testing Android AOSP / Android Automotive at system level
  
• Excellent coding skills in Python (mandatory)
  
• Working knowledge of Java / Kotlin for Android integration
  
• Understanding of vehicle signals, CAN, diagnostics, and ECU behavior
  
• Strong debugging skills using logs, traces, and performance tools
  
• Excellent coding skills in Python (mandatory) for automation frameworks, HIL control, and CI integration
  
• Hands-on experience with: UI Automator (mandatory) for system-level UI testing , Espresso for system/app-level validation , Monkey / MonkeyRunner for stress and endurance testing
  
• working Knowledge of YOCTO is huge plus