System Test Engineer | Software & Electronics

The opportunity
Polestar is an electric performance brand, determined to improve the society we live in. Our focus is on uncompromised design and technology. We constantly redefine the norm and challenge ourselves to shine. Passion and emotion drive us, electricity and innovation drive our cars. Our products are excellent, efficient, and entertaining.

In Polestar’s future, there is no room for shortcuts, excuses, or compromises. We are all in, dedicated on our ambition. Guiding our industry forward through pure, progressive performance.

We are currently looking for our next System Test Engineer for the area of Verification and Validation to join our Polestar Drive team.

This position is located at our HQ in Gothenburg, Sweden. We believe in a hybrid model when it comes to remote and onsite work, knowing that both in-person collaboration and individual time to focus are needed. What matters most is that people get the time, and support, to do what needs to be done. And to enjoy doing it, of course.

The responsibilities
The Polestar Drive team is a part of Polestar R&D department, a team with the mission to deliver results which exceed the customers’ expectations. In this position as System Test Engineer your focus will be on testing software and electronic systems in the vehicle. You will together with your colleagues perform test activities, set up the needed processes and way of working.

You belong to the function team and are supported both by other test engineers but also the Function owner or the function of system under test. You will be setting up processes and workflows as well as execute and analyse the tests.

You as a test engineer is responsible for but not limited to:

- Planning strategies for test development, test automation, documenting in technical/logical plans, reporting on the status, revising based on inputs, and being rational in raising concerns or issues  

- Support the projects and teams in the day-to-day work by building or/maintaining the different types of HIL rigs like components, Domain

- Development, and maintenance of test environments 

- Propelling multidisciplinary testing, by leading or supporting cross disciplinal views from requirement to test case 

- Build and integrate test solutions with other parts to make automated tool chain


In this role, understanding the complete function scope or the system is key. Helping others in the team to understand both functions and systems requirements is essential to ensure that the chosen systems fulfil the planned functionality in our products.

The ideal candidate
In order to succeed at Polestar, you will need to possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills as the ability to build effective working relationships across multiple disciples is paramount. Attitude is everything at Polestar, we are always pushing boundaries and to achieve the unimaginable you must have a can-do approach and an open mind to endless possibilities, as well as excited and willing to support teams.

To be successful in this role we believe you have:

- University degree educated or equivalent in a technical area

- Experience in HIL (both HW and SW), HIL building and work experience from the automotive industry

- Knowledgeable within automotive tools preferably Vector, CarMaker

- Experienced in developing test methods and sequences for system testing

- Previous experience in testing of Brakes/Suspension/Steering/ADAS

- Knowledgeable within test prerequisites

- Fluent in English, both verbally and written.

Polestar is an international company, with various backgrounds represented. English, therefore, is the language of written and spoken communication. And though we have a global presence, we maintain the growth-mindset. Change happens often at Polestar. But so does progress. Expect an accelerating, exciting environment.

The process
If the above matches your ambitions, be sure to apply. Our selection process is ongoing, and the job advert will remain open until it’s filled.

The Polestar journey is an electric one.