Vehicle Software & Systems Validation Engineer

LER TechForce; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

LER TechForce is seeking a Vehicle Software & Systems Validation Engineer to validate software, embedded systems, and infotainment features across vehicles, benches, and labs in a fully onsite, Agile setting.

The role emphasizes planning and executing manual and automated tests, defect analysis, and collaboration with feature engineers to reproduce and troubleshoot issues, ensuring high-quality automotive software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field.
• 3–5 years automotive software testing experience.
• Experience with functional testing, defect management, and root-cause analysis.
• Proficiency with Python or similar scripting languages.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Familiarity with JIRA and test execution.

Responsibilities

• Validate vehicle software, embedded systems, and infotainment features across vehicles, benches, and lab environments.
• Plan, execute, and document manual and automated tests in an Agile framework.
• Analyze test results and log defects with root-cause analysis for timely fixes.
• Coordinate with feature engineers to reproduce defects and verify fixes.
• Provide detailed feedback and bug reports to ensure high-quality software and efficient testing workflows.
• Maintain test benches, vehicles, and tools for ongoing testing readiness.

Skills

Python

API

Root Cause Analysis

Test Execution

Software Testing

Analytical Thinking

Communication

Problem-Solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Engineering

Tools

JIRA

TestRail

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Vehicle Software & Systems Validation Engineer Position Description Responsible for validating vehicle software, embedded systems, and integrated vehicle features to ensure functional, quality, performance, safety, and customer requirements are met throughout the product development lifecycle. The engineer will work in an Agile environment to plan, execute, analyze, and document manual and automated testing across vehicles, benches, and laboratory environments. Fully onsite position.

What you'll need to be successful:

Basic:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 3-5 years experience.
• Develop and execute functional test scenarios and test utilizing user stories contained within Agile Sprints.
• Interface with development teams to understand testing requirements.
• Review project requirements to ensure requirements are testable.
• Prepare necessary benches, vehicles, tools, and software to execute testing.
• All test results following to the merge of related test codes in to Master to be logged (pass/fail), failures to be debugged to assess the root cause of failures allowing only valid defects to be entered into the defect tracking system, JIRA.
• Work with feature engineers to reproduce and troubleshoot defects found in the system.
• Participate in root-cause analysis of hardware quality problems and software defects.
• Participate in system design, documentation, and testing to deliver a best in-class infotainment system.
• During sprint planning provide estimates on the amount of time needed to complete testing related tasks.
• Review hardware laboratory nodes and apply corrective and predictive maintenance processes to upkeep that the nodes are in satisfactory condition and functionality.
• Analyze the root-cause of software failures to correctly prioritize them for subsequent fixing, providing timely validation rounds for both manual and automation.
• Contribute in enhancements towards automation development, optimizing, new feature validation, and testing for upcoming vehicle programs and testing efforts.
• Identify areas of improvement in all facets of testing and velocity tracking.
• Use Test Management tools for test planning review, execution, monitoring review (proficient key metrics interpretation), and reporting of Test Results.
• Provide detailed feedback and comprehensive bug reports to ensure high-quality software and efficient testing workflows.
• Software Testing, Test Execution, Python, API, Root Cause Analysis.
• 3-5 years of automotive software testing, vehicle validation, or systems engineering experience.
• Experience with in-vehicle testing and embedded software validation.
• Experience with functional testing, defect management, and root-cause analysis.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Proficiency with Python or similar scripting languages.
• Experience with JIRA and test execution/documentation.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred:

• Test Automation, Python, Automated Scripting.
• Test automation and scripting experience.
• API interaction, data parsing, log analysis, and telemetry interpretation.
• CANalyzer/CANoe and automotive network fundamentals.
• Vehicle electrical/electronic architecture knowledge.
• Infotainment or ADAS testing experience.
• Knowledge of ISO 26262, ASPICE, and automotive regulatory requirements.
• Experience with Jama, TestRail, Git, CI/CD, or software release processes.
• Software update/OTA validation experience.
• Python or similar scripting languages.
• API interaction and data parsing.
• Log analysis and telemetry interpretation.
• Toolchain development for vehicle operations.
• Technical writing and process documentation.