Validation Engineer, Controller Integration
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Job Location:
Foster, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
27-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Looking for an electronic controller unit (ECU) validation engineer to assist in the testing of our delivered this role you will be responsible for validating component and sub-system requirements on incoming firmware and hardware ECU revisions. You will be part of a team that develops validates and continuously improves the robots features and capability to production maturity. You will engage cross-functional teams and hold yourself teammates and the larger organization accountable for meeting requirements. You will also be responsible as an expert on validation for a handful of controllers on the vehicle enabling you to deep dive into issues and help deliver our robot.
This role is in the Vehicle Development organization leading verification and validation activities for controller hardware and firmware integration testing.
Responsibilities
Develop and execute firmware and hardware integration test plans on new hardware components and firmware features.
Verify bootloader power management network communication and other ECU requirements.
Troubleshoot and root cause electrical issues during component bring-up in manufacturing and fleet operation settings.
Provide feedback to Vehicle System Engineers for design-related issues and collaborate on containments/long-term solutions.
Examine log data and source code to identify and debug issues at the system level.
Collaborate across mechanical electrical system architecture firmware development and firmware validation teams to understand new component level hardware/software changes being developed and identifying test plans to validate the changes.
Conduct initial system bring-up and perform integration tests at the vehicle level to validate design assumptions.
Develop early prototypes and test benches to de-risk new technologies.
Qualifications
BS or higher in electrical/electronics/systems/mechanical engineering or related field.
3-5 years of experience in controller validation controller integration or related field.
Experience debugging complex electrical electronic and software-controlled systems.
Experience diagnosing CAN LIN or Ethernet network issues.
Experience in MATLAB Linux Python C or equivalent tools for modeling and analysis.
Able to communicate complex technical issues in simple definitive and accurate terms.
Bonus Qualifications
Experience with Vector tools.
Experience in failure analysis fault trees or hazard and risk analysis.
Experience in automating controller verification steps.
Pi-square technologies is a Michigan (USA) Headquartered Automotive Embedded Engineering Services company Synergy Partner for major OEMs and Tier 1s and their implementation partners in Automotive Embedded Product Development Projects Requirements Analysis Software Design Software Implementation Efficient Build Release Process and turnkey software V & V Services. We have more than 20 years of industry expertise with specialization in the latest cutting-edge automotive technologies such as Infotainment connected vehicles Cyber security OTA and Advanced Safety/ Body electronics.
Key Skills
- APIs
- Jenkins
- REST
- Python
- SOAP
- Systems Engineering
- Service-Oriented Architecture
- Java
- XML
- JSON
- Scripting
- Sftp
