Position Title: Senior Validation Engineer
Work Location: Southfield, MI
Employment Type: Full-Time, 40 hours/week
Test, validate, and diagnose automotive infotainment and connected-vehicle systems through automated and manual testing at the bench, vehicle, and plant levels; perform hardware diagnostics, log analysis, and root-cause troubleshooting; and collaborate cross-functionally to drive validation and sign-off of vehicle software features.
- Test Planning & Execution
- Analyze, design, program, verify automated test scripts, and execute test automation on automotive infotainment systems.
- Create and execute test plans and test cases in a vehicle or simulator at the lab, in accordance with project schedules and infotainment system functional requirements.
- Execute static, on-road, and test track vehicle software tests, including manual and automated test cases at bench and vehicle levels.
- Validate infotainment software features, including Connectivity, Multimedia, Navigation, Settings, Voice Recognition, and OTA updates.
- Hardware Diagnostics & Mechanical Systems Validation
- Assess mechanical and electromechanical system interactions affecting infotainment performance, including sensor signal integrity, actuator response, and thermal and vibration effects on embedded hardware components.
- Perform first triage, root-cause analysis, and structured troubleshooting of software issues found during software release testing using CAN bus tools (CDA, CAN Analyzer, Intrepid, Huntsville), ADB, ATS, Wi-Fi sniffers, Wireshark, QPST, and QXDM.
- Perform hands-on diagnostics using multimeters, oscilloscopes, and power supplies to isolate electrical and mechanical faults, analyze root causes, and validate corrective actions across vehicle hardware and embedded systems.
- Validate ECU functionality, flashing procedures, and system behavior across prototype, pre-production, and production builds, including mechanical integration aspects such as thermal performance, vibration tolerance, and vehicle-level harness and connector integrity.
- Data Analysis & Reporting
- Collect and analyze SOC, VIP, Android, and ATS logfiles to support software quality assessment and issue resolution.
- Analyze failures, interpret test results, and produce failure reports; summarize test and quality reports for the R&D team.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration & Plant Support
- Interact with systems and software teams to drive validation and sign-off of vehicle software features and functions.
- Support plant-level troubleshooting, vehicle test fleet coordination, and launch activities at assembly and pilot plant sites, applying knowledge of mechanical systems, vehicle architectures, and manufacturing processes to identify and resolve hardware-software interface issues.
- Provide on-demand support for urgent plant issues throughout the production launch cycle.
Knowledge & Skills Applied:
- CAN bus analysis tools: CDA, CAN Analyzer, Intrepid, Huntsville.
- Diagnostic tools: ADB, ATS, Wi-Fi sniffers, Wireshark, QPST, QXDM, multimeter, oscilloscope, power supply.
- Project tracking tools: JIRA, Microsoft Office.
- Knowledge of automotive infotainment software functions, development process, and OEM/Tier-1 validation processes.
- Logfile analysis and root-cause identification of vehicle software issues.
- Experience generating validation documentation and test results reports.
- Working knowledge of statistical process controls and risk assessment processes.
- Ability to collaborate across systems and software teams to drive validation and sign-off of vehicle software features.
Requirements
Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Mechanical Engineering, or foreign equivalent + 3 years of experience.
Rate Of Pay: $107,661 per year
Location Of Employment : 2000 Town Center, Unit 660, Southfield, MI 48075
Internal Reference: REQ-QA001
Email Resume to: [email protected]
