Senior Vehicle System Validation Engineer

ALTEN; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA, based in Foster City, CA, seeks an experienced System Validation Engineer to lead system-level validation for vehicle ECUs and subsystems. You will own STS verification, develop DVPs, and coordinate bench and vehicle testing across cross-functional teams.

This role emphasizes cross-domain integration, SFMEA input, and release readiness, with a focus on delivering reliable, scalable validation for the Robotaxi operations.

Qualifications

• :5+ years in vehicle system validation or systems engineering.
• Proven experience validating multi-ECU systems against system requirements.
• Knowledge of automotive communication protocols CAN, LIN, Ethernet and 12V power management.
• Experience creating system test plans (DVPs) with traceability via Polarion or DOORS.
• Strong written and verbal communication across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• :Own system-level validation for assigned STS documents and ensure coverage.
• Create and maintain Design Verification Plans (DVPs) with full traceability.
• Define system-level test configurations spanning one or more ECUs and restbus peers.
• Design, build and commission system test benches and coordinate across bench, SIL and vehicle testing.
• Execute multi-ECU integration tests and analyze data to generate insights.
• Support test automation and infrastructure planning for regression coverage.
• Drive defect triage and root cause analysis with closure and re-test.
• Support SFMEA activities and ensure findings are covered by system tests.
• Provide system-level release readiness sign-off against program gate criteria.

Skills

System validation

Multi-ECU testing

Requirements traceability

Python scripting

Communication

Education

Electrical/Mechanical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Polarion

IBM DOORS

dSpace

Job description

ALTEN Technology USA, based in Foster City, CA, seeks an experienced System Validation Engineer to lead system-level validation for vehicle ECUs and subsystems. You will own STS verification, develop DVPs, and coordinate bench and vehicle testing across cross-functional teams.

This role emphasizes cross-domain integration, SFMEA input, and release readiness, with a focus on delivering reliable, scalable validation for the Robotaxi operations.