System Validation Engineer shall have:

• Pro-activeness in solving blocking problems (preferred)
• Positive attitude when facing organizational issues or lack of information (preferred)
• Result-driven behavior
• The ability to work in a team and individually
• The ability to work under pressure and towards tight deadlines
• Fluent English language, spoken and written
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to liaise with a variety of stakeholders

Technical skills

System Validation Engineer shall have:

• > 2 years working experience in product engineering
• Strong knowledge of CAN (full ISO 11898 document) and LIN protocols
• Strong knowledge of UDS specifications (ISO 14229 document)
• Proven experience in using Vector devices (CANcase, CANstress, etc)
• Proven experience in developing software, panels and scripts for automatic testing in Vector environment (CANoe)
• Ability to quickly read and understand automotive specifications of different kinds of electronic products
• Ability to write clear test-cases in order to fully cover the detection of SW/HW/system weaknesses, starting from product specifications
• Ability to use various laboratory instruments: oscilloscopes, function generators, programmable power supplies, active electrical loads, etc
• Ability to write clear and detailed reports of the performed tests
• Basic knowledge of National Instrument devices and Labview environment
• Basic ability to sold electronic components on PCBs and to assemble simple electronic circuits
• Basic ability to connect electronic circuits with measurement systems and with system under test in order to mount a suitable test-bench for test-case execution

Task description

Typical daily work includes:

• Meeting with project team to understand the scope of projects
• Study of general product specifications and of specific requirements
• Working on multiple projects at one time
• Writing test-cases in order to cover product requirements
• Designing tests to mitigate risk
• Developing software, panels and scripts to automatize the testing
• Developing and assembling the test-bench
• Executing test-cases, manually and/or automatically
• Writing detailed bug reports for internal project team
• Writing detailed test reports and clear validation documentation for the customer
• Working towards departmental and project deadlines
• Quality assurance
• Providing objective feedback to software development project teams
• Travelling to different project sites
• Liaising with project teams in other parts of the world

Tools

System Validation Engineer has to work with:

• Testlink (for test-case development, test-case execution tracking, test-report generation)
• Vector tools (CANalyzer, CANoe, CANstress, CANape, etc)
• N.I. Labview
• C and CAPL languages
• Redmine (for tracking of assigned activities)