OTA Validation Engineer - Automotive Embedded Testing

applied

Sunnyvale (CA)

Hybrid

USD 110,000 - 150,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

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

This role suits early-career engineers who enjoy hands-on work with automotive hardware, embedded systems, and software testing, with mentorship and growing ownership of test plans and automation.

Qualifications

2+ years in software validation, embedded systems, or automotive engineering.
Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE or related field.
Basic Python programming skills.
Familiarity with the Linux command line.
Understanding of test case design and regression testing.

Responsibilities

Design and execute manual and automated test cases for OTA software features and system requirements.
Validate OTA update workflows on HIL benches, lab vehicles, and prototype vehicles.
Perform functional and regression testing across vehicle ECUs under various conditions.
Develop and maintain Python-based test automation to improve coverage.
Analyze logs, investigate defects, verify fixes, and document results and reports.

Skills

Python programming

Embedded systems

Software validation

Linux CLI

Test design

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE or related field

Tools

CANoe

Automotive Ethernet

CAN

Embedded Linux

Jira

Job description

This role suits early-career engineers who enjoy hands-on work with automotive hardware, embedded systems, and software testing, with mentorship and growing ownership of test plans and automation.

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