Engineer, Vehicle EE System Validation

Here at Scout Motors, we're carrying forward the heritage of one of the most iconic American vehicles in history. A vehicle dating back to 1960. One that forged the path for future generations of rugged SUVs and will do so once again.

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This position is in the Pilot Hall organization, which facilitates collaboration between R&D and Production. Identify, analyze, root cause, and resolve issues during the vehicle commissioning process within a production environment. You will work hands‑on with ECUs and diagnostic systems and collaborate cross‑functionally to implement sustainable solutions. This role combines deep technical expertise, software development, and systems understanding with a proactive and conceptual mindset.

You’ll contribute directly to the future of the Software Defined Vehicle (SDV).

• Ensure proper implementation/documentation in testing of software, functions, and diagnostics, and guided fault finding on the shop floor.
• Participate in the software qualification process throughout the product development phase.
• Drive the resolution of product problems and countermeasures through pre‑series and series production to stabilize software quality.
• Analyze commissioning, functional, and diagnostic errors and develop immediate measures to address them, monitoring their effectiveness.
• Participate in coaching and qualification sessions for production employees, with a focus on system architecture, function, and analysis.
• Support with reporting, evaluations, and key figures, emphasizing error evaluations from databases.
• Develop and implement methods and systems to ensure the software, functions, and diagnostics maturity and quality incorporating assurance processes and protocols.
• Collaborate in cross‑functional teams to identify immediate and long‑term measures for improving quality and efficiency across the organization.
• Document and interpret analysis results within a larger context, drawing general conclusions, and identifying actionable insights to enhance processes and systems.
• Support tracking defects to oversee their resolution and identify trends or recurring issues requiring systematic address.

• This role will be based out of the Scout Motors location in Blythewood, SC and Columbia, SC.
• The responsibilities of this role require attendance in office with in‑person meetings and events regularly.
• Applicants should expect that the role will require the ability to convene with Scout colleagues in person and travel to participate in events on behalf of the company from time to time.

• Minimum of 3 years professional experience with expertise in automotive manufacturing engineering, production planning or project management.
• Strong understanding of vehicle engineering and manufacturing processes.
• Bachelor’s degree in automotive technology, mechanical, electrical, software engineering or equivalent field required.
• Knowledge in advanced programming languages such as C++, C#, Java or similar preferred.
• Strong skills at organizational navigation,…