Senior Engineer, Powertrain Controls Validation

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Senior Engineer, Powertrain Controls Validation

Role Overview We are looking for a Senior Engineer, Powertrain Controls Validation to support the development and validation of vehicle motion control and chassis-related control systems.

This is a highly technical, hands-on role spanning SIL, HIL, and vehicle-level validation. We are looking for an engineer with strong engineering fundamentals, deep understanding of control systems and vehicle behavior, and the ability to independently investigate complex problems from software behavior all the way to the vehicle.

The ideal candidate is a subject matter expert in powertrain, motion controls, or chassis controls who is comfortable working across simulation and physical test environments and has a strong ownership and can-do mindset.

Responsibilities:

Own validation activities for powertrain, vehicle motion control, and chassis control systems across SIL, HIL, and vehicle environments.

Develop validation strategies based on system requirements, control architecture, expected vehicle behavior, and failure modes.

Validate control functionality across nominal, boundary, transient, degraded, and fault conditions.

Investigate complex system-level issues and drive them toward root cause by connecting observed vehicle behavior to controls, software, calibration, network communication, sensors, and actuators.

Work closely with Controls, Systems, Software, Calibration, Functional Safety, and Vehicle Engineering teams.

Identify gaps in requirements, control behavior, interfaces, diagnostics, and validation coverage.

Develop efficient and repeatable test methodologies while maintaining strong engineering judgment rather than relying exclusively on scripted testing.

Support vehicle testing, issue reproduction, data collection, and technical debugging.

Clearly communicate technical findings, risks, and recommendations to engineering teams.

Help improve the overall validation approach by bringing strong controls and vehicle-level engineering fundamentals to the team.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical field is required. Master's degree or higher education is preferred. Strong fundamentals in control systems, vehicle dynamics, and automotive systems.
4+ years of experience validating embedded automotive control systems using SIL, HIL, vehicle testing, or a combination of these environments.

Ability to interpret requirements, control logic, state machines, signal interfaces, and system architecture.

Strong data-analysis and root-cause-debugging skills.

Ability to understand the physical behavior behind the signals instead of relying solely on test results or automated PASS/FAIL…