Validation Engineer-Onsite

Cognizant; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant in Auburn Hills, MI is seeking a Validation Engineer to lead electrical feature testing for specific vehicle programs. You will work with suppliers and engineering teams to validate electrical systems and drive issue resolution to support a successful vehicle launch.

Responsibilities include creating test plans for features across the vehicle (cluster, radio, body control module, telematics, powertrain), developing and executing DVP&R at the vehicle level, reporting defects, building

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree required in Electrical/Computer Engineering or CS
• Relevant automotive experience
• Knowledge of CAN based communication and tools
• Experience with multimeters and oscilloscopes

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical feature testing for vehicle programs and collaborate with suppliers and engineering teams
• Create test plans for electrical features across the vehicle: cluster, radio, body control module, telematics, and powertrain
• Develop, maintain, and execute test plans (DVP&R) at the vehicle level
• Report defects based upon test plan failures
• Develop and maintain subsystem test benches
• Root cause analysis of issues found and provide feedback on system requirements to ensure testability

Skills

CAN based communication

Test planning

Automotive experience

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

CAN tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Job description

Job Title: Validation Engineer

Location: Auburn Hills, Michigan

What you’ll be doing:

The Validation Engineer is responsible to lead electrical feature testing for specific vehicle programs and should be capable of working with suppliers, various Engineering Support teams including systems, wiring, design release engineers, Program Management, and Manufacturing teams as required to validate and resolve electrical issues to support successful vehicle launch. Responsibilities include:

• Create test plans for electrical features across the vehicle: cluster, radio, body control module, telematics, and powertrain
• Develop, maintain, and execute test plans (DVP&R) at the vehicle level
• Report defects based upon test plan failures
• Develop and maintain subsystem test benches
• Root cause analysis of issues found
• Provide feedback on System Requirements to ensure specs are testable

What you need for this position:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Computer Engineering or Computer Science
• Relevant automotive experience
• Knowledge of CAN based communication and tools
• Experience with multimeters and oscilloscopes

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of CAN-FD and Ethernet protocol
• Creating test plans
• Performing System Behavior Testing

Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*

• Applications will be accepted until October 31, 2026