Lead Whole-Vehicle Exterior Validation Engineer

EDAG; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

EDAG seeks an experienced Body Exterior Test & Validation Engineer to own end-to-end validation for body exterior systems including closures, sealing, water management, wind noise, lighting, and fit-and-finish. You will define validation strategies for extreme conditions and establish test routes and verification plans.

You will lead campaigns at proving grounds and on public roads, coordinating with Body Exterior, Closures, Sealing, Lighting, Electrical, Manufacturing, and Vehicle teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• 4+ years of experience in whole vehicle validation and full-performance testing.
• Hands-on experience with CANoe, INCA, and validation instrumentation for vehicle networks.
• Experience defining whole vehicle test plans (DVP) and tracking build/software changes.
• Experience with ALM/product tracking tools: Jama, Polarion, DOORS, MagicDraw, or CodeBeamer.
• Knowledge of automotive safety standards and complete vehicle systems testing.
• English proficiency (C1-C2).
• 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 doors, 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

CANoe

INCA

Validation instrumentation

DVP

Whole vehicle validation

Vehicle network testing

English (C1-C2)

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Human Factors/HCI, Software Engineering, or related technical field

Tools

Jama

Polarion

DOORS

MagicDraw

CodeBeamer

CANoe

INCA

Job description

EDAG seeks an experienced Body Exterior Test & Validation Engineer to own end-to-end validation for body exterior systems including closures, sealing, water management, wind noise, lighting, and fit-and-finish. You will define validation strategies for extreme conditions and establish test routes and verification plans.

You will lead campaigns at proving grounds and on public roads, coordinating with Body Exterior, Closures, Sealing, Lighting, Electrical, Manufacturing, and Vehicle teams.