Test Automation Lead – Android Instrument Cluster
Company: Ultraviolette Automotive
Location: Bengaluru
Role Type: Senior Individual Contributor / Technical Lead

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.

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)

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

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)

Skills & Experience

7–12+

years in test automation for Android or embedded systems

Strong

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

Strong

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