Test Automation Infrastructure Engineer II

Inside the Role

Daimler Truck North America is the market leader and thrives as the voice of the trucking industry. This position is located in Portland in Daimler Trucks' Software Verification and Test department. As part of the Truck Technology - Software organization, the department is responsible for ensuring all software and electronics across Daimler Trucks global platforms is delivered to our customers with the highest quality. As vehicles grow in capability, especially in the areas of Connectivity, eMobility, Automated technology, Fuel Efficiency and Safety, our team is critical to the successful integration of an increasingly complex, safe and secure vehicle network. As a Test Automation Infrastructure Engineer, you will build, connect, and productionize the tooling foundation that enables repeatable automated testing across DTNA projects, global test platforms, and regional engineering teams. You will work across ECU test automation tools, Git-based workflows, CI/CD automation, flashing utilities, tool connectors, and rollout support so engineers can create, execute, review, and maintain automated tests efficiently. To be successful in this role, you must bring strong software engineering discipline, practical automation experience, and the ability to troubleshoot complex toolchain, infrastructure, and vehicle software integration issues.

Posting Information

We provide a scheduled posting end date to assist our candidates with their application planning. While this date reflects our latest plans, it is subject to change, and postings may be extended or removed earlier than expected.

We Take Care of Our Team

What You Drive at DTNA

• Develop and maintain test automation infrastructure, including reusable utilities, custom function libraries, tool adaptors, and workflow automation that reduce manual setup effort and improve consistency for engineering users.
• Support ECU Test and ecu.lab adoption through feature requests, custom functions, custom tool adaptors, release pretest support, new platform setup, training support, and onboarding materials.
• Build and productionize automation pipelines using GitHub Actions, Flowkits/playbooks, flashing automation, and integrations with TechDex-aligned flashing workflows.
• Establish Git-based engineering workflows for shared automation assets, including templates, branch-management support, static checks, unit tests, package quality checks, reporting, and Git training.
• Integrate test automation with surrounding engineering tools and processes, including Test Guide project-level tool connections, ETM or test-management connectors, external interfaces, issue workflows, and project rollout needs.
• Partner with IT, platform owners, vendor contacts, and regional teams to turn prototype automation into stable infrastructure that can be maintained, supported, and scaled across DTNA use cases.
• Support location-centric rollout across Portland, Detroit, Stuttgart, and Bangalore by adapting common solutions to local tester needs while keeping implementation approaches aligned globally.
• Troubleshoot complex failures across scripts, pipelines, tool connectors, version releases, diagnostic communication, flashing utilities, and test-platform execution environments.

Knowledge You Should Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline with 2-4 years of relevant experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and excellent organizational, analytical, and problem solving skills.
• Ability to accomplish tasks with the highest standards of ethics while developing strong working relationships with colleagues.
• Working knowledge of automotive software, electronic architecture, vehicle networks, diagnostic communication, and engineering release or validation processes.
• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting automation tools or infrastructure used by multiple engineering users or teams.
• Practical programming or scripting experience such as Python, C/C++, Java, or similar languages, with a focus on maintainable, reusable, and testable code.
• Experience with Git workflows, repository management, code quality practices, branching strategies, pull-request review, static analysis, unit testing, and CI/CD concepts.
• Experience identifying and solving root cause of complex problems involving software tools, automation pipelines, integration interfaces, data flow, and user workflows.
• Demonstrated teamwork skills and ability to communicate effectively across software, controls, diagnostics, testing, IT, supplier, and regional stakeholder groups.
• Well organized, self-motivated, able to handle multiple detailed tasks, and able to lead small projects or workstreams with minimal supervision.

Exceptional Candidates Might Have

• Experience with ECU Test, ecu.lab, Tracetronic tooling, or similar test automation environments for HiL, SiL, bench, or vehicle validation.
• Experience building custom tool adaptors, reusable diagnostic utilities, flashing utilities, or automation libraries for automotive validation teams.
• Experience with GitHub Actions or similar CI/CD automation, workflow templates, quality gates, automated reporting, and productionized engineering pipelines.
• Experience integrating test automation with test-management, requirements-management, issue-management, or engineering data systems such as ETM connectors or external tool interfaces.
• Experience with automotive communication protocols and tooling, especially CAN, Automotive Ethernet, UDS diagnostics, flashing workflows, CANape, CANalyzer, dSPACE, ETAS, or similar platforms.
• Experience supporting global tool rollout, regional onboarding, training, platform setup, and cross-functional adoption for engineering users.
• Experience in commercial heavy-duty vehicle systems, software-defined vehicle architectures, continuous testing, or connected/eMobility/automated vehicle feature validation.

Where We Work

This position is open to applicants who can work in (or relocate to) the following location(s)-

Portland, OR US. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Schedule Type:

Hybrid (4 days per week in-office / 1 day remote). This schedule builds our #OneTeamBestTeam culture, provides an unparalleled customer experience, and creates innovative solutions through in-person collaboration.

At Daimler Truck North America, we recognize our world is changing faster than ever before. By listening to the needs of today, we’re building to solve with cutting-edge solutions in sustainability and future driving technology across electric, hydrogen and autonomous. These solutions, backed by years of innovative success and achievement, continue DTNA’s legacy as the undisputed industry leader. Our evolving brand portfolio is second to none, including Freightliner Trucks, Western Star, Demand Detroit, Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis, and Financial Services. Together, we work as one team towards our envisioned future – building a cleaner, safer and more efficient tomorrow for all.

That is what we are working toward - for all who keep the world moving.

Additional Information

• This position is not open for Visa sponsorship or to existing Visa holders
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work permanently in the country the position is located in at the time of application
• Final candidate must successfully complete a criminal background check
• Final candidate may be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen
• Contractors, professional services, or other contingent workers should confirm with their local agency if they are eligible to apply for FTE positions
• EEO - Disabled/Veterans

Daimler Truck North America is committed to workforce inclusion and providing an environment where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, age, marital status, family relationship, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (including transgender and transitioning status), genetic information, or veteran status.

For an accommodation or special assistance with applying for a posted position, please contact our Human Resources department at 503-745-8982 or toll free 800-206-3369. For TTY/TDD enabled call 503-745-2137 or toll free 866-355-6935.