Vehicle Verification and Validation Testing Lead

ResponsibilitiesLead vehicle level product testing, both developmental and validation, for a new line of very lightweight electric vehiclesIn this role you will support testing of drive units, batteries, inverters, displays, and various low voltage electronicsFull ownership of end-to-end product validation testing at the vehicle levelSetting up and executing durability and environmental testing campaignsDevelop and write verification and validation test methods required to guarantee products meet product requirements and provide feedback to development teamsDeveloping and maintaining status and dashboards to inform on the progress of testing effortsDetermine strategy for testing product requirements, including how requirements will be tested, sample size, resource and material needsSetup and Supervise fleet of vehicles and their data collection and ensure their software is up to dateTrack, investigate and escalate issues by providing clear, well-structured, high-level updatesMaintain traceability between requirements, test cases, and resultsDefine the Special Test Equipment (STE) functional requirements and instrumentations, data acquisitions for test and validation effortsProvide directions to test engineers and technicians (at internal labs and at 3rd party test labs) setting up and executing testsCreate summary reports for all tests conducted and provide data analytics of the data collected during testingQualifications B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related fieldMinimum of 5 years of experience leading light weight mobility and/or electro-mechanical system validationsExperience in test planning and execution from program inception to final validation sign offUnderstanding of industry validation standardsExpertise with environmental test set up and test error proofingExpertise in instrumentation (thermocouples, RTDs, strain gauges, accelerometers, pressure gauges, flow meters)Working knowledge of automotive communication protocols (CAN, CAN FD, SPI) and Vector toolsExperience with collaboration tools like JIRA, Confluence & requirements management tools like JAMAHigh level of interpersonal and communication skills for relationships with suppliers and vendorsAbility to work in a fast-paced development environmentHelp drive product refinement and quality characteristics and attributes***** Demonstrated ability to set direction and guide the team towards itHands-on ***** Proactively identifies and fills in gaps where neededAbility to travel as neededExperience with two wheeled vehicles such as mopeds, motorcycles, or e-bikes preferred

Created: 2025-02-20