Engineer, Whole Vehicle Test Requirements and Validation – EE

Scout Motors • Novi, MI

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Scout Motors is bringing back an iconic American vehicle, electrifying and digitizing it with American innovation. We are looking for talented, inclusive, and entrepreneurial individuals to join our team. This role will be part of an iconic brand set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace. The position involves owning whole-vehicle validation definition and execution for electrical/electronic (EE) vehicle attributes, including system integration, software release validation, functional performance, and safe vehicle operation across real-world customer use cases. The role requires defining and executing EE validation strategies to ensure vehicle electrical systems, software features, and integrated functions meet performance, safety, and customer expectations across all vehicle operating conditions. The engineer will serve as the vehicle-level validation authority for Compound Release Deployments, supporting Safe-to-Drive (S2D) readiness checks and Functional Sprint Testing. This includes leading validation activities to verify critical vehicle systems and validating EE-related vehicle functions across major domains. The engineer will develop and manage vehicle-level test cases, validation procedures, and instrumentation strategies, translating EE system requirements into executable validation plans. Ensuring robust integration between EE systems and other vehicle platforms is key, as is coordinating vehicle-level validation execution and establishing traceability from requirements to issue resolution. Collaboration with various engineering teams is essential for identifying root causes, resolving issues, and improving software release quality. Analyzing validation results, identifying risks, and providing data-driven recommendations are also critical aspects of this role.

Requirements

• At least 4+ years of experience in whole vehicle validation, full-performance testing, and vehicle-level verification testing.
• Hands-on experience using CANoe, INCA, and validation-related instrumentation equipment to capture, log, and parse vehicle network and sensor data.
• Experience defining whole vehicle test plans (DVP), executing physical or vehicle tests, and tracking build/software changes across vehicle fleets.
• Working knowledge of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and product tracking tools (such as Jama, Polarion, DOORS, MagicDraw, or Codebeamer).
• Solid understanding of whole vehicle development phases and products tailored to automotive-specific safety standards, with a focus on enhancing delivery quality, security, and developer experience.
• Experience testing complete vehicle systems to meet automotive-grade standards and ensure compliance with industry regulations.
• Proven ability to work in a truly cross-functional and global environment to align full-vehicle targets.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including ownership, self-motivation, problem-solving, analytical thinking, teamwork, innovation, creativity, and effective communication abilities.
• Ability to develop and thrive in working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Own whole-vehicle validation definition and execution for electrical/electronic (EE) vehicle attributes, including system integration, software release validation, functional performance, and safe vehicle operation across real-world customer use cases.
• Define and execute EE validation strategies to ensure vehicle electrical systems, software features, and integrated functions meet performance, safety, and customer expectations across all vehicle operating conditions.
• Serve as the vehicle-level validation authority for Compound Release Deployments by supporting two key validation responsibilities: Safe-to-Drive (S2D) readiness checks and Functional Sprint Testing.
• Lead Safe-to-Drive validation activities to verify critical vehicle systems—including HV systems, LV battery, charging, body electronics, and other safety-related functions—operate correctly before software releases are deployed to internal vehicle fleets.
• Lead Functional Sprint Testing to validate EE-related vehicle functions across major domains, including chassis, propulsion, body interior/exterior, charging, and infotainment systems, identifying issues and driving software maturity through release cycles.
• Develop and manage vehicle-level test cases, validation procedures, and instrumentation strategies to evaluate electrical system behavior, software functionality, feature integration, and system interactions.
• Translate EE system requirements, software releases, and feature expectations into executable validation plans with measurable acceptance criteria.
• Ensure robust integration between EE systems, propulsion, chassis, body, charging, and software platforms to validate overall vehicle behavior and customer experience.
• Coordinate vehicle-level validation execution, including fleet preparation, software deployment validation, test planning, data collection, and issue identification across internal development vehicles.
• Establish traceability from requirements, software releases, test cases, execution results, and issue resolution using lifecycle tools such as Codebeamer, Jama, or Jira.
• Collaborate across EE Integration, Software, Propulsion, Chassis, Body, Infotainment, Charging, and Vehicle Integration teams to identify root causes, resolve issues, and improve software release quality.
• Analyze validation results, identify system risks and performance gaps, and provide data-driven recommendations to support software release decisions and vehicle readiness.
• Document validation of outcomes and provide release recommendations to ensure safe, functional, and customer-ready vehicle performance.

Benefits

• Competitive insurance including: Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with: An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including: 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
• 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
• Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed