Senior Integration & Test Engineer, Quality & Track Operations

Latitude AI•Pittsburgh, PA

10h

About The Position

Latitude AI (lat.ai) develops automated driving technologies, including L3, for Ford vehicles at scale. We’re driven by the opportunity to reimagine what it’s like to drive and make travel safer, less stressful, and more enjoyable for everyone. 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 making a real, positive impact on the driving experience for millions of people. 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 Test & Triage Engineering team serves as the critical bridge between upstream software test definition, physical track execution, and downstream test triage. We are a highly strategic, cross-functional group dedicated to maximizing structured test viability and overall track execution quality. As a Senior Integration and Test Engineer on this team, you will own the overarching test strategy at our physical facilities, ensuring that testing is efficient, clearly defined, and properly executed. You will act as the primary engineering liaison for track operators and facilities, translating complex test requirements into actionable, unified schedules. By championing quality assurance early in the work stream and optimizing how we capture test data, your work will directly reduce downstream triage rework and accelerate our software release strategy.

Requirements

Education: 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)
Experience: 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, integration, test execution, or data analysis for complex hardware/software systems
Technical Troubleshooting: Proven ability to understand, integrate, and troubleshoot complex hardware and software modules in both lab and real-world field environments
Communication & Leadership: Superb communication skills, with the capability to distill complex technical concepts into actionable operational instructions while providing clear, strategic executive summaries to leadership
Workflow Optimization: Demonstrated track record of optimizing engineering workflows, improving test modalities, and writing clear system requirements
Systems Knowledge: Deep understanding of test infrastructure, simulation environments, and complex data logging/analysis pipelines

Nice To Haves

Experience managing physical test site logistics or acting as a primary technical liaison with testing facilities and operational teams
Strong data manipulation and scripting skills (such as Python or SQL) for analyzing test metrics, identifying trends, and automating quality reporting
Extensive experience independently identifying and resolving complex, system-level anomalies within advanced software architectures

Responsibilities

Strategic Test Leadership & Process Optimization: Own the structured testing strategy across complex hardware and software systems, actively identifying bottlenecks and driving continuous improvements throughout physical testing environments
End-to-End Data Integrity: Define and enforce rigorous quality standards to guarantee the reliability of all test outputs from initial physical data collection through to integration with downstream analytical pipelines
Standardization & Ambiguity Reduction: Translate complex engineering requirements into standardized, highly reliable testing protocols that streamline daily operations and minimize manual setup errors
Cross-Functional Alignment: Act as the primary strategic liaison uniting internal software engineering and simulation infrastructure teams with test operations and facilities management to execute overarching engineering goals
Resource Management & Bottleneck Resolution: Manage complex testing schedules to effectively balance competing priorities, facilitating problem-solving initiatives to rapidly resolve system integration and physical execution roadblocks at their source
Long-Term Vision & Release Acceleration: Establish 6-to-12-month strategic objectives that significantly improve testing architecture, partnering with stakeholders to refine testing criteria and accelerate the software release strategy

Benefits

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
Monthly wellness stipend
Adoption/Surrogacy support program
Backup child and elder care program
Professional development reimbursement
Employee assistance program
Discounted programs that include legal services, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and more
Company and team bonding outlets: employee resource groups, quarterly team activity stipend, and wellness initiatives