Body Exterior Test & Validation Engineer

EDAG • Novi, MI

53d • Onsite

About The Position

EDAG is seeking a BODY EXTERIOR TEST & VALIDATION ENGINEER to join their team. This role involves owning whole-vehicle validation for body exterior systems including closures, sealing, water management, wind noise, lighting, and fit-and-finish. The engineer will define validation strategies for extreme environmental exposure, corrosion, high-mileage durability, and high-pressure car wash conditions. They will also establish validation routes, environmental chamber profiles, and aero/vibration scenarios for various exterior components. The position requires supporting cross-functional alignment across multiple teams, developing vehicle-level test cases, and translating exterior targets into test procedures and validation plans. The engineer will lead validation campaigns and evaluation trips, drive test execution and data collection, and ensure requirement-to-test traceability using ALM tools, documenting results and sign-off recommendations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Human Factors/HCI, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 4+ years of experience in whole vehicle validation, full-performance testing, and vehicle-level verification testing.
• Hands-on experience with CANoe, INCA, and validation instrumentation for vehicle network and sensor data.
• Experience defining whole vehicle test plans (DVP) and tracking build/software changes across vehicle fleets.
• Working knowledge of ALM/product tracking tools: Jama, Polarion, DOORS, MagicDraw, or Codebeamer.
• Solid understanding of whole vehicle development phases and automotive-specific safety standards.
• Experience testing complete vehicle systems for automotive-grade compliance and industry regulations.
• English (C1-C2)

Responsibilities

• Own whole-vehicle validation for body exterior systems: closures, sealing, water management, wind noise, lighting, and fit-and-finish.
• Define validation strategies for extreme environmental exposure, corrosion, high-mileage durability, and high-pressure car wash conditions.
• Establish validation routes, environmental chamber profiles, and aero/vibration scenarios for door closures, liftgates, glazing, and wiper/washer systems.
• Support cross-functional alignment across Body Exterior, Closures, Sealing, Lighting, Electrical, Manufacturing, and Vehicle teams.
• Develop vehicle-level test cases and translate exterior targets into test procedures, instrumentation strategies, and validation plans.
• Lead validation campaigns and evaluation trips to proving grounds, public roads, and extreme climate regions.
• Drive test execution and data collection using leak detection systems, thermal sensors, strain gauges, and accelerometers.
• Ensure requirement-to-test traceability using tools such as Code beamer, Jama, or Jira; document results and sign-off recommendations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior