Senior Validation Engineer

General Motors of Canada; Warren (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the automotive sector is looking for a Validation Engineer to join their Autonomous Robotics Center team in Warren, MI. This role focuses on developing validation protocols to ensure compliance with regulatory standards while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Candidates should possess a strong understanding of industry regulations, excellent analytical skills, and extensive experience in validation within a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in Validation Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in product validation within a regulated industry.
• Experience with validation planning, execution, and requirements traceability.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute validation protocols for various systems.
• Collaborate cross-functionally on validation activities.
• Maintain the validation master plan reflecting current activities.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Documentation Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Work Arrangement

Onsite - This role requires the employee to be onsite full time. The primary work location will be the General Motors Global Technical Center in Warren, MI.

The Role

The Autonomous Robotics Center (ARC) team is seeking a detail-oriented and highly motivated Validation Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and executing validation protocols to ensure systems, equipment, and processes meet regulatory standards and internal quality requirements. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams in engineering, software, and manufacturing to support product development and compliance activities. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of industry regulations (such as FDA, GMP, or ISO standards), excellent analytical skills, and experience in risk assessment, documentation, and testing within a regulated environment.

What You’ll Do (Responsibilities)

• Engage in building system-level requirements and validate system performance against these requirements
• Design and implement robust, cost-effective validation strategies that meet quality and compliance requirements
• Develop and execute system validation plans ensuring system objectives are met (includes compiling test plan documentation)
• Work cross-functionally with hardware, software, and safety teams to ensure validation activities are well-integrated into development milestones
• Collaborate with functional safety engineering team to ensure validation plans capture autonomous certification requirements
• Maintain the validation master plan and ensure it reflects current validation activities

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• 5+ years experience in Validation Engineering, Design, Systems Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Experience in product validation, testing, or certification within a regulated industry (preferably robotics, automation, or autonomous systems).
• Experience with validation planning, execution, and requirements traceability.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Knowledge of GM validation processes
• Experience with Jama requirements software
• Strong working knowledge of UL, NRTL, and other relevant regulatory certification processes
• Experience working with autonomous mobile platforms or robotics
• Advanced degree in engineering

This role may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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