Validation Project Chief Automotive

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Xico; Presencial; MXN 1,440,000 - 1,981,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading automotive engineering firm is seeking a Validation Project Chief Automotive in Veracruz, Mexico. The ideal candidate will manage test plans for electrical features in vehicles and lead a team of engineers. A Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Automotive or Computer Engineering is required, along with experience in electrical systems design and validation. Strong problem-solving skills and team leadership experience are critical for ensuring successful vehicle launches and managing project budgets.

Formación

• Experience in electrical systems design, development, or test engineering.
• Experience in developing/scheduling DVP&R and detailed electrical test procedures.
• Ability to multitask assignments and coordinate testing for validation.

Responsabilidades

• Manage and create test plans for electrical features across the vehicle.
• Lead build coordination of PWB / VHIL / HIL properties.
• Collect vehicle information such as original configuration / PROXI.

Conocimientos

Electrical systems design

Validation of complex systems

Problem-solving skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Educación

BS in Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

Job Title : Validation Project Chief Automotive

Cognizant Mobility is the premier automotive engineering services division of Cognizant that is focused on smart connected vehicle engineering and software delivery.

We are looking for talented engineers with backgrounds in Electrical and Computer Engineering for such roles as Vehicle Systems Engineering, Electrical Design and Release, High Voltage Wire Harness Design and Packaging, Embedded Software Development and Algorithm Research, AUTOSAR Model Based System Design, Validation, Hardware in the Loop Integration, Functional Safety, Vehicle Triage, SWAT and Launch Support, etc.

The VPC Responsibility is responsible to lead electrical feature validation and verification for specific vehicle programs and should be capable of working with suppliers, various Engineering Support teams including systems, wiring, design release engineers, Program Management, and Manufacturing teams as required to validate and resolve electrical issues to support successful vehicle launch.

Responsibilities

Manage and create test plans for electrical features across the vehicle : cluster, radio, body control module, telematics, and powertrain

Develop, maintain, and execute test plans (DVP&R) at the vehicle level

Report defects based upon test plan failures

Manage issues and root cause analysis of issues found

Manage team budgets and tasks

Develop the program budget and timeline

Commissioning of the Test Properties – Plywood Buck, HIL, Vehicles

Manage all series cards and bulletin impact to the budget (manpower, equipment, vehicles, etc.) and develop the plan for test property types and their configurations

Lead build coordination of PWB / VHIL / HIL properties (including securing a technician and simulators), ensure on-time delivery and test property readiness to start testing per the plan.

Develop and maintain ECU (Electronic Control Units) tracking charts and Design Verification Plan (DVP) for the program

Collect software and verification reports, share with validation team and after validation is completed, publish validated software for other functional vehicle custodians to use for development fleet updates

Update plywood buck and vehicle test properties before the start of every planned validation loop

Collect vehicle information such as original configuration / PROXI, vehicle scan reports, PINs for key programming, etc.

Manage test properties and reservation calendar

Support vehicle level EMC testing

Review bulletins and change requests, develop validation timing for changes and provide detailed information to the validation team for validation planning

Support assembly plant warranty, quality, and reliability meetings

Qualifications

BS in Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent

Experience in electrical systems design, development, or test engineering

Experience in validation of complex systems and resource and financial budgets / allocation

Experience in developing / scheduling DVP&R (Design Verification Plan and Report), aligning necessary resources, and detailed electrical test procedures

Ability to multitask many assignments and coordinate testing for numerous validation test engineers and programs

Demonstrated problem-solving skills and experience in leading projects, team leadership experience, and the ability to engage and motivate team members

Exceptional communication and facilitation skills with proven ability to communicate clearly and succinctly with executive management

Record of successful and measurable process / performance improvement initiatives