Automotive System Validation Engineer - Test Automation

Lincoln Motor Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Tuition assistance

Employee discounts

Paid time off

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking an experienced verification and validation engineer for its Product Creation and Industrialization group. You will design and maintain system-level test benches for automotive software and hardware, lead cross-functional debugging, and drive V&V strategies across domains.

The role requires 6+ years in automotive, strong CAN/LIN/Ethernet knowledge, and experience with dSPACE/Vector VT. Hybrid onsite work, up to 20% travel, and salary grade considerations apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• 6+ years in automotive or related industries.
• Strong understanding of automotive systems and software.
• Experience with automotive testing instrumentation and tools.
• Proficiency with CAN/LIN/Ethernet/FlexRay and IDLs.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain automotive system test benches with automation.
• Develop verification and validation plans for automotive software.
• Design and execute test cases to verify functionality, performance and safety.
• Develop automation scripts to improve testing efficiency.
• Lead cross-functional debugging and root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with software, controls and systems engineers on V&V strategies.
• Present verification results to stakeholders and review warranty data.

Skills

Automotive testing

HIL testing

CAN / LIN / Ethernet

System-level debugging

V&V planning

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical Eng

Tools

dSPACE

Vector VT

ARXML/DBC/LDF

Job description

Ford Motor Company is seeking an experienced verification and validation engineer for its Product Creation and Industrialization group. You will design and maintain system-level test benches for automotive software and hardware, lead cross-functional debugging, and drive V&V strategies across domains.

The role requires 6+ years in automotive, strong CAN/LIN/Ethernet knowledge, and experience with dSPACE/Vector VT. Hybrid onsite work, up to 20% travel, and salary grade considerations apply.