Automotive Infotainment Validation Engineer

Position Title: Automotive Infotainment Validation Engineer

Location Of Employment: 2000 Town Center, Unit 660, Southfield, MI 48075

Reference ID: REQ-QA005

Job Responsibilities

• Evaluate, test, validate, and diagnose automotive infotainment and connected vehicle systems across CAN, LIN, MOST, and Automotive Ethernet networks, including in-vehicle, on-bench, and drive testing, with defect tracking and reporting in JIRA.

Test Planning & Requirements

• Evaluate requirements and change requests to create design verification test plans.
• Work with customers to define project scope, features, requirements, and verification plans.

Test Execution & Validation

• Conduct test procedures on bench and vehicle assets for MOST, Automotive Ethernet, and CAN-based infotainment systems.
• Execute on-bench validation, in-vehicle testing, and drive testing with client engineers.
• Perform Functional, System, Integration, and Regression Testing of automotive software on hardware platforms.
• Validate infotainment features including Audio, Navigation, Bluetooth, Android Auto/CarPlay, Telematics, and Connected Vehicle services.
• Validate CAN, LIN, and Automotive Ethernet protocols for ECU communication.
• Perform OBD validation, including DTC, PID, and DID verification.

Diagnostics & Root Cause Analysis

• Analyze component, vehicle, and network logs to confirm system performance and diagnose issues.
• Diagnose system malfunctions using Vehicle Spy, CANoe, CANalyzer, Ellisys Analyzer, and BT sniffers.
• Perform root cause analysis for testing failures and update test plans and procedures.

Test Automation & Tooling

• Develop scripts and simulations to automate testing using Vector CANdb and customer tools.

Connected Vehicle & OTA

• Verify Connected Vehicle Ecosystem components, including TCU, SYNC, Cluster, Cloud networks, and Mobile Applications.
• Support OTA software updates, including vehicle registration, package uploads, and campaign execution.
• Support End-of-Line testing at assembly plants and resolve launch gating issues.

Defect Tracking & Reporting

• Create test reports and defects using JIRA and interface with development teams to resolve bugs.
• Provide status updates and technical reports to project teams and customer management.

Knowledge & Skills Applied:

• Telematics Control Unit, Radio unit, cluster validation, and test tools development.
• Verification methodologies for embedded systems, including vehicle control (CAN, LIN, Ethernet), navigation (GPS), connectivity (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth), and infotainment systems.
• Android platform and automotive infotainment software.
• Automotive networks and protocols (CAN, LIN, MOST, Ethernet AVB) using tools like Vehicle Spy, Neo VI, CANoe, and DPS.
• Embedded operating systems including Android, QNX, and Linux.
• JIRA for defect tracking and test management

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Telecommunications Engineering, or foreign equivalent 3 years of experience.