Vehicle Validation Engineer: ECU & System Testing

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Michigan; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group is seeking a Vehicle Validation Engineer to perform comprehensive vehicle-level testing and validation of automotive systems. You will execute test plans, analyze logs, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve defects.

Responsibilities include road and bench testing, data analysis of CAN/CAN FD, LIN, Ethernet, and diagnostics, and documenting results. Ideal candidates have 3+ years in automotive validation and scripting experience.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of automotive vehicle validation/testing experience.
• Strong understanding of automotive systems and ECU functionality.
• Experience with CANoe, CANalyzer, Vehicle Spy, or similar tools.
• Knowledge of CAN/CAN FD, LIN, Ethernet, and UDS.

Responsibilities

• Execute vehicle-level functional, integration, and validation testing.
• Develop and execute test cases based on system and vehicle requirements.
• Validate ECU functionality and vehicle features across operating conditions.
• Perform road, track, and bench testing as required.
• Analyze CAN/CAN FD, LIN, Ethernet, and diagnostic data.
• Troubleshoot vehicle and ECU issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Capture, analyze, and document test results and defects.
• Collaborate with software, systems, controls, and hardware teams to resolve issues.
• Support regression testing after software/calibration releases.
• Validate vehicle features across configurations.
• Support HIL/SIL and vehicle-level correlation activities.
• Create detailed test reports and validation documentation.

Skills

Automotive validation

CANoe / CANalyzer / Vehicle Spy

Automotive ECUs & systems

Data logging & analysis

Troubleshooting & root-cause analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Tools

CANoe

CANalyzer

Vehicle Spy

dSPACE

NI platforms

JIRA/DOORS/Jama

Job description

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group is seeking a Vehicle Validation Engineer to perform comprehensive vehicle-level testing and validation of automotive systems. You will execute test plans, analyze logs, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve defects.

Responsibilities include road and bench testing, data analysis of CAN/CAN FD, LIN, Ethernet, and diagnostics, and documenting results. Ideal candidates have 3+ years in automotive validation and scripting experience.