Connected Services Validation Engineer

ALTEN Technology USA•Auburn Hills, MI

About The Position

The Client Connected Vehicle Team is revolutionizing the vehicle ownership experience through the invention of software products delivered to connect customers through a variety of digital touchpoints including mobile apps, websites, and in-vehicle infotainment systems. The team is seeking candidates that will be responsible for Connected Services Validation for several features including: Vehicle Access/Start, & Security voice of the customer development, customer functional objectives target setting, and conduct the execution of test plans. Will support the vehicle integration and validation process by maintaining functional objective library, validating test plans and procedures, supporting tech club, and working alongside the cross functional teams to develop new features within their domain for the next generation vehicles. Also supports the Platform Engineers in identifying issues on vehicle that fall into their domain as well as support any required ride and drive events. The Validation Engineer will also support benchmarking activities for their domain.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent from an ABET accredited program
Engineering experience in automotive industry
Strong desire to understand customer wants and vehicle development program
Understanding of a vehicle's system connectivity
Experience in testing automotive components/features
Use of Vector CANoe / CANalyzer
Demonstrated communication skills (written and oral)
Strong understanding of operational architecture, defining use cases, vehicle and software life cycle
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
Demonstrated ability to summarize and present work
Proven ability to deliver in a fast-paced work environment with minimum assistance

Nice To Haves

Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent from an ABET accredited university
Working knowledge of FMEA, design validation (DV) and process validation (PV) (DVPR), and test planning
One year of vehicle integration and validation experience or equivalent
Previous experience in feature design, system design or integration
Embedded software development experience
DFSS Green Belt

Responsibilities

Connected Services Validation for features including: Vehicle Access/Start, & Security voice of the customer development, customer functional objectives target setting, and conduct the execution of test plans.
Support the vehicle integration and validation process by maintaining functional objective library, validating test plans and procedures, supporting tech club, and working alongside the cross functional teams to develop new features within their domain for the next generation vehicles.
Support Platform Engineers in identifying issues on vehicle that fall into their domain.
Support any required ride and drive events.
Support benchmarking activities for their domain.