Senior Integration and Test Engineer - Bench Testing

Latitude AI ( lat.ai ) is building the future of Ford’s autonomy roadmap to make travel safer, less stressful, and more enjoyable for everyone. Bringing this vision to scale, our fully in-house developed hands-free ADAS platform will debut on Ford’s all-new Universal Electric Vehicle in 2027. When you join the Latitude team, you’ll work alongside leading experts across machine learning and robotics, cloud platforms, mapping, sensors and compute systems, test operations, systems and safety engineering – all dedicated to redefining the relationship between people and their vehicles for millions of customers. As a Ford Motor Company subsidiary, we operate independently to develop automated driving technology at the speed of a technology startup. Latitude is headquartered in Pittsburgh with engineering centers in Dearborn, Mich., and Palo Alto, Calif. Meet the team: The Bench Test team at Latitude AI is a dedicated team supporting hardware-in-the loop integration, verification and validation of Latitude’s advanced driver assistance features and the platform capabilities. We are responsible for building and maintaining the automated test workflows, developing test plans, building test tooling and executing the design verification plan within the bench ecosystem. Test benches are the platform of choice for software teams to iterate on their work and test on target hardware. Bench testing is a critical step in our release pipeline to prove that software increments work on the target hardware before releasing to the fleet of vehicles. What you’ll do: Support the architecture and design of V&V plans for complex system level features and platform capabilities Execute testing on manual and automated test benches to support integration, verification and validation activities in support of the product delivery goals Automate the bench test execution and reporting using Latitude’s proprietary automated test and reporting framework Work with cross-functional stakeholders including systems engineers, software developers and hardware/tooling engineers to accomplish the test objectives Triage and debug hardware and software issues to enable testing on hardware-in-the-loop benches Work with the release team to ensure efficient and value-added execution of automated tests in CI pipelines Mentor and support junior engineers and lead integration and test development initiatives What you'll need to succeed: Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics or a related field and 4+ years of relevant experience (or Master's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience, or PhD) Ability to design test procedures and clearly communicate your designs through documents, diagrams, and presentations A track record of executing complex test procedures, particularly in a hardware-in-the-loop bench test environment Proven experience in Python programming Experience in prototyping, integrating and testing complex robotic systems such as autonomous vehicles Experience in debugging hardware issues on test benches Ability to operate on and communicate with cross-functional teams developing advanced electrical, electronic or robotic systems Nice to have: Experience in accelerated test development using LLM tools Experience in bash scripting Experience in C++ programming Experience with requirements management tools such as Jama Expert Banana Pancake maker What we offer you: Competitive compensation packages High-quality individual and family medical, dental, and vision insurance Health savings account with available employer match Employer-matched 401(k) retirement plan with immediate vesting Employer-paid group term life insurance and the option to elect voluntary life insurance Paid parental leave Paid medical leave Unlimited vacation 15 paid holidays Daily lunches, snacks, and beverages available in all office locations Pre-tax spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses Pre-tax commuter benefits Monthl…