Hardware Validation Engineer || Palo Alto, CA

Title: Hardware Validation Engineer

Location: Palo Alto, CA

W2 Role

Most Important Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with hardware/software design teams to plan and execute durability, electrical, and functional validation testing for Electronic Control Units (ECUs).
• Familiar with analog, power supply design (buck converter/LDO) and low speed communication circuits (SPI/I2C/UART/CAN)
• Develop test strategies and cases, and review functional and environmental test plans.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with hardware/software design teams to plan and execute durability, electrical, and functional validation testing for Electronic Control Units (ECUs).
• Develop comprehensive test plans, scripts, and fixtures for all product testing phases.
• Establish traceability using requirement management tools and version control.
• Develop test strategies and cases, and review functional and environmental test plans.
• Participate in design assessments, including Bill of Design, CTS, DFMEA, PFMEA, DVP&R, and CTR.
• Familiar with analog, power supply design (buck converter/LDO) and low speed communication circuits (SPI/I2C/UART/CAN)
• Provide data analytics from tests conducted.
• Create, maintain, and enhance technical documentation, templates, and tracking for BoD, BoM, CTS, DFMEA, ADV Toolbox, Drawing Templates, and Lessons Learned.
• Investigate and analyze test failures through data analysis and failure reproduction.
• Identify and assess potential risks that could impact project timing and customer quality.
• Continuously improve the safety, performance, and customer satisfaction of products.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a similar field.
• 3+ years of experience in automotive or aerospace/defense testing.
• 3+ years of related experience in electronics product design and development.
• Experience with laboratory testing and equipment, including bench-level testing, thermal chambers, vibration tables, electrical testing, and EMC testing.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with software, electrical, and design teams.
• Working knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025 requirements for testing labs.
• Proficient knowledge of automotive communication systems, including CAN, CAN-FD.
• Ability to read and understand technical specifications, electrical schematics, and mechanical drawings.
• LabView, TestStand, and CAPL programming skills (preferred).
• Ability to analyze product requirements and determine test strategies.
• Working knowledge of requirement management tools, such as JIRA and JAMA.
• Excellent collaborative communication and root cause analysis skills.

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