Test Engineer
CA$96,000 – CA$146,000 / yr base salary
Posted 27 Aug 2026
Advertised as “Test Engineer- Automation Node Maintainer”
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- Expected experience
- 3+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Hybrid
- Visa sponsorship
- Not offered
| Base salary | CA$96,000 – CA$146,000 / yr |
|---|
Field of studyEngineering
Study levelBachelor's
Ford of Canada’s operations include a national headquarters, three vehicle assembly and engine manufacturing plants, three parts distribution centers, and three Connectivity and Innovation centers. Ford employs approximately 7,000 people in Canada, while an additional 18,000 people are employees in the more than 400 Ford and Ford-Lincoln dealerships across the country. For more information, please visit www.careers.ford.com
Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.
Responsibilities
What you'll do...
The primary responsibilities for the position include but are not limited to:
- Provision new automation nodes to increase capacity.
- Ensure health of existing automation nodes [devices under test, PCs, network, etc.] to guarantee uninterrupted test execution.
- Troubleshooting CI/CD pipeline issues.
- Maintain and contribute to the team's hardware and software solutions (scripts, hardware solutions, build systems, and related tools) to address issues, add or enhance functionality.
- Learn from others on the team and teach others on the team.
- You'll help ensure that electronics in Ford and Lincoln vehicles are secure.
- You'll be part of a team that values continuous learning and improvement.
- You'll help scale up Ford's security testing capacity.
Qualifications
You'll have...
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering. (Electrical/Software/Computer)
Experience:
- Minimum 3 years experience working in an embedded software test automation lab environment with hardware in the loop.
- Minimum 3 years experience with automotive technologies, protocols, and tools.
- Minimum 3 years experience in Object-oriented software development including unit testing.
- Solid understanding of Linux commands and/or bash/shell scripting, SSH, etc.
- Understanding of Windows OS and networking concepts.