Quality Engineer, Bring Up/ EOL

Harbinger Motors Inc.•Garden Grove, CA

3h•$120,000 - $180,000

About The Position

We are looking for a Quality Engineer (Bring-up / EOL) to lead quality validation during vehicle commissioning, first-time bring-up, and final End-of-Line (EOL) testing operations. You will be responsible for ensuring that all vehicle subsystems—including high/low voltage power, powertrain, software, diagnostics, and functional safety systems—are seamlessly integrated, flashed, calibrated, and fully validated prior to customer delivery. This role involves collaborating with vehicle testing, manufacturing, embedded software, and product design teams to establish robust quality gates, troubleshoot complex system-level integration issues, and drive continuous improvement. The Bring-up / EOL Quality Engineer will act as a key liaison across cross-functional commissioning and production teams. Responsibilities include defining EOL test standards, performing root cause analysis on vehicle bring-up failures, establishing inspection and testing quality gates, managing test equipment buy-offs, and driving corrective actions. A successful Bring-up / EOL Quality Engineer should have excellent system-level troubleshooting skills and be able to ensure that production testing processes and finished vehicles consistently meet performance and safety standards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related technical field.
3 to 5 years of pertinent experience in vehicle bring-up, End-of-Line (EOL) testing, commissioning, or manufacturing quality engineering within automotive, EV/e-mobility, commercial vehicle, or aerospace industries.
Deep experience with vehicle diagnostic protocols (UDS, OBD-II), CAN/CAN-FD/LIN bus tools (e.g., Vector CANoe/CANalyzer, PCAN), software flashing, ECU calibration, and automated test environments.
Proficiency in ISO 9001:2018 or IATF 16949 standards highly desired.
Familiarity with fundamental quality core tools including Quality Management Systems, APQP, SPC, GR&R, PPAP, FMEA (DFMEA/PFMEA), Control Plans, and Functional Safety (ISO 26262) principles.
Strong analytical, system-level troubleshooting, verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Excellent project management skills, capable of managing multiple commissioning and testing projects concurrently.
Solid understanding of EV powertrain integration, battery systems, vehicle control units (VCU), thermal management routines, chassis dynos, and factory test cell infrastructure.
Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.

Nice To Haves

ASQ Certifications such as Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), Certified Quality Manager (CQM), Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, or higher preferred.

Responsibilities

Monitor vehicle bring-up and End-of-Line (EOL) quality performance metrics, proactively identifying and escalating emerging high-impact issues using diagnostic logs, test yield data, and defect trends for early resolution.
Drive timely root cause analysis and resolution for complex bring-up failures, software flashing errors, calibration faults, and test aborts by engaging cross-functional software, electrical, and manufacturing teams with a data-driven approach.
Implement continuous improvement by feeding bring-up and EOL test insights and failure modes back into upstream design, software release, and assembly processes.
Develop and track data-driven metrics for EOL test cycle times, first-time-through (FTT) yield, test coverage, and corrective action effectiveness.
Create innovative tools, diagnostic scripts, and standardized processes to enhance bring-up efficiency, test automation, and scalability across factory operations.
Continuously develop vehicle bring-up quality protocols, EOL test specifications, dynamic testing routines (e.g., chassis dyno/rolling road, track testing), and quality control gates.
Oversee thorough testing and validation of complete vehicle systems (including software flashing, ECU calibration, CAN/LIN bus diagnostics, Hi-Pot safety tests, ADAS/sensor calibration, and functional safety checks) to ensure compliance with specifications.
Support factory commissioning teams with the buy-off and validation of EOL test equipment, diagnostic tools, automated test benches, and software flashing infrastructure.
Formulate effective corrective actions, solutions, and process enhancements for integration, software release, and testing-related challenges on the production floor.
Participate in design and process reviews (DFMEA/PFMEA) alongside software, electrical, and manufacturing engineering teams to mitigate risks associated with vehicle commissioning and EOL testing routines.
Lead and instruct interdisciplinary efforts to conduct Root Cause analysis (8D, 5-Why) for bring-up non-conformances, DTCs (Diagnostic Trouble Codes), and system integration bugs, ensuring timely containment and preventative solutions.
Lead MRB (Material Review Board) disposition for non-conforming vehicles/sub-assemblies at EOL and act as a quality representative within the engineering change control board for software and test procedure updates.