Software Validation Engineer

The Software Validation Engineer is responsible for product validation execution as well as planning with directions from customer/key account management teams. The work focuses on software integration, hardware functionality testing, feature validation, and interfacing with controls infrastructure including robotics and PLC systems.

• Lead validation strategy and execution for joining, dispense, and vision products.
• Collaborate with global and local product teams to plan validation for launches.
• Develop validation plans, test matrices, criteria, setups, and schedules.
• Configure and troubleshoot robotic, PLC, controls, vision, dispense, joining, and signal interfaces.
• Perform functional, performance, reliability, interface, fault-recovery, and customer testing.
• Analyze test data; document methods, results, risks, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Resolve product issues via root cause analysis and retesting.
• Translate customer needs into feedback for development and engineering.
• Create system references, validation reports, standard work, and lessons learned.
• Support equipment portfolios, test assets, lab capabilities, and best practices.
• Coordinate validation with customers and teams on readiness, equipment, software, and safety.
• Maintain safe, organized test environments per site and company policies.
• Provide hands-on setup, programming, integration, troubleshooting, testing, and data collection.
• Plan validation, coordinate stakeholders, review risks, schedule, and track readiness.
• Analyze data, follow up on issues, investigate root causes, and report conclusions.
• Engage in continuous learning across joining, dispense, vision, robotics, PLC, controls, and connectivity.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, mechatronics, automation, robotics, controls engineering, manufacturing engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience developing and executing test plans, validation specifications, acceptance criteria, and technical reports.
• Experience with industrial robotics and/or PLC controls. Experience with both is strongly preferred.
• Experience integrating or troubleshooting automated equipment in an OEM, Tier supplier, industrial manufacturing, systems integration, or laboratory environment.
• Ability to verify hardware and software performance against customer requirements, standards, and specifications.

Preferred:

• Automotive body shop, general assembly, battery, aerospace, or other advanced manufacturing automation experience.
• Experience with fastening or joining systems, industrial dispensing equipment and materials, and/or machine vision systems.
• Experience with robot brands, PLC platforms, industrial networks, safety circuits, traceability, data collection, and manufacturing interfaces.
• Working knowledge of electrical controls, schematics, digital and analog I/O, sensors, actuators, field signals, interlocks, and industrial communications.
• Knowledge of material characteristics and process variables relevant to adhesive, sealant, or other dispense applications.
• Experience supporting product launches, customer trials, equipment runoff, commissioning, or site acceptance testing.

This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to split your time between working remotely and being on-site at our Auburn Hills, Michigan office.

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