Validation Engineer III

ENC - ElDorado National California Inc.; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ENC - ElDorado National California Inc. in Riverside, CA, is seeking a Validation Engineer III to join our engineering team.

You will plan, execute, and manage test and validation activities for our medium-duty vehicle platform, ensuring mechanical, electrical, and software systems meet design intent, performance, and regulatory standards. Based at our Riverside headquarters, this role collaborates with engineering and supplier teams in China, and coordinates U.S.

Qualifications

• Planning, executing, and managing test and validation activities for a medium-duty vehicle platform.
• Ensuring mechanical, electrical, and software systems meet design intent and regulatory standards.

Job description

Join a manufacturing leader with over 50 years of excellence, where every role contributes to building reliable transportation solutions that people depend on everyday across the United States and Canada. At ENC, we prioritize safety, quality, innovation, collaboration, and continuous growth – creating vehicles our teams can take pride in.
Founded in 1975, ENC (ElDorado National – California) is a leading U.S. transportation manufacturer specializing in design, engineering, and end-to-end production of heavy-duty buses, shuttles, and cargo vehicles through a custom-build, mixed-model assembly process. Each vehicle is produced in our purpose-built facility in Riverside, California supporting public agencies and private transportation providers nationwide. We offer one of the industry’s widest portfolios of power options, including 100% battery-electric, diesel-electric hybrid, CNG, and clean diesel.
ENC is committed to revitalizing American manufacturing through innovation, customer focus, and the delivery of high-quality vehicles that keep communities connected, supported, and moving forward.
Validation Engineer III
Location: Riverside, CA
Salary Range: $110,000 - $130,000
Position Summary
The Validation Engineer III will be responsible for planning, executing, and managing test and validation activities for an innovative medium-duty vehicle platform. This role will ensure that all vehicle systems, mechanical, electrical, and software, meet design intent, performance requirements, and regulatory standards.
This position is based at the Company's headquarters in Riverside, California, and will require active collaboration with engineering and supplier teams in China, as well as coordination of U.S. and international test and certification programs. The ideal candidate will have strong technical understanding of vehicle systems and validation processes, experience with EV platforms or complex mobility products, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, startup-like development environment.