Director, Test Architecture
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LocationDearborn, MI, United States
Work modehybrid
Typefull-time
SeniorityDirector
Company size10,000+ people
First seenOct 18, 2026 · 2w ago
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Senior individual contributor leadership role responsible for defining the future technical direction of Verification & Validation test architecture
Principal technical authority for AI-Assisted and AI-Led testing innovation, test framework architecture, and next-generation V&V operating models across on-board and off-board software products
Architect scalable test frameworks, reusable automation assets, AI-assisted test design patterns, intelligent regression strategies, and closed-loop analytics
Transform V&V from a reactive execution function into a predictive, automation-first, data-driven, software first engineering capability
Self-driven, deeply technical, and future-facing
Lead AI-Assisted value stream mapping for human-in-the-loop analysis and AI-Led operating-model design for autonomous optimization
Identify high-value intervention points across the V&V lifecycle
Translate emerging AI/ML capabilities into practical architecture, standards, governance, and measurable quality outcomes
Partner across V&V, software engineering, systems engineering, DevSecOps, data analytics, simulation, lab infrastructure, and product teams
Establish a common AI-Led test architecture that improves coverage, cycle time, defect detection effectiveness, traceability, reuse, and release confidence
Skills
AI
ML
DevSecOps
data analytics
simulation
The Role
The Director, Test Architecture is a senior individual contributor leadership role responsible for defining the future technical direction of Verification & Validation test architecture. This role will serve as the principal technical authority for AI-Assisted and AI-Led testing innovation, test framework architecture, and next-generation V&V operating models across on-board and off-board software products.
Responsibilities
Working through technical influence rather than direct people management, this person will architect scalable test frameworks, reusable automation assets, AI-assisted test design patterns, intelligent regression strategies, and closed-loop analytics that transform V&V from a reactive execution function into a predictive, automation-first, data-driven, software first engineering capability.
Requirements
The ideal candidate is self-driven, deeply technical, and future-facing—able to look beyond immediate process gaps and define how Ford should model, optimize, and scale testing operations around AI. This includes leading AI-Assisted value stream mapping for human-in-the-loop analysis and AI-Led operating-model design for autonomous optimization, identifying high-value intervention points across the V&V lifecycle, and translating emerging AI/ML capabilities into practical architecture, standards, governance, and measurable quality outcomes.
This role will partner across V&V, software engineering, systems engineering, DevSecOps, data analytics, simulation, lab infrastructure, and product teams to establish a common AI-Led test architecture that improves coverage, cycle time, defect detection effectiveness, traceability, reuse, and release confidence.