Telematics System Validation Engineer

Cognizant; Pune District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced automotive validation engineer in Bangalore to validate telematics and connected vehicle features across bench, HIL, lab car and vehicle environments. The role requires hands-on testing, diagnostics, network analysis and rigorous validation reporting.

Candidates should have strong backgrounds in CAN, Ethernet, UDS/DoIP/OBD, and scripting (Python or CAPL). Collaboration with global teams and stakeholders is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in automotive system validation and telematics testing.
• Hands-on testing across bench, HIL, lab car and vehicle setups.
• Knowledge of vehicle networks and diagnostics is essential.

Responsibilities

• Analyze system requirements, feature specifications, interface documents, and use cases.
• Prepare and execute test plans, test cases, validation reports, and requirement traceability.
• Validate telematics features such as eCall/bCall, remote vehicle operations, OTA, vehicle health, connected services, GPS/GNSS, Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth and cellular connectivity.
• Perform system, integration, functional, regression and end-to-end validation across bench, HIL, lab car, prototype and vehicle setups.
• Validate data flow across vehicle ECU, TCU, mobile app, backend and cloud interfaces.
• Analyze CAN, CAN FD, LIN, Ethernet, TCP/IP, UDS, DoIP and OBD logs.
• Reproduce defects, analyze traces/DTCs/logs, perform root cause analysis and support defect triage.
• Coordinate with development, systems, supplier and customer teams for issue closure.

Skills

Automotive system validation

ECU validation

Vehicle diagnostics

Requirement-based testing

CAN/CAN FD

Ethernet/TCPIP

UDS/DoIP/OBD

DTC analysis

CANoe/CANalyzer

LTE/5G connectivity

Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/GPS

Python scripting

CAPL scripting

vTESTstudio

Tools

Vector CANoe

CANalyzer

vTESTstudio

Job description

Role Summary

Location: Bangalore

We are looking for an engineer with 5+ years of automotive testing experience to validate telematics and connected vehicle features across bench, HIL, lab car, and vehicle environments. The candidate should be hands-on in requirement-based testing, diagnostics, network analysis, issue debugging, and validation reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze system requirements, feature specifications, interface documents, and use cases.
• Prepare and execute test plans, test cases, validation reports, and requirement traceability.
• Validate telematics features such as eCall/bCall, remote vehicle operations, OTA, vehicle health, connected services, GPS/GNSS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cellular connectivity.
• Perform system, integration, functional, regression, and end-to-end validation on bench, HIL, lab car, prototype, and vehicle setups.
• Validate data flow across vehicle ECU, TCU, mobile app, backend, and cloud interfaces.
• Analyze CAN, CAN FD, LIN, Ethernet, TCP/IP, UDS, DoIP, and OBD communication logs.
• Reproduce defects, analyze traces/DTCs/logs, perform root cause analysis, and support defect triage.
• Coordinate with development, systems, supplier, and customer teams for closure of validation issues.

Mandatory Skills

• Automotive – System validation, ECU validation, vehicle diagnostics, requirement-based testing
• Protocols – CAN, CAN FD, Ethernet, TCP/IP
• Diagnostics – UDS, DoIP, OBD-II, DTC analysis
• Tools – Vector CANoe, CANalyzer,
• Connectivity – LTE/4G/5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS/GNSS
• Automation – Python/CAPL scripting; vTESTstudio preferred

Preferred Skills

OTA update validation, cybersecurity validation awareness, cloud connectivity testing, Android Automotive exposure, HIL testing using dSPACE/Vector, Automotive SPICE awareness, and connected vehicle ecosystem understanding.

Expected Profile for 5-Year Candidate

• Minimum 3 years of direct exposure to telematics, connected vehicle, infotainment, or ECU validation.
• Hands-on experience with CANoe/CANalyzer and vehicle network troubleshooting.
• Experience in vehicle-level or bench/HIL validation and defect lifecycle management.
• Strong debugging mindset, clear documentation, and ability to communicate with global stakeholders.