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Cognizant Technology Solutions Senior Lead Validation Engineer Automotive in Auburn Hills, Michigan
Job Title: Senior Lead Validation Engineer - Automotive
About Cognizant's Mobility Practice: Cognizant Mobility is the premier automotive engineering services division of Cognizant that is focused on smart connected vehicle engineering and software delivery. Our clients include well known Automotive OEMs and Electric/Autonomous Start Up Companies that leverage our automotive engineering expertise.
We are looking for talented engineers with backgrounds in Electrical and Computer Engineering for such roles as Vehicle Systems Engineering, Electrical Design and Release, High Voltage Wire Harness Design and Packaging, Embedded Software Development and Algorithm Research, AUTOSAR Model Based System Design, Validation, Hardware in the Loop Integration, Functional Safety, Vehicle Triage, SWAT and Launch Support, etc.
What you'll be doing: The Senior Lead Validation Engineer is responsible to lead electrical feature validation and verification for specific vehicle programs and should be capable of working with suppliers, various Engineering Support teams including systems, wiring, design release engineers, Program Management, and Manufacturing teams as required to validate and resolve electrical issues to support successful vehicle launch. Responsibilities include: Manage and create test plans for electrical features across the vehicle: cluster, radio, body control module, telematics, and powertrain Develop, maintain, and execute test plans (DVP&R) at the vehicle level Report defects based upon test plan failures Manage issues and root cause analysis of issues found Provide feedback on System Requirements to ensure specs are testable Manage team budgets and tasks Candidate shall have: BS in Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent 6+ Years Experience in various automotive roles Experience in electrical systems design, development, or test engineering Experience in validation of complex systems and resource and financial budgets/allocation Experience in developing/scheduling DVP&R (Design Verification Plan and Report), aligning necessary resources, and detailed electrical test procedures Effective communication and presentation skills Ability to multitask many assignments and coordinate testing for numerous validation test engineers and programs Highly developed interpersonal/collaborative skills Demonstrates ability to work independently, achieve deadlines, while exhibiting a high degree of proficiency in a fast-paced work environment with minimum assistance Demonstrated problem-solving skills and experience in leading projects, team leadership experience, and the ability to engage and motivate team members Exceptional communication and facilitation skills with proven ability to communicate clearly and succinctly with executive management Record of successful and measurable process/performance improvement initiatives
Responsibilities: Develop the program budget and timeline Generation and ordering of the Bill Of Material (BOM) Commissioning of the Test Properties - Plywood Buck, HIL, Vehicles Define and manage the ECU tracking and Design Verification Plan (DVP) Specification and requirements reviews, change requests, and lessons learned Manage Issues and Status Reporting Program/Design/Platform Reviews Maintain strategic relationship with functional areas and manage deliverables for the vehicle program, ownership of program plan execution Manage all series cards and bulletin impact to the budget (manpower, equipment, vehicles, etc.) and program timing Responsible to ensure vehicle timing and requirements are provided to the team Develop the plan for test property types and quantities and their configurations Lead build coordination of PWB
