SW Validation Engineer

Stellantis NV; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellantis is building a new SWE organization and seeks an experienced engineer to lead embedded software testing for automotive ECUs. You will design and execute test cases, scripts, and automation to validate ECU functionality in Body and Propulsion domains, collaborating with test platforms, software teams, and diagnostic tools.

The role requires hands-on testing experience with embedded software for automotive applications, knowledge of ASPICE, and familiarity with CAN/CAN-FD, Ethernet,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE/EE or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and execute test cases to validate the vehicle ECU software functionality.
• Work with teams on virtual and physical test platforms and software architecture.

Skills

Embedded software testing

Automotive ECUs

Test automation

CAN/CAN-FD

Ethernet

SomeIP

UDS/OBD

dSpace

Vector CANoe/CANape

Jira

DOORS Classic/DNG

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

ECU Test

Control Desk

dSpace

CANoe

CANape

RTC

Jira

DOORS Classic/DNG

Job description

Build your brand. Tell your story. Take advantage of a rare opportunity to start from the ground up and build something new and original. At Stellantis we are breaking with the past and launching a new software organization built from the ground up. The Stellantis Software Organization (SWE) was established in 2021 with an entirely new vision for the driver experience, and our mission to build the most captivating experiences in the latest frontier of Automotive Technology. We are seeking technology game changers to lead the digital transformation to this new world of automotive technology with a focus on the customer experience.

This position will function as a member of the Core application SW “SWCP” Team in the SWE organization at Stellantis. We are looking for an experienced candidate to take-up this exciting hands‑on technical role. The primary duties include designing, implementing, and executing test cases to functionally validate the vehicle’s ECU software functionality in Body and Propulsion domains. The candidate will work closely with other teams that are responsible for developing the virtual and physical test platforms, software architecture group, basic software group, and application software developers.

The ideal candidate will possess hands‑on experience in testing of embedded software for production automotive ECU software. The job requires in‑depth knowledge of embedded software development and testing, and hands‑on experience with test automation tools, preferably ECU Test and Control Desk. It also requires familiarity with DevOps (automation pipelines and GitHub repositories), and a good understanding of modern vehicle architectures.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum of 5 years of automotive experience, including a minimum of 3 years of embedded software testing experience.
• Hands‑on Experience testing Embedded Software for automotive applications.
• Hands on experience in developing Test Cases, Test Scripts, Test automation, Testing tools and debugging the embedded software using IDEs, debuggers.
• Hands on experience with Test Methodologies, Reviews of Work products, Test Reports preparation, ASPICE familiarity.
• Experience with Automotive communication protocols (CAN, CAN-FD, Ethernet, SOMEIP, LIN), Diagnostics Standards (UDS, OBDII), Calibration and Measurement protocols/standards (e.g. XCP, CCP, )
• Familiarity using dSpace (Control Desk, Automation Desk) and Vector Tools like CANoe, CANape, etc.
• Experience with Defect Management and Defect tracking tools like RTC, Jira etc, Requirements management tools DOORS Classic/DNG.
• Good communication skills and the ability to interface with other groups.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands on experience with Test automation tools like ECU-Test, Test Guide, etc.
• Hands on experience testing using dSpace HIL (Control desk)
• Familiarity with ASPICE and virtualization testing, HIL Testing, Debugging skills.

• Possess strong initiatives, problem solving skills, and ability to work in a diverse team environment, good at documenting the software.
• Familiarity or Having experience with AUTOSAR, and Virtual ECUs is a plus.
• Experience working within an Agile/Scrum software development process.
• Experience working with continuous integration systems and ALM tools and script automation.
• Experience with authoring ASIL compliant software code and use of functional safety code analysis tools
• Experience with power management, board diagnostics, fault management or failure modes
• Experience working on embedded target platform services like diagnostics, logging & Tracing, client-server & other IPC mechanisms, industry benchmarks and their application to performance KPI's
• Familiarity with Test automation frameworks.