Automotive Validation Engineer - Electrical Systems

Cognizant; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant in Auburn Hills, MI is seeking a Validation Engineer to design and execute vehicle-level test plans for electrical features across modules such as cluster, radio, BMS, and telematics. The role emphasizes defect reporting and robust verification at the system level.

You will develop and maintain subsystem test benches, perform root cause analysis, and provide feedback to ensure system requirements are testable and verifiable in practice.

Responsibilities

• Create test plans for electrical features across the vehicle (cluster, radio, body control module, telematics, powertrain).
• Develop, maintain and execute DVP&R test plans at the vehicle level.
• Report defects based on test plan failures.
• Develop and maintain subsystem test benches.
• Root cause analysis of issues found.
• Provide feedback on System Requirements to ensure specs are testable.

Job description

Cognizant in Auburn Hills, MI is seeking a Validation Engineer to design and execute vehicle-level test plans for electrical features across modules such as cluster, radio, BMS, and telematics. The role emphasizes defect reporting and robust verification at the system level.

You will develop and maintain subsystem test benches, perform root cause analysis, and provide feedback to ensure system requirements are testable and verifiable in practice.