CareerPlan

Senior Validation Engineer - DCE

Palo Alto, CA, United StatesFull-time$139k–$233k2026-10-13 → 2026-11-10
HybridVisa sponsorship offered

Core

Define validation strategy and technical roadmaps for complex mechatronic hardware across multiple vehicle product lines, overseeing test environment bring-up and influencing design for testability.

Role type

Senior Hardware Validation Engineer

Builds

Scalable test platforms and high-fidelity test stations for gas, hybrid, and electric vehicles

Domain

Automotive hardware validation and mechatronic systems

Required skills

Hardware validation, mechatronic system design, test equipment architecture, DVP&R strategy, failure mode analysis, vendor management, PCB/mechanical design for testability

Preferred skills

Automated test frameworks (Python, LabVIEW, C++), Automotive Ethernet, CAN-FD, PCIe, ISO 26262, ISO 16750, EMC/EMI compliance, Model-Based Systems Engineering

Technologies

Python, LabVIEW, C++, Automotive Ethernet, CAN-FD, PCIe

Responsibilities

Execute development of validation requirements and DVP&R strategies, approve complex test specifications, execute architectural design of scalable test platforms, spearhead bring-up of high-complexity test stations, partner with hardware design teams to influence DFT/DFM, perform failure mode analysis, direct technical requirements for external Tier 1 suppliers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC