OTA Validation Engineer – Automotive Embedded QA

Applied Intuition; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking an OTA Validation Engineer to validate Over-the-Air updates on automotive ECUs and vehicles. You will collaborate with systems engineers, software developers, and senior validators to execute test plans, investigate failures, and improve test automation.

This role is ideal for early-career engineers who enjoy hands-on work with automotive hardware, embedded systems, and software testing, with mentorship from senior validation engineers and growing

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in software validation, embedded systems, or automotive engineering
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Basic Python programming skills
• Familiarity with the Linux command line
• Understanding of software testing fundamentals (test case design, defect lifecycle, regression testing)

Responsibilities

• Design and execute manual and automated test cases for OTA software features and system requirements.
• Validate OTA update workflows across HIL benches, lab vehicles, and prototype vehicles, including ECU communication and vehicle functionality.
• Perform functional and regression testing across vehicle ECUs under various network, power, and update conditions.
• Develop and maintain Python-based test automation to improve coverage and regression efficiency.
• Analyze logs, investigate defects, verify fixes with engineering teams, and document test results, bug reports, and validation artifacts.

Skills

Software validation

Embedded systems

Python

Linux CLI

Test design

Education

CS/CE/EE

Tools

CAN

CANoe

PCAN

Job description

Applied Intuition in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking an OTA Validation Engineer to validate Over-the-Air updates on automotive ECUs and vehicles. You will collaborate with systems engineers, software developers, and senior validators to execute test plans, investigate failures, and improve test automation.

This role is ideal for early-career engineers who enjoy hands-on work with automotive hardware, embedded systems, and software testing, with mentorship from senior validation engineers and growing