Validation Engineer

Validation Engineer – Embedded, HMI, OTA & Cloud

Overview

Join a hands-on Validation Engineering team responsible for ensuring the reliability, performance, and functionality of next-generation automotive software platforms. As a Validation Engineer, you’ll write test automation, troubleshoot complex integration issues, and validate connected vehicle technologies across embedded systems, Android-based human-machine interfaces, web applications, backend services, and cloud-to-vehicle workflows.

This opportunity is well suited for a highly capable programmer or scripting engineer with 2–6 years of validation or software testing experience who enjoys solving technical problems and working directly with test environments, automation frameworks, and system-level integrations. Candidates may specialize in embedded validation, HMI testing, or OTA and cloud validation.

Required Skills

• 2–6 years of hands-on experience in software testing, test development, validation engineering, or a related field
• Strong programming or scripting skills in one or more of the following:
• Python
• C
• JavaScript/TypeScript
• Comfort working in Linux environments, including system navigation, configuration, and testing
• Experience developing automated tests and troubleshooting software or system integration issues
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work hands-on with technical systems, testing tools, and automation frameworks

Embedded Validation

• Experience writing test scripts in C and Python
• Knowledge of embedded software, AUTOSAR, or base software (BSW)
• Experience testing hardware-software interfaces
• Exposure to Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) environments
• Experience with driver automation or low-level firmware integration testing

HMI Validation

• Experience testing Android-based applications or platforms
• Background validating user workflows, UI interactions, or vehicle display systems
• Python scripting experience
• Ability to convert manual test scenarios into repeatable automated test suites
• Experience identifying and debugging UI/UX integration and system-level performance defects

OTA and Cloud Validation

• Experience validating web applications, backend services, or cloud-to-device workflows
• Proficiency with Python and JavaScript/TypeScript
• Experience with Selenium, Playwright, or comparable UI automation tools
• Experience performing REST API testing
• Ability to trace and validate data flow across front-end interfaces, backend services, and vehicle platforms

Nice to Have Skills

• Experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Buildkite
• Exposure to Docker or Kubernetes
• Knowledge of automotive communication protocols, including CAN, Ethernet, or LIN
• Understanding of connected vehicle architectures
• Experience with over-the-air updates, campaign management, device registration, or fleet orchestration

Preferred Education and Experience

• 2–6 years of professional experience in validation engineering, software testing, embedded systems, HMI automation, cloud validation, or a related area
• Demonstrated ability to write reliable, maintainable test automation
• Experience troubleshooting complex technical and system integration issues
• Preferred educational background was not specified for this position

Other Requirements

• Initial 3–6-month contract, with potential for extension or direct-hire conversion based on business needs and performance
• Candidates must have valid work authorization
• This is a hands-on role requiring active participation in test development, automation, debugging, and system validation
• Remote or onsite work arrangement was not specified in the provided job details