Automotive Test Technician

Mykelly; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 39,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Kelly® Engineering in Novi, MI is seeking an Automotive Test Technician for contract work focused on lifecycle testing of steering components. The role involves hands-on testing with test procedures, scripts, automated testing, and collaboration with engineering teams.

You will conduct lifecycle testing of steering power packs, rack-and-pinion assemblies, review DVMs, run CAN/XCP/SPI/SENT debugging, use dSPACE HIL, and prepare test reports.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in embedded software verification or similar testing.
• Associate degree in a technical field preferred.
• Experience debugging CAN, XCP, SPI, and SENT; familiarity with Vector CANoe and CANalyzer to emulate a vehicle CAN interface.
• Knowledge of oscilloscopes, multimeters, GPIB, and PTC tools or test sessions.
• Ability to read and understand microprocessor and other IC datasheets, and to analyze customer DVMs and testing requirements.
• Experience with black-box, white-box, regression, or build-acceptance testing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct lifecycle testing of steering power packs, rack-and-pinion assemblies, and related steering components, along with system-level integration, qualification, and bench verification testing.
• Run test scripts and automated tests, including testing and debugging on the dSPACE HIL bench; create PTC test sessions for release objectives and record results.
• Review customer DVMs and testing requirements, assess test-case feasibility, and support test setup activities, including schematic review and prototype-lab board modifications.
• Support test engineers with testing, debugging, and test-case generation; collect test data and support defect root-cause investigation.
• Prepare and distribute test result reports to the engineering team, and document defects identified during testing.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of test procedures, test setups, and test automation; attend tool training as it becomes available.

Skills

Embedded testing

Automotive protocol debugging

Test automation

Education

Associate degree in a technical field

Tools

Vector CANoe

Vector CANalyzer

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

GPIB

Job description

Kelly® Engineering is seeking an Automotive Test Technician for a contract opportunity in Novi, MI, focused on lifecycle testing of steering components.

Pay Rate

: $28-$30 per hour

Overview

The organization supports automotive steering applications, including steering power packs, rack-and-pinion assemblies, and related steering components.

The technician will perform lifecycle testing of these components and support system integration, qualification, and bench verification testing. The role works with test procedures, test scripts, automated testing, and engineering teams to document and communicate results.

Responsibilities

• Conduct lifecycle testing of steering power packs, rack-and-pinion assemblies, and related steering components, along with system-level integration, qualification, and bench verification testing.
• Run test scripts and automated tests, including testing and debugging on the dSPACE HIL bench; create PTC test sessions for release objectives and record results.
• Review customer DVMs and testing requirements, assess test-case feasibility, and support test setup activities, including schematic review and prototype-lab board modifications.
• Support test engineers with testing, debugging, and test-case generation; collect test data and support defect root-cause investigation.
• Prepare and distribute test result reports to the engineering team, and document defects identified during testing.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of test procedures, test setups, and test automation; attend tool training as it becomes available.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of experience in embedded software verification or similar testing experience.
• Associate degree in a technical field preferred.
• Experience debugging CAN, XCP, SPI, and SENT; familiarity with Vector CANoe and CANalyzer to emulate a vehicle CAN interface.
• Knowledge of oscilloscopes, multimeters, GPIB, and PTC tools or test sessions.
• Ability to read and understand microprocessor and other integrated-circuit datasheets, and to analyze customer DVMs and testing requirements.
• Experience with black-box, white-box, regression, or build-acceptance testing preferred.