Senior Lead Radar SW System Validation Engineer

A Senior Validation Engineer responsible for leading validation activities, driving test automation, ensuring end-to-end validation coverage, and contributing to system-level quality improvements for radar and embedded platforms. The role requires a strong balance of test execution, automation, debugging, and technical ownership, along with the ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams.

Skills & Expertise:

• Test execution and validation for embedded/radar systems
• Exposure to Python-based automation frameworks
• Hands-on experience with lab setup, hardware bring-up, and debugging
• Experience using measurement tools such as logic analyzers
• Basic knowledge of automotive radar validation (velocity, range, RF setups)
• Familiarity with LabVIEW/TestStand environments
• Strong collaboration and coordination skills in cross-functional teams
• Experience supporting lab infrastructure, procurement, and test environment readiness
• Lead and own validation for assigned modules/features, ensuring end-to-end test coverage from requirements to validation sign-off.

• Define test strategies, test plans, and validation approaches aligned with product requirements.
• Drive improvements in test coverage, traceability, and execution efficiency.
• Design, develop, and enhance automation frameworks (primarily Python-based) for validation workflows.
• Drive automation adoption across test cases, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and reusability.
• Integrate validation frameworks into CI/CD pipelines and release validation flows.

Domain Expertise :

Radar System Validation & Analysis

• Lead validation activities for automotive radar systems, including:
  • Velocity, range, and angle validation
  • RF test setups and antenna calibration
  • Processing chain validation and result analysis
• Analyze complex validation failures and drive root cause investigation with development teams.
• Contribute to improving validation methodologies for radar signal processing workflows.

Hardware & Test Infrastructure Leadership

• Own lab infrastructure readiness including:
  • Test bench setup and bring-up
  • Hardware configuration and integration
  • Validation environment stabilization
• Drive improvements in test infrastructure reliability and scalability.

Test Execution Excellence & Coverage Management

• Ensure high-quality test execution with accurate result validation and reporting.
• Drive:
  • Test list consolidation
  • Test synchronization across teams
  • Coverage metrics tracking
• Mentor junior engineers on test execution and best practices.