Quality Assurance Engineer (Test Engineer)

Overview

Join our agile team as a Quality Assurance Engineer, executing automated and manual tests for automotive software in both simulated and embedded environments. Collaborate closely with developers to maintain test setups, analyze issues, and verify software fixes.

Responsibilities

• Own product quality assurance activities within the QA team.
• Set up and maintain test environments for manual and automated tests.
• Update embedded software on target platforms.
• Develop test specifications from requirement documents.
• Create and maintain Python automation test scripts.
• Analyze test outcomes and conduct failure investigations.
• Support bug analysis and verify issue resolutions.

 Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in software testing or quality assurance.
• Strong understanding of software development processes and both functional and non-functional testing.
• Hands-on experience with Python and agile software development projects.
• Familiarity with Android platforms.
• Proficient with code management tools (e.g., Git) and bug tracking systems (e.g., Jira).
• Detail-oriented, transparent, and structured approach to work.
• Effective prioritization with a proactive, positive attitude.
• Skilled in test management or defect tracking tools such as Jira or TestRail.
• Excellent communication skills in English and Japanese.
• Flexible, accountable, and results-driven.
• Knowledge of speech applications or speech recognition testing, experience in Agile/SCRUM environments, and familiarity with quality process standards like ASPICE are advantageous.

 Education

Bachelor's or Graduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Software Engineering, Test Engineering, or a related field.

Benefits & Culture

At Cerence AI, you’ll advance cutting‑edge GenAI technologies alongside a global team committed to innovation, growth, and inclusion. We offer flexible work, comprehensive wellbeing support, recognition programs, and vibrant employee communities that help you thrive. Join us and do impactful work in a culture that celebrates and invests in you.

Cerence Inc. (Nasdaq: CRNC and www.cerence.com) is the global industry leader in creating unique, moving experiences for the automotive world. Spun out from Nuance in October 2019, Cerence is a new, independent company that has quickly gained traction as a leader in the automotive voice assistant space, working with all of the world’s leading automakers – from Ford and Fiat Chrysler to Daimler, Audi and BMW to Geely and SAIC – to transform how a car feels, responds and learns. Its track record is built on more than 20 years of industry experience and leadership and more than 500 million cars on the road today across more than 70 languages.  

As Cerence looks to the future and continues an ambitious growth agenda, we need someone to join the team and help build the future of voice and AI in cars. This is an exciting opportunity to join Cerence’s passionate, dedicated, global team and be a part of meaningful innovation in a rapidly growing industry. 

Cerence is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, genetic information and other protected classifications. Cerence Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement.

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