Embedded systems validation engineer

OBJECTIVE

A position that will challenge my engineering ability and broaden my technical, analytical, and leadership skills.

SUMMARY

Automotive Validation Engineer with 3+ years of experience in system-level, HIL bench, and vehicle-level validation of automotive electronic systems.

Hands-on experience with CAN and LIN communication protocols, including reading, decoding, monitoring, and analyzing vehicle network data.

Skilled in executing functional, integration, regression, and system-level test cases to validate ECU behavior, diagnostics, communication, and system performance.

Experienced in HIL bench and in-vehicle testing, including test setup verification, scenario validation, and issue reproduction.

Strong experience in wire harness building, repair, modification, and troubleshooting for bench-level and vehicle-level validation.

Skilled in diagnosing power, ground, connector, pin, wiring, harness, and communication-related issues using digital multimeters and diagnostic tools.

Solid understanding of microprocessor-based electronics, ECU functionality, electrical circuits, and automotive network communication.

Proficient in analyzing system and functional requirements to develop test strategies, test scripts, test scenarios, and reusable test cases.

Experienced in documenting test results, evaluating test outcomes, logging defects, and supporting root cause analysis.

Hands-on experience with defect tracking and issue management tools such as JIRA.

Actively participated in requirements reviews, defect analysis meetings, validation discussions, and issue resolution activities.

Capable of supporting end-to-end validation of automotive components across bench, HIL, and vehicle environments.

EXPERIENCE:

Stellantis Feb 2023 --Present

Role: Vehicle & HIL Validation Engineer

Responsibilities:

Performed end-to-end HIL and vehicle-level ECU validation using dSPACE ControlDesk, Vector CANoe, and Chrysler Diagnostic Application (CDA), ensuring ECU functionality, diagnostic integrity, network communication, and software release readiness.

Executed functional, regression, and operability test cases across multiple software releases, vehicle configurations, and HIL bench conditions to verify ECU behavior against validation requirements.

Used dSPACE ControlDesk to control HIL bench inputs, monitor ECU outputs, validate power states, observe real-time signal behavior, and simulate vehicle conditions including ignition states, voltage levels, wake-up/sleep behavior, sensor inputs, and actuator responses.

Performed open-loop and closed-loop HIL testing by simulating inputs, monitoring ECU responses, validating feedback behavior, and confirming expected system operation on the test bench.

Used Vector CANoe to monitor CAN communication, capture network traces, verify signal values, analyze message timing, simulate network behavior, and troubleshoot communication-related issues.

Used CDA/Chrysler diagnostic tools to access ECUs, read and clear DTCs, verify diagnostic responses, check ECU status, confirm software part numbers, and support post-test validation.

Flashed and updated ECU software across multiple vehicle modules, followed by post-flash verification of communication, software version, diagnostic access, DTC status, and expected module functionality.

Troubleshot flashing and diagnostic issues including interrupted programming, ECU non-response, incorrect module state, diagnostic session failures, communication errors, and tool configuration problems.

Verified HIL bench readiness by checking dSPACE connectivity, ECU communication, signal availability, diagnostic access, hardware setup, wiring connections, and test configuration before execution.

Performed bench, power, wiring, and hardware troubleshooting using digital multimeters and diagnostic tools to verify ECU power supply, ignition feed, grounds, fuses, relays, voltage, continuity, resistance, harnesses, connectors, pin conditions, and module wake-up behavior.

Analyzed ControlDesk measurements, CANoe traces, diagnostic logs, DTC data, ECU status, and test results to support defect investigation, root cause analysis, fix verification, and software release decisions.

Volvo Cars Jun 2022--Jan 2023

Role: Infotainment Validation Engineer

Responsibilities

Performed bench and in-vehicle validation for infotainment features including Tuner (AM/FM/SXM), Bluetooth, Voice Recognition, and Projection systems.

Conducted requirement analysis for Tuner and Voice Recognition domains and designed detailed test cases covering functional, regression, and negative scenarios.

Executed on-board diagnostics using CAN by reading and interpreting DTCs, applying different status masks, and performing Read/Write operations on Data Identifiers (DIDs).

Validated UDS diagnostic services, including Diagnostic Session Control, Security Access, and related ECU communication flows.

Performed sanity testing on weekly software builds and executed full validation cycles for Tuner, Voice Recognition, and Projection features.

Identified defects through functional, performance, regression, and exploratory testing on intermediate and release software builds.

Logged and tracked defects in JIRA, providing clear and detailed reports including preconditions, test steps, expected vs. observed behavior, and supporting logs.

Supported root cause analysis by reproducing critical issues and providing additional logs for issues reported by internal teams and customers.

Simulated vehicle environments on bench using Vector CANoe, including power mode transitions and CAN message simulation to validate real-world scenarios.

SKILLS:

C++, Python, MATLAB, Simulink, Spring,Java,OOPS,Microservices, Linux, Git,python-can,python-cantools, Vsualstudio code, dSPACE, CANoe, CANape, CANalyzer, Defect Management using Jira.

EDUCATION

Master’s in Information Technology – Focus on software development & automation

Bachelor’s in Electronics & Communication Engineering – Embedded systems & communication protocols

CERTIFICATIONS

ISTQB® Certified Tester – Foundation Level (CTFL) v4.0

ISO 26262 – Functional Safety Fundamentals

Python for Problem Solving

Pandas for Data Analysis (Python)

MATLAB Ramp-Up

Simulink Ramp-Up

CAN Communication Fundamentals

Vector CANoe – CAN Bus Analysis & Simulation

Java – Object Oriented Programming (OOP Concepts)

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