Body Exterior Test & Validation Engineer

EDAG MexicoNovi, MichiganOn-siteFull-timeStaff, 8–12 yearsListed 2 days ago

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About this role

WHO WE ARE Working together, growing together, creating new things together: EDAG connects people and the future. Company and workforce share the same vision. With a familiar atmosphere and at the same time the potential of a global world-class development company. You‘ll go your own way in your career at a high level – nationally and  internationally. Take your next step and support us as a  BODY EXTERIOR TEST & VALIDATION ENGINEER.
  DESCRIPTION
- Own whole-vehicle validation for body exterior systems: closures, sealing, water management, wind noise, lighting, and fit-and-finish.​
- Define validation strategies for extreme environmental exposure, corrosion, high-mileage durability, and high-pressure car wash conditions.​
- Establish validation routes, environmental chamber profiles, and aero/vibration scenarios for door closures, liftgates, glazing, and wiper/washer systems.​
- Support cross-functional alignment across Body Exterior, Closures, Sealing, Lighting, Electrical, Manufacturing, and Vehicle teams.​
- Develop vehicle-level test cases and translate exterior targets into test procedures, instrumentation strategies, and validation plans.​
- Lead validation campaigns and evaluation trips to proving grounds, public roads, and extreme climate regions.​
- Drive test execution and data collection using leak detection systems, thermal sensors, strain gauges, and accelerometers.​
- Ensure requirement-to-test traceability using tools such as Code beamer, Jama, or Jira; document results and sign-offrecommendations.​
​​​​​ REQUIREMENTS 
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Human Factors/HCI, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.​
- 4+ years of experience in whole vehicle validation, full-performance testing, and vehicle-level verification testing.​
- Hands-on experience with CANoe, INCA, and validation instrumentation for vehicle network and sensor data.​
- Experience defining whole vehicle test plans (DVP) and tracking build/software changes across vehicle fleets.​
- Working knowledge of ALM/product tracking tools: Jama, Polarion, DOORS, MagicDraw, or Codebeamer.​
- Solid understanding of whole vehicle development phases and automotive-specific safety standards.​
- Experience testing complete vehicle systems for automotive-grade compliance and industry regulations.​
- English (C1-C2)
- 1 year contact 
- Location: Novi, Michigan 
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