Feature Specialist - Vehicle Connectivity & Validation

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 Uconnect 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, Vehicle Access, Start, & Security voice of the customer (VoC) development, customer functional objectives target setting, and feature test plan creation. The Feature Specialist will support the vehicle integration and validation process by owning and maintaining functional objective library, creating test plans and procedures, supporting tech club, and working alongside the cross functional teams to develop new features within their domain. The Feature Specialist also support the Platform Engineers in triaging issues found on vehicle that fall into their domain as well as support any required ride and drive events. They will define and describe both functional and dysfunctional behavior, perform appropriate risk analysis (HARA) and be responsible for writing end-to-end test plans. The specialist will also lead benchmarking activities for their domain. Domain Areas: FOTA, Vehicle Access/Start, Vehicle Security/Theft, Remote Operations, Regulatory/Safety, Connected EV

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent from an ABET accredited program
Three years of engineering experience in automotive industry
Strong desire to understand customer wants and vehicle development program
Demonstrated communication skills (written and oral)
Strategic thinker
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
Experience with vehicle connectivity design and/or testing

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
Three years of vehicle integration and validation experience or equivalent
Previous experience in feature design, system design or integration
DFSS Green Belt