Test & Validation Engineer

Kickmaker; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Kickmaker, a high-tech product design and industrialization agency, seeks a Test & Validation Engineer to advance EV testing benches and vehicle integration. You will develop and maintain testing procedures for ECUs and embedded systems, collaborating with electrical and software engineers to ensure reliability.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with vehicle networks (CAN/LIN), and proficiency with Vector diagnostic tools to simulate, monitor, and validate systems across EV and

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with vehicle network testing, ECU validation, and automated test bench development.
• Experience with EV and conventional vehicles and ensuring system performance and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and maintain vehicle and bench testing procedures for ECUs and embedded systems.
• Use Vector tools (CANape, CANoe, CANalyzer) to simulate, monitor, and validate vehicle networks (CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet).

Skills

Vehicle network testing

ECU validation

Automated test benches

Tools

CANape

CANoe

CANalyzer

Job description

Kickmaker is a high-tech product design and industrialization agency.

We support our customers from prototype to production run in our main vertical markets (medical, new mobility, electrification, agrotech, robotics, IOT and consumer devices) and our cross-disciplinary skills (embedded AI, high-tech manufacturing automation, eco-design, industrial design and WEB 3.0 for the economy of functionality).

We’re evolving with a real maker culture! Passion, excitement and kindness are the pillars of KICKMAKER. This team and community spirit has enabled us to shape a unique corporate culture. Our approach: to enable everyone to fulfill their potential by working on exciting projects, and to encourage autonomy and initiative.

Present in France, China and the United States, our community counts over 250 passionate kickers and keeps growing. It is in this context that we are looking to strengthen our team in Boston, Seattle and San Fransisco.

We are seeking a highly skilled Test & Validation Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience with vehicle network testing, ECU validation, and automated test bench development. You will work on cutting‑edge projects involving electric and conventional vehicles, ensuring the highest standards of system performance and reliability.

Whoweare?

AtKickmaker, wedon’tjust make products;

We bring bold ideas to life.

We’rea crew of 300+ engineers & experts (aka “Kickers”) obsessed with turning prototypes into reality, from robotics to medical devices to the next‑gen consumer gadgets. We move fast, think big, and keep it eco‑conscious.

We work with the dreamers and the disruptors — from fresh startups to global industry leaders — and we make sure innovation stays true to its purpose and values.

We’regrowing ourUSEngineering team:

The role involves mechanical design, prototyping, and testing of subassemblies that integrate actuators, motors, and electronics into high‑performance robotic mechanisms.

You will collaborate with electrical and software engineers to bring mechanical concepts tolife,from CAD to bench testing to working robots.

Whatyou’lldo

Test & Validation Engineer – EV Test Benches & Vehicle Integration

Develop, execute, and maintain vehicle and bench testing procedures for ECUs and embedded systems.

Use Vector tools (CANape, CANoe, CANalyzer) to simulate, monitor, and validate vehicle networks (CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet).

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