Senior Hardware Validation Engineer - In-Vehicle Tech

EROAD Ltd; Maungakiekie-Tāmaki; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Continuous learning support

Access to AI tooling

Job summary

EROAD Ltd is seeking a genuinely senior Hardware Validation Engineer to validate the hardware in our in-vehicle products. You’ll work with a compact team, performing PCBAs and hardware validation, troubleshooting at board and system levels, and signing off products before release.

The role emphasizes mentoring peers, defining validation strategy, and collaborating with hardware design engineers. Based in Penrose/Auckland, NZ, with a strong growth trajectory in a global fleet tech company.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in Electronic, Electrical, or related discipline.
• 3+ years senior hardware validation experience (4-5 years total).
• Strong hardware validation background with ability to read schematics/datasheets.
• Hands-on QA for Android devices and Linux automation experience.

Responsibilities

• Carry out validation testing of PCBAs and hardware components.
• Partner with hardware design engineers to validate new in-vehicle hardware.
• Troubleshoot issues at board and system level.
• Evaluate design changes and feed results back into the design process.
• Sign off on products ahead of release.
• Mentor and peer review other engineers and contribute to validation strategy.

Skills

Hardware validation

Python scripting

Test equipment

Schematics reading

Mentoring engineers

Altium

Android QA

Linux automation

Education

Engineering degree in Electronics or Electrical

Tools

Altium

Job description

EROAD Ltd is seeking a genuinely senior Hardware Validation Engineer to validate the hardware in our in-vehicle products. You’ll work with a compact team, performing PCBAs and hardware validation, troubleshooting at board and system levels, and signing off products before release.

The role emphasizes mentoring peers, defining validation strategy, and collaborating with hardware design engineers. Based in Penrose/Auckland, NZ, with a strong growth trajectory in a global fleet tech company.