Lead Engineer, System Integration; Vehicle-Level Testing Novi, Michigan

Lead Engineer, System Integration (Vehicle-Level Testing)

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.

But Scout is more than just a brand, it’s a legacy steeped in a culture of exploration, caretaking, and hard work.

The Scout brand is all about respect. Respect for the environment by developing electric vehicles with the capability to get you to any location. Respect for the past and the future by taking an iconic American brand that hasn’t been around for a while, electrifying it, digitizing it, and loading it with American innovation. Respect for communities by creating a company that stands for its people and its customers.

And respect for both work and play, with vehicles that are equally at home at a camp site, a job site, or on a Tuesday commute.

At Scout Motors, we empower our talented, inclusive, and entrepreneurial teams to innovate. What makes a Scout employee? Someone who is a visionary and a leader, who seeks new paths and shares lessons learned. A knowledgeable doer who collaborates across the company to build better. A go-getter with unrivaled passion.

Join us at Scout Motors and be part of shaping the future of transportation. If you're ready to drive change and make history, apply now!

Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick‑up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following:

• Lead development and ownership of automotive HIL benches and frameworks to enable robust, stable system level testing across multiple vehicle systems.
• Lead test scope, schedule, and deploy bench integration with defined test requirements for simulator I/O, instrumentation, and automation solutions to enable vehicle design, development, and validation sign off.
• Develop test environment, instrumentation strategies, responsible for creating stable and representative test environments to perform automated testing and functional integration of distributed features.
• Collaborate with SW, HW teams, suppliers, function owners to ensure streamlined integration and test implementation, trouble shooting on test assets.
• Test bench integration across diverse systems, ECU’s, control units, sensors, and actuators into HIL system.
• Validate and troubleshoot simulator, automation solutions, vehicle systems within test environment for early detection and resolution/debug EE system components HW/SW issues.
• Expertise with manual, automated test execution for SW, analysis of test results and generation of test reports per sprint schedule.
• Lead continuous process improvements to expand automated testing scope, improve reliability and optimize execution.
• Testing experience using Hardware in the Loop equipment, software (e.g. dSpace, National Instruments), embedded controller networks (CAN, LIN) and the use of ECU diagnostic and network communication tools (e.g. CANoe, CANalyzer, Vehicle Spy).
• This role will be based out of the Scout Motors location in Novi, Michigan.
• 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.

We expect all Scout employees to have integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, and strive to exhibit a positive attitude, as well as a growth mindset. You’ll be comfortable with change and flexible in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment. You’ll take a collaborative approach to achieve ambitious goals. Here's what else you'll bring:

• Masters with 10+ yrs. (preferably PhD with 6+ yrs.) of experience in Mechatronics/EE/SW engineering.
• Extensive experience working with Automotive Systems or Mechatronics Products, from Body, Infotainment, Drive or Energy.
• Strong understanding, development and verification of plant and control models in MATLAB/Simulink for execution in hardware in the loop test environment, dSpace control desk and…