Test Automation Lead – Android Instrument Cluster

Company: Ultraviolette Automotive

Location: Bengaluru

Role Type: Senior Individual Contributor / Technical Lead

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

- Robust 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

- Solid 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

📌 Lead Automation Android (Bengaluru)
🏢 Ultraviolette Automotive
📍 Bengaluru