Lead Body Exterior Test & Validation Engineer

Edag-Engineering-Gmbh; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

EDAG Engineering GmbH in Novi, MI seeks an experienced BODY EXTERIOR TEST & VALIDATION ENGINEER to own end-to-end validation for exterior vehicle systems. You will define strategies for environmental exposure, corrosion, durability, and extreme wash scenarios, and lead campaigns at proving grounds and on public roads.

Responsibilities include developing test cases, driving data collection with sensors, and ensuring traceability across software and hardware changes with ALM tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Human Factors/HCI, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 4+ years of experience in whole vehicle validation, full-performance testing, and vehicle-level verification testing.
• Hands-on experience with CANoe, INCA, and validation instrumentation for vehicle network and sensor data.
• Experience defining whole vehicle test plans (DVP) and tracking build/software changes across vehicle fleets.
• Working knowledge of ALM/product tracking tools: Jama, Polarion, DOORS, MagicDraw, or Codebeamer.
• Solid understanding of whole vehicle development phases and automotive-specific safety standards.
• Experience testing complete vehicle systems for automotive-grade compliance and industry regulations.
• English (C1-C2)
• 1 year contract
• Location: Novi, Michigan

Responsibilities

• Own whole-vehicle validation for body exterior systems: closures, sealing, water management, wind noise, lighting, and fit-and-finish.
• Define validation strategies for extreme environmental exposure, corrosion, high-mileage durability, and high-pressure car wash conditions.
• Establish validation routes, environmental chamber profiles, and aero/vibration scenarios for door closures, liftgates, glazing, and wiper/washer systems.
• Support cross-functional alignment across Body Exterior, Closures, Sealing, Lighting, Electrical, Manufacturing, and Vehicle teams.
• Develop vehicle-level test cases and translate exterior targets into test procedures, instrumentation strategies, and validation plans.
• Lead validation campaigns and evaluation trips to proving grounds, public roads, and extreme climate regions.
• Drive test execution and data collection using leak detection systems, thermal sensors, strain gauges, and accelerometers.
• Ensure requirement-to-test traceability using tools such as Code Beamer, Jama, or Jira; document results and sign-off recommendations.

Skills

Whole-vehicle validation

Test planning (DVP)

Cross-functional alignment

Data collection

Environmental testing

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering/related field

Tools

Code Beamer

Jama

Polarion

DOORS

MagicDraw

CodeBeamer

CANoe

INCA

Job description

EDAG Engineering GmbH in Novi, MI seeks an experienced BODY EXTERIOR TEST & VALIDATION ENGINEER to own end-to-end validation for exterior vehicle systems. You will define strategies for environmental exposure, corrosion, durability, and extreme wash scenarios, and lead campaigns at proving grounds and on public roads.

Responsibilities include developing test cases, driving data collection with sensors, and ensuring traceability across software and hardware changes with ALM tools.