Director of Software Quality

About Ethernovia, Inc.

Ethernovia is fundamentally changing how cars of the future are built by unifying in-vehicle networks into an end-to-end Ethernet system. Founded in 2018, we're inventing the future of automobile's communication! We are transforming automobiles' communication network to enable the autonomous driving, electrical vehicle (EV) and software defined revolutions. Our breakthrough compute, communication, and software virtualization ushers in a new era of car connectivity and capabilities.

We bring together, accelerate, and unify the car's cameras/sensors, compute, and outside world to enable new advanced driver assistance features and services.

Ethernovia's co-founders are serial technology entrepreneurs with multiple prior successful ventures together. We are well-funded and backed by some of the worlds' leading technology investors, having secured $64m in Series A funding. (Ethernovia Raises $64 Million to Accelerate the Revolution of Vehicle Networks | Business Wire). Our financial backers include Porsche SE, Qualcomm, AMD, and Western Digital

Ethernovia has been recognized in EE Times' prestigious list of the Top 100 Startups for 2025.

January 2024:
Our CEO Ramin Shirani Named Motor Trend Software-Defined Vehicle Innovator Awards Winner ()

September 2023:
Continental and Ethernovia Announce Partnership to Develop Automotive Switch in 7nm  - Ethernovia

Connected Car News:
Helios, Continental, Ethernovia, Avanci, BMW, Mapbox, Porsche, SEMA, Honda, Ultra Sense, Flex Logix, Diodes Inc., Garmin, Toyota & Caruso | auto connected car news

With talented employees on 4 continents, we have filed  50 patents to date.

Join Ethernovia's team to make a lasting impact on the future of mobility. Come share in our success with pre-IPO shares, competitive compensation, and great benefits while growing your knowledge and career with world class talent. We are looking for talented engineers and leaders who have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to drive their design from concept to silicon to their next car.

Job Title:

Director of Software Quality (Automotive/Semiconductor /Embedded systems experience is must)

Location :
Pune  / Hybrid

Job Summary

The Director of Quality Assurance (Software) is a senior executive leader responsible for defining, governing, and advancing the organization's enterprise software quality strategy. With  20+ years of experience , this role provides strategic oversight across quality engineering, test automation, API testing, compliance, and continuous improvement to ensure the delivery of secure, reliable, and scalable software products.

Experience in the  automotive software domain  (e.g., embedded systems, connected vehicles, infotainment, ADAS, AUTOSAR, or mobility platforms) is considered a  strong plus .

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Quality Strategy & Governance

Define and own the long-term enterprise software quality vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned with business objectives.
Establish and govern quality management systems, standards, and policies across enterprise and product platforms.

Software Quality Assurance & Automation

Provide executive oversight of all testing activities including functional, regression, integration, system, performance, security, and User Acceptance testing
Contribute to enterprise test automation strategy,
Ensure automated test suites are scalable, maintainable, and integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
Promote shift-left and quality engineering practices across Agile and Dev Ops teams.

Test Planning & Test Case Governance

Define enterprise-level test planning frameworks for Semiconductor, Automotive API.
Ensure test plans include scope, objectives, environments, entry/exit criteria, dependencies, and risk assessments.
Establish standards for test case and API test design ensuring traceability, reusability, and automation readiness.
Review release readiness and provide quality sign-off for major product releases.
Validate data integrity, interoperability, and backward compatibility across systems.
Exposure with Cybersecurity is plus.

Compliance, Risk & Regulatory Oversight

Automotive domain exposure  may include compliance with ISO 26262, ASPICE, ISO 9001 or related standards.
Lead audit readiness, regulatory inspections, and quality risk mitigation initiatives.

Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence

Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce defect leakage and improve automation ROI.
Lead root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action (CAPA) programs HARA/TARA.
Champion modern testing approaches, including automation optimization and API-driven testing.

Customer Experience & Product Excellence

Monitor customer feedback, production incidents, and quality metrics to identify improvement opportunities.
Ensure customer-centric quality outcomes such as reliability, usability, performance, and safety.

Leadership & Organizational Development

Lead, mentor, and develop senior QA leaders, automation architects, and global QA teams.
Build scalable QA organizations…