Lead Verification & Validation Engineer

Altentechnologyusa; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Mentorship and career growth opportunities

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA in Palo Alto is seeking a Lead Verification & Validation Engineer to design and execute V&V activities for automotive systems. This role requires a strong understanding of safety and performance standards.

The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience and a Bachelor's degree in Engineering. The position offers a competitive salary and an opportunity to work on groundbreaking projects. Join ALTEN to tackle challenging engineering tasks with a supportive team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in the automotive industry.
• Strong understanding of automotive embedded systems.
• Experience writing and executing automated/manual tests.

Responsibilities

• Lead V&V strategy and manage validation from concept to release.
• Mentor validation engineers and review test plans.
• Develop and maintain system-level test benches and tools.

Skills

Automotive systems understanding

Embedded software knowledge

Testing instrumentation and tools experience

Proficiency in CAN, LIN, Ethernet

Experience with HIL test benches

Collaboration with cross-functional teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

dSPACE

MATLAB

Vector VT

Job description

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life‑saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

We are looking for a Lead Verification & Validation Engineer to join our team. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and executing V&V activities to ensure that our software meets the highest standards of safety and performance. In this role, you will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our automotive systems — and serve as a technical lead across the V&V organization, guiding junior engineers and shaping validation strategy at the program level.

What you’ll do:

• Lead V&V strategy definition and own the end‑to‑end validation plan from concept through production release, setting direction for the broader team
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to validation engineers, reviewing test plans, debug approaches, and automation frameworks
• Serve as the primary technical escalation point for complex system‑level failures, driving root cause analysis and cross‑functional resolution
• Design, build, and maintain complex automotive system‑level test benches to validate automotive systems with a focus on automation
• Develop comprehensive verification and validation plans for automotive software systems and features
• Design and execute test cases and test scripts to verify system functionality, performance, and safety
• Develop and implement automation scripts and tools to enhance testing efficiency and accuracy
• Integrate hardware and software components to create reliable and scalable test environments
• Lead debug of issues encountered, working with cross‑functional teams across the organization on identifying root cause, confirming fixes, and providing guidance on protecting against future regressions
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams — including software developers, controls engineers, and systems engineers — to define and implement V&V strategies
• Continuously improve testing processes and tools to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
• Prepare and present detailed reports on verification activities and results to stakeholders

You’ll have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
• 5+ years of experience in the automotive or relevant industry
• Strong understanding of automotive systems, embedded software, and control systems
• Demonstrated experience with automotive testing instrumentation and tools
• Proficiency in automotive communication protocols such as CAN, LIN, Ethernet, and FlexRay
• Working knowledge of IDLs such as DBC, LDF, ARXML, and work with internal IDLs and frameworks
• Experience with automotive or aerospace HIL test benches, particularly with dSPACE, Vector VT, or similar platforms
• Experience writing and executing automated and manual tests
• Deep expertise in the EE architecture and integration of complex automotive systems, including interactions across multiple domains (e.g., body, powertrain, chassis, ADAS) and ECUs
• Proven track record of collaborating with large, cross‑functional teams across hardware, software, and systems engineering
• Deep understanding of software development lifecycle and automotive testing methodologies
• Experience in system‑level debugging and root‑cause analysis across software and hardware boundaries
• Proficiency in understanding wiring and logical schematics, network diagrams, and harness drawings
• Ability to define and drive system validation plan from concept to production

Even better, you may have:

• Familiarity with safety‑critical software development and industry standards like ISO 26262
• Proficiency in programming languages such as C/C++, Python, or MATLAB
• Experience testing fully electric vehicles

Salary Range: $140,000-$175,000/K

The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job‑related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience.

Equal Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.

Compliance Notice

Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Drug Screening Requirement

As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug‑free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre‑employment drug screening as a condition of hire.