Senior Brake Controls Validation Engineer

Goken America; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 96,432 - 107,452; Full time

Job summary

Goken seeks an experienced engineering professional to support testing and development activities for brake control systems. You will author technical specifications, lead supplier development, and advance diagnostic tooling while collaborating across AI, Mechatronics, and robotics teams to push innovation in the vehicle platform.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 6+ years in automotive engineering, with deep braking systems expertise and hands-on HIL validation

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 6+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Specialties in Mechanical, Aerospace, Automotive, or Manufacturing preferred.
• Braking systems expertise with ownership of development or validation for hydraulic braking.
• Root cause analysis across hardware, software and firmware boundaries.
• Extensive experience with HIL test benches for automated firmware regression testing.
• Strong understanding of the automotive product development lifecycle including software release and change management.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and MS Office proficiency.
• Experience writing test scripts in Python, MATLAB/Simulink, or CAPL for HIL validation.
• Familiarity with CAN/CAN-FD and ISO 26262/ASIL-D concepts.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical specifications for brake controls, authoring and maintaining specs with external suppliers and internal teams.
• Lead suppliers in brake control development to meet performance targets and ensure timely FW releases.
• Advance diagnostic tooling by designing robust scripts and tools for system troubleshooting and validation.
• Lead firmware validation with suppliers, designing and executing regression plans to meet milestones.
• Own defect resolution by triaging and assessing impact across hardware and software.
• Collaborate with AI, Mechatronics, Computer Vision, and Robotics teams to integrate innovations into the vehicle platform.

Skills

Braking Systems Expertise

Root Cause Analysis

HIL Validation

Lifecycle Knowledge

Communication skills

MS Office

Python/MATLAB/CAPL scripting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

6+ years relevant industry experience

Tools

Vector CANalyzer/CANoe

dSPACE

Polarion

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Goken seeks an experienced engineering professional to support testing and development activities for brake control systems. You will author technical specifications, lead supplier development, and advance diagnostic tooling while collaborating across AI, Mechatronics, and robotics teams to push innovation in the vehicle platform.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 6+ years in automotive engineering, with deep braking systems expertise and hands-on HIL validation