Sr. Design Validation and Test Engineer
About The Position
The LV Test and Validation team verifies the reliability, electrical performance, and compliance of low-voltage vehicle electronics. The team works with LVEE hardware design engineers and internal and external laboratories to produce decision-ready validation evidence. Its work spans component testing, test automation, failure investigation, and laboratory operations. As a Sr. Design Validation and Test Engineer, you will deliver component-level hardware validation and software-automated ECU test systems. Reporting to the Low-Voltage Test and Validation manager, you will work closely with design engineers and laboratory partners to complete DVP commitments on time. You will combine hands-on execution with disciplined analysis, documentation, and issue closure. Success in the first year means repeatable tests, complete evidence, and timely resolution of issues affecting current and future vehicle programs.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and at least 5-10 years of hardware testing experience; automotive experience is a plus.
- Experience applying GMW3172, ISO 16750, IEC 60068, and other environmental testing standards.
- Hands-on experience with thermal chambers, DMMs, power supplies, oscilloscopes, DAQ systems, and related test equipment.
- Knowledge and experience with Gigabit Ethernet, FPD-Link, CAN, SPI, I2C, LIN, RS232, A2B, GMSL, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.
- Ability to design and implement test systems that simulate ECUs and solve hardware-test issues, with disciplined analysis and collaboration with design engineers.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Extensive digital and analog/mixed-signal circuit testing and LV124 automotive test execution experience.
- Experience with RTStand LV124, vector network analyzers, spectrum and vector signal analyzers, high-speed oscilloscopes, signal generators, and arbitrary waveform generators.
- Ability to derive test cases from product requirements and design or analyze procedures to minimize measurement error.
- Knowledge of industrial control systems and interfaces such as Ethernet/IP.
- Proficiency with measurement automation and scripting tools such as Python and LabVIEW.
- EMC/EMI testing knowledge.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with hardware design engineers to develop hardware verification plans and executable tests for ECU performance and limitations.
- Execute DVT, functional verification, and LV124 electrical testing and analyze results against functional and performance specifications.
- Design, build, and program hardware test systems, ECU simulations, test sequences, and automated results reports.
- Maintain test setups, plans, results, and issue records in Confluence and JIRA so validation decisions remain traceable.
- Work with the design team to investigate test failures, identify causes, and verify corrective actions.
- Research advanced measurement techniques and refine test methods to improve repeatability, accuracy, and schedule delivery.
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision insurance
- life and disability coverage
- paid time off
- paid holidays
- paid sick leave
- 401(k) retirement plan
- equity program
- discretionary annual cash incentive program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
