Senior Staff Vehicle Hardware Verification and Validation Engineer Lead
Core
Define, execute, and ensure technical integrity of vehicle-level hardware testing for autonomous vehicle programs, orchestrating comprehensive test strategies and methodologies.
Role type
Senior Staff Vehicle Hardware Verification and Validation Engineer Lead
Builds
Autonomous vehicle hardware systems (thermal management, drive-by-wire, power subsystems, cleaning)
Domain
Autonomous vehicles / Automotive hardware engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Hardware testing and validation, V&V processes, statistical analysis, fault injection, hardware-in-the-loop, RCCA process, systems engineering, requirement management, automotive communication protocols, data collection (sensors, accelerometers, strain gauges), test automation tooling
Preferred skills
Vehicle durability testing, hardware module testing, hardware reliability, Python, C++
Technologies
JAMA, JIRA, Python, C++, hardware-in-the-loop, EMC testing equipment, thermal testing equipment, structural testing equipment
Responsibilities
Define and implement comprehensive test strategies for autonomous hardware integrations; Coordinate execution of vehicle-level testing across thermal, drive-by-wire, and power subsystems; Drive root-cause analysis of complex system failures; Standardize data collection and analysis for vehicle tests; Improve internal software test tools for test execution and data logging
Seniority
Senior Staff, technical leadership & strategy