Sr. Validation Engineer, ADAS Driving Safety Features Validation

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We are currently seeking a skilled Sr. Validation Engineer responsible for validation, calibration & data processing method development of features related to ADAS driving & safety assistance. This position requires an experienced professional with a track record of successfully bringing new automotive (ADAS) systems into production.

As the successful candidate, you will join a world-class Autonomous Driving/ADAS team. Candidates should be excellent engineers and organizers that have demonstrated the ability to learn quickly and work effectively in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment. Our ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and approaches his or her work with vigor and determination.

Your Role:

o Be responsible for test validation of hardware/software components related to ADAS/AD driving & safety functions such as Adaptive Cruise Control, Highway Assist, Automatic Emergency Braking, Cross-Traffic Alert, Lane Departure Protection etc.

o Contribute to system architecture development and the related validation tests on component and vehicle level; Contribute to the timely delivery of fully validated, high-quality customer features

o Be responsible for test plans for feature requirements and relevant regulations, testing coverage, confirming SOTIF, data analysis and root causing while ensuring traceability to functional and performance requirements

o Lead driving and safety features benchmarking, calibration and for establishing post-processing methods to analyze vehicle data

o Leverage state-of-the-art processes, tools for test plans, field tests, data transfer & analysis as well as lead the development/adoption of new processes and tools in a highly interactive and collaborative environment

o Work with suppliers and internal teams to implement innovative solutions for vehicle testing& calibration approaches to optimize system test and validation strategies in terms of efficiency, cost and final product quality

o Travel as necessary to execute driving and safety features validation tests on vehicle at proving ground testing facilities and perform detail data analysis

o Assist with the management to the definition and build-up of our fleet of prototype and series production vehicles for validation of ADAS/AD features, field operation testing, mileage accumulation and data collection processes

o Contribute to the definition and build-up of our test vehicle fleet, test benches and calibration installations; Explore simulation, HIL, SIL and vehicle test approaches to optimize (sub-)system test, validation & calibration strategies in terms of efficiency, cost and final product quality

o Facilitate and align related cross-functional technical teams such as HMI, functional safety, powertrain, infotainment, cybersecurity, homologation, and ADAS/AD on system level validation and development activities

o Leverage state-of-the-art processes and tools for architecture, requirements, test plans and results and ALM to work in a highly interactive and collaborative environment

o Collaborate with component owners for ADAS driving and safety functions

Expectations:

o A proven track record of working with hardware/software systems related to ADAS or AD automotive features for mass production

o Experience debugging, testing, benchmarking, calibrating and bringing up complex hardware/software systems

o Experience developing and executing validation test plans, calibration & benchmarking tools

o Experience with automotive test methods, measurement