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Candidates should be prepared to work onsite testing and collaboration within this geographical area on a weekly basis.\nThe Senior Hardware Validation Engineer leads end-to-end hardware validation activities across the product-development lifecycle for Canopy products. This role is responsible for establishing validation strategies, managing test plans and execution, maintaining requirements traceability, and driving testing best practices and process improvements.\nThe engineer will combine hands-on testing and test-rig development with validation-management responsibilities, including coordinating with cross-functional teams and suppliers, tracking test progress and risks, and communicating validation readiness. The role also leads technical issue triage and root-cause analysis to ensure timely containment and corrective actions. This position provides technical leadership and mentorship but does not include direct people-management responsibility.\nResponsibilities:\nValidation Management: Lead and manage end-to-end hardware validation activities across all development phases, ensuring plans, schedules, execution, and deliverables align with product requirements and program milestones.\nTest Strategy and Planning: Develop and maintain validation plans, test procedures, test cases, and execution strategies that provide complete requirements coverage and traceability.\nTesting Best Practices and Process Excellence: Establish, champion, and continuously improve testing standards, tools, workflows, and validation processes to drive consistency, efficiency, quality, and repeatability.\nTest Execution and Reporting: Oversee and participate in hardware, vehicle-level, and controlled-environment testing; clearly communicate test status, results, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders.\nIssue Triage and Root-Cause Analysis: Lead the investigation of hardware defects and test failures, partnering with engineering teams and suppliers to identify root causes, define containment actions, and implement permanent corrective actions\nSupplier and Cross-Functional Coordination: Manage validation activities with suppliers and collaborate with hardware, software, systems, quality, DFMEA/PFMEA, and vehicle integration teams to resolve risks and ensure product readiness.\nTest Infrastructure and Documentation: Support the development of test rigs and test environments, and maintain validation documentation, including Standard Operating Procedures, test reports, lessons learned, and Interface Control Document verification.\nTechnical Leadership: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers while promoting a disciplined, data-driven validation culture across the organization.\nRequirements\nMinimum Requirements and Qualifications:\nEducation: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer 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requirements traceability, and documenting test results, issues, and lessons learned.\nCollaboration and Communication: Ability to work effectively with cross-functional engineering teams, suppliers, and quality stakeholders in a fast-paced product-development environment.\nVehicle Testing Capability: Valid driver’s license and ability to support vehicle testing as needed.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nEducation: M.Sc degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.\nAutomotive Experience: Previous experience in automotive product development, ideally within an OEM, Tier 1 supplier, or automotive technology organization.\nVehicle Network Knowledge: Proficiency with automotive communication protocols, including CAN 2.0, CAN FD, Ethernet, LIN, SENT, and FlexRay.\nSystems and Vehicle Integration: Experience with vehicle-level integration testing, Interface Control Document (ICD) verification, and automotive electronic systems architecture.\nQuality and Risk Management Methods: Working knowledge of structured problem-solving and quality methods, including 8D, DFMEA, PFMEA, change management, and Six Sigma principles.\nTest Automation and Development Tools: Experience with test automation, continuous integration or deployment pipelines, and tools such as GitLab, AWS services, Jira, Zephyr, Asana, or Microsoft Office applications. \nEmbedded and Linux Testing: Hands-on experience testing Linux-based or embedded hardware devices, including integration, regression, performance, stress, end-to-end, and security testing.\nElectronics and Compliance Knowledge: Ability to interpret electronic schematics and PCB layouts, with practical experience supporting EMC/EMI design compliance and validation.\nWorking Conditions For Roles in the US Region only:\nWork is generally performed in a well-lit, temperature-controlled indoor environment with occasional exposure to the outdoors or any number of elements.\nWork is 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We will achieve this by prioritizing individuals and staying attuned to the evolving needs of our people, users, and industry trends. We foster a workplace culture that embraces diversity and authenticity, enabling us to flourish as a team of exceptional individuals working towards a common purpose. We gain a deeper understanding of our users' experiences by continuously improving our skills and expanding our knowledge. 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