V&V Engineer, Mechanical

You will...

• V&V Execution and Quality Assurance
  • Characterize the vehicle and derive mechanical requirements, decomposing them to module and component level with bidirectional traceability to test evidence.
  • Own the mechanical DVP&R - plan and execute functional and performance testing, including vibration, shock, thermal, environmental, on prototypes and production-intent hardware. Build and maintain custom fixturing as necessary.
  • Identify and troubleshoot mechanical functionality, compatibility, and performance issues; lead root cause analysis and drive corrective actions to closure.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Partner with design, systems, quality and software engineers to integrate mechanical V&V and Design for Test (DfT) into the wider program.
  • Document and present test results and recommendations to design teams and program leadership to drive improvements.
• Regulatory Compliance and Certification
  • Manage all aspects of Compliance Testing and Certification while adhering to ISO 26262 and UL 4600.
  • Plan and execute critical compliance tests in accordance with standards such as SAE J1455, ISO 16750, UL, CE, IEC and various OEM standards.
• Certification Management
  • Coordinate with external accredited laboratories for pre-compliance and formal certification testing.
  • Oversee the analysis of test failures, perform root cause analysis on non-compliance issues, and maintain all detailed test reports, compliance logs, and documentation required for certification.
• Process and Toolchain Development
  • Build and evolve Waabi's mechanical V&V methodology, lab capability, and toolchain.
  • Assess a new OEM's DV/PV process quickly and advise leadership on level of effort, complexity, and cost relative to Waabi's.

Qualifications:

• 5 + years in an Mechanical V&V role, preferably automotive or heavy vehicle.
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering
• Understand all aspects of an automotive DV/PV process.
• Deep understanding of the automotive PPAP process.
• Working knowledge with automotive APQP.
• Experience working directly with Automotive OEMs, Tier 1 & 2 suppliers.
• “On your feet” knowledge of International automotive environmental and safety standards, including ASTM B117, SAE J1455, or MIL-STD-810.
• Working knowledge of AEC standards.
• Ability to adjust V&V Process to support various OEMs.
• Direct experience characterizing vehicles to set environmental requirements for new projects or OEMs.

Bonus/nice to have:

• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Technical experience in developing self-driving vehicles.
• Experience with the NRTL (UL) and CE certification.
• Experience with SolidWorks, ANSYS, Polarion.
• Experience designing and building HIL test benches and automating regression testing.
• Accelerated life testing, HALT/HASS, and Weibull or reliability demonstration analysis.
• Ability to perform risk analysis and prevention, FMEA, FTA, RCA, FEA.
• Experience with CANbus, Python, Shell, Unix OS.