System Validation Engineer

Location: Glendale, WI
Duration: 6 Months
Experience: 4–6+ Years
Job Type: Contract

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced System Validation Engineer with expertise in automotive system integration and validation, particularly in Battery Management Systems (BMS), Lithium-Ion Battery Systems, Super Capacitor Modules (SCAP), and automotive ECUs.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with system integration testing, HIL/SIL validation, requirement traceability, and Automotive SPICE SYS.4 compliance. This role involves validating hardware and software interfaces, investigating defects, and ensuring system-level performance, safety, and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and maintain system integration and integration testing activities for BMS, Lithium-Ion Battery Systems, and Super Capacitor Modules.
• Define integration strategies, test plans, test specifications, test cases, procedures, and test environments based on system architecture and requirements.
• Perform system integration testing across HIL, SIL, bench, and vehicle platforms.
• Validate interfaces between BMS controllers, cell monitoring units, sensors, contactors, thermal management systems, and Super Capacitor modules.
• Verify hardware, software, communication interfaces, diagnostics, safety mechanisms, and cybersecurity functions.
• Analyze test results, identify defects, perform root-cause analysis, and support issue resolution.
• Maintain bidirectional traceability between system requirements, test cases, test results, and defect reports.
• Support regression testing, change impact analysis, and release verification.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, validation, functional safety, and cybersecurity teams.
• Ensure compliance with Automotive SPICE SYS.4 work products, review processes, configuration management, and test evidence requirements.

Primary Skills

• System Integration and System Integration Testing,
• Battery Management Systems (BMS),
• Lithium-Ion Battery Systems (Li-Ion),
• Super Capacitor Modules (SCAP)
• Automotive ECU Integration Testing
• Automotive SPICE (ASPICE SYS.4)
• HIL and SIL Testing
• System Verification and Validation
• Requirement Traceability and Test Coverage Analysis
• Defect Management and Root-Cause Analysis

Secondary Skills

• CAN and CAN-FD Communication,
• CANoe and CANalyzer,
• BMS Functionality: SOC, SOH, SOP, Cell Balancing, and Contactor Control
• Thermal Management and Charging/Discharging Management
• Diagnostics and Fault Protection
• ISO 26262 Functional Safety Verification
• ISO/SAE 21434 Cybersecurity Verification
• AUTOSAR-Based Systems
• Low-Voltage and High-Voltage Battery Systems
• Vehicle-Level Testing and Environmental Testing
• Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
• Cameo
• Sodium-Ion (Na-Ion) Battery Systems
• Test Automation and Regression Testing

Required Qualifications

• 4–6+ years of relevant engineering experience, with at least 2 years in automotive system integration, BMS validation, Lithium-Ion Battery Systems, Super Capacitor Systems, or ECU integration testing.
• Strong understanding of BMS functionality, including state-of-charge (SOC), state-of-health (SOH), state-of-power (SOP), cell balancing, thermal management, diagnostics, and protection mechanisms.
• Hands-on experience developing and executing system integration test plans, test specifications, and test procedures.
• Experience with ASPICE SYS.4 verification activities and related engineering documentation.
• Strong knowledge of requirement traceability, defect lifecycle management, test coverage, and issue investigation.
• Experience working with cross-functional hardware and software integration teams.
• Familiarity with automotive communication protocols and system-level validation tools.