Validation Project Chief Automotive

Job Title : Validation Project Chief Automotive

Location : Michigan, US

Duration : Long Term

Job Description :

Cognizant Mobility is the premier automotive engineering services division of Cognizant that is focused on smart connected vehicle engineering and software delivery. Our clients include well known Automotive OEMs and Electric / Autonomous Start Up Companies that leverage our automotive engineering expertise.

We are looking for talented engineers with backgrounds in Electrical and Computer Engineering for such roles as Vehicle Systems Engineering, Electrical Design and Release, High Voltage Wire Harness Design and Packaging, Embedded Software Development and Algorithm Research, AUTOSAR Model Based System Design, Validation, Hardware in the Loop Integration, Functional Safety, Vehicle Triage, SWAT and Launch Support, etc.

What you'll be doing :

The VPC Responsibility is responsible to lead electrical feature validation and verification for specific vehicle programs and should be capable of working with suppliers, various Engineering Support teams including systems, wiring, design release engineers, Program Management, and Manufacturing teams as required to validate and resolve electrical issues to support successful vehicle launch.

Responsibilities include :

Manage and create test plans for electrical features across the vehicle : cluster, radio, body control module, telematics, and powertrain

Develop, maintain, and execute test plans (DVP&R) at the vehicle level

Report defects based upon test plan failures

Manage issues and root cause analysis of issues found

Provide feedback on System Requirements to ensure specs are testable

Manage team budgets and tasks

Candidate shall have :

BS in Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent

5+ Years Experience in various automotive roles

Experience in electrical systems design, development, or test engineering

Experience in validation of complex systems and resource and financial budgets / allocation

Experience in developing / scheduling DVP&R (Design Verification Plan and Report), aligning necessary resources, and detailed electrical test procedures

Effective communication and presentation skills

Ability to multitask many assignments and coordinate testing for numerous validation test engineers and programs

Highly developed interpersonal / collaborative skills

Demonstrates ability to work independently, achieve deadlines, while exhibiting a high degree of proficiency in a fast-paced work environment with minimum assistance

Demonstrated problem-solving skills and experience in leading projects, team leadership experience, and the ability to engage and motivate team members

Exceptional communication and facilitation skills with proven ability to communicate clearly and succinctly with executive management

Record of successful and measurable process / performance improvement initiatives

Responsibilities :

Develop the program budget and timeline

Generation and ordering of the Bill Of Material (BOM)

Commissioning of the Test Properties Plywood Buck, HIL, Vehicles

Define and manage the ECU tracking and Design Verification Plan (DVP)

Specification and requirements reviews, change requests, and lessons learned

Manage Issues and Status Reporting

Program / Design / Platform Reviews

Maintain strategic relationship with functional areas and manage deliverables for the vehicle program, ownership of program plan execution

Manage all series cards and bulletin impact to the budget (manpower, equipment, vehicles, etc.) and program timing

Responsible to ensure vehicle timing and requirements are provided to the team

Develop the plan for test property types and quantities and their configurations

Lead build coordination of PWB / VHIL / HIL properties (including securing a technician and simulators), ensure on-time delivery and test property readiness to start testing per the plan.

Collect manpower assessments before program approval and track actual manpower effort.

Determine vehicle count / needs for validation, obtain approval, and submit vehicle requests

Develop and maintain ECU (Electronic Control Units) tracking charts and Design Verification Plan (DVP) for the program

Collect software and verification reports, share with validation team and after validation is completed, publish validated software for other functional vehicle custodians to use for development fleet updates

Update plywood buck and vehicle test properties before the start of every planned validation loop

Collect vehicle information such as original configuration / PROXI, vehicle scan reports, PINs for key programming, etc.

Manage test properties and reservation calendar

Support vehicle level EMC testing

Support End of Line (EOL) tester development

Review bulletins and change requests, develop validation timing for changes and provide detailed information to the validation team for validation planning

Participate / present in program reviews and vehicle team meetings ensuring all deliverables meet milestones

Escalate roadblocks and deliverables that are not on track to be met (or are late)

Lead and coordinate technical issue resolution

Manage documentation reviews and support Lessons Learned process

Support the Design Responsible(s), Design Lead(s), and Managers; escalate tasks not completed and support the coaching of engineers

Support assembly plant warranty, quality, and reliability meetings

Ensure compliance reports are completed on time to support program milestones

Primary interface / lead for Product Related Issues and Investigations