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Environmental Validation Engineer

Troy, Michigan, United States

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

Job Description:

Environmental Validation Engineer

  • Our mission is to be the World Leader for Vision Systems within the automotive industry by developing innovative cameras systems and providing situational awareness solutions using cutting edge technology.
  • The Test & Validation engineer will be responsible for Product Validation activities from RFQ phase to final customer acceptance.

Main Activities:

Communication / Network

  • Test service request process, review and analysis.
  • Analyse customer specification with the product Project Team Member and quality PTM, challenge the tests requested and define the final validation plan to build the final offer.
  • Define the need of specific tools or bench (characterization, reliability...)
  • Define also the associated budget.

Planning

  • Write the detailed validation plan and test specification including both customer validation and also Client requirements (to achieve quality targets)
  • Schedule the validation plan and manage the test with the support of laboratory resources (technicians…)
  • Responsible for the main relationship with the customer and project team for environmental validations (methods and results) wherever the tests are located (Troy, Shenzen, Bietigheim, Prague, external lab…)
  • Work in parallel with the project team; contribute to correct the design in order to meet product performance.
  • Manage the configuration and logistics of tested parts
  • Lead validation FMEA generation for assigned project
  • General DR’s for software, hardware & product design reviews, problem resolution, FMEA analysis.

Manage

  • Manage the planning inside the laboratory and allocate resources (technicians, tools, benches,…)
  • Responsible to obtain the specific tools needed for the validation (need specification and follow-up) whenever they are done inside Client or external to Client
  • Manage the cost of the validation activities

Test Execution

  • Familiarize with working system using bench equipment to enable view on delivered product and to understand customer problems
  • Carry out all work to comply with Quality Management System and Validation Engineering Processes e.g. ASPICE, ISOTS16949
  • Work with Methods & Tools (M&T) team to develop test environment solutions to enable Design & Process Validation (DV/PV)
  • Governance of Test setup and verification of test platforms supported by lab operations technical support
  • Governance of Test setup of Test script development (using NI LabVIEW / TestStand) supported by both M&T and lab operations technical support
  • Governance of test execution as per the specification using lab equipment (using thermal chambers, IPx) supported by lab operations technical support
  • Encourage a Safety focus dedicated to maintaining high quality standards.

Reporting

  • Report validation status to the project team and management on a regular basis (QRQC, 5mm…)
  • Generation of test reports, peer-reviews of data and follow up on approval
  • Create daily and weekly activity report on project and non project related activities using dashboards made available
  • Perform problem management role interfacing with customer, allocation of Device Under Test (DUT) failures to appropriate functions and leading weekly review
  • Participate in lessons learned across the various projects

Efficiency

  • Contribute to the improvements of the laboratory’s tools such as : instruction sheet, development and validation of test environment processes automation
  • Test Efficiency:
  • Minimize test cycle times
  • Provide work instructions to test houses to enable efficient transfer of test equipment
  • Support Project team with analysis of failure modes
  • Implement a robust and efficient automated test benches

Education/Training

  • BS Engineering Degree e.g. Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics, Electronic, Mechanic.
  • Min 3 years test engineering experience
  • Proficient in National Instruments (LabVIEW/or TestStand)
  • Proficient in programing languages (Java, Python)
  • Computer literate in MS Office suite (ECDL)

Professional Experience

  • Programming in National Instruments LabVIEW and TestStand software - Certified LabVIEW
  • Developing instrumentation interfacing over PXI, PCI, USB, RS232 & GPIB
  • Broad experience in hardware and peripherals
  • Ability to read, analyse and interpret complex documents /schematics.
  • Knowledge of automotive electronics systems
  • Validation experience with knowledge of test & validation methods
  • Knowledge of accelerated life testing
  • SW applications, Embedded C, C++, Java

Other Specifications

  • Good team player able-ness to work within a multinational team environment
  • Methodical, professional, self motivated and level of self awareness
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Ability to be able to react/respond quickly to issues and be able to ‘think on your feet’
  • Transparency

 

 

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