ECU White Box Stress Test Engineer

Posted 10 Days Ago
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Auburn Hills, MI, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Automotive
The Role
Lead and execute ECU hardware white-box and stress tests: write test firmware, run HIL and register-level diagnostics, analyze results, report defects, debug root causes, collaborate with hardware/software teams, and maintain test traceability and schedules.
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Job Summary & Responsibilities

Build your brand. Tell your story. Take advantage of a rare opportunity to start from the ground up and build something great. We are looking for technology game changers to lead Stellantis into a fundamental transformation within the automotive industry. Technology is going to disrupt the automotive industry significantly in the next decade, and our organization is seeking high-potential candidates to transform the company with a focus on the customer experience. 

 

The main job responsibilities will be: 

  • Lead development and execution of hardware tests based on requirements, design issues, and best practices. 
  • Execute White box test case and work with cross-functional teams to achieve the prerequisites for testing setup 
  • Write test firmware code to trigger the HW MCU & SOCs and perform testing 
  • Perform white box testing using system and hardware interface requirements 
  • Analyze and report test results to the hardware/software design team using defect management systems (ALM / PLM / JIRA etc.) 
  • Provide support in the investigation of validation issues, debugging, root cause analysis, mitigation, and corrective action plans 
  • Actively engage with the design community, including component engineers and hardware engineers, in developing solutions for urgent product issues 
  • Provide technical reports, graphs, tables, analysis, logs, timing charts, and status to target test progress reports on a timely basis 
  • Analyze detailed data from Hardware White box tests, synthesize the results, and summarize 
  • Participate in assembly, fitment, disassembly, and inspection of test components 
  • Track testing schedule, and report delays to management 
  • Participate in testing issue discussion with other teams 
  • Create and maintain bi-directional traceability of artifacts like test cases and requirements 
Preferred Qualifications

Basic Qualifications: 

  • Bachelor of Electronics and Communication, Electrical Engineering, or related field
  • A minimum of 5 years of related engineering experience  
  • Experience in automotive EE HW white box Testing 
  • Experience in testing advanced automotive ECUs (HPC, Zonal Computers etc.) along with the peripheral SOCs 
  • Strong knowledge of electronic circuits, components, and systems. 
  • Ability to read and understand circuit - board schematics. 
  • Experience in using testing tools and equipment such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers, etc. 
  • Proficient in embedded code debugging to perform white box testing. 
  • Experience in using VT Studio, CANoe 
  • Excellent familiarity with semiconductor data sheets to enable register-level diagnostics and debugging for SOCs/MCU. 
  • Demonstrated Hardware- In-the-Loop systems experience (dSPACE, ETAS, HIL systems) 
  • Experience with HIL electrical/ wiring harness, load box design, implementation, and troubleshooting 
  • Proficient in automotive network and diagnostics protocols. 
  • Proficient in wireless communication technologies used in the automotive industry (NFC, UWB, Wi-Fi etc.) 
  • Experience with statistical analysis of data to establish pass/fail criteria 
  • Good problem-solving skills  
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in Hardware white box test & stress testing for automotive domain 
  • Understanding HW principles, including test planning, test case design, and defect tracking. 
  • A minimum of 7 years or experience in automotive EE HW testing 
  • Understanding of Bootloaders and Autosar MCAL for board bring-up activities and SOC validation 
  • DFSS Certification 
  • Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git), issue tracking tools (e.g., JIRA), and agile development methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban). 

Critical Character Traits to Ensure Success:

  • Be curious to ask the right questions  
  • Ability to expand depth and breadth expansion 
  • Ability to expands to domain(s) 
  • Ability to own feature design & implementation 
  • Self-starter with the ability to work independently, given minimal supervision/direction 
  • Ability to communicate effectively in complex scenarios 
  • Ability to develop as a mentor 
  • Ability to work in a team environment and be both a team player and a task leader 
  • Respect and understanding of the Customer/Supplier relationship while embracing partnership 

Skills Required

  • Bachelor in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent (ABET-accredited)
  • Minimum 5 years related engineering experience
  • Experience in automotive EE hardware white-box testing
  • Experience testing advanced automotive ECUs (HPC, Zonal Computers) and peripheral SoCs
  • Strong knowledge of electronic circuits, components, and systems
  • Ability to read and understand circuit board schematics
  • Experience using oscilloscopes, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers
  • Proficient in embedded code debugging for white-box testing
  • Experience with VT Studio and CANoe
  • Familiarity with semiconductor datasheets for register-level diagnostics and SoC/MCU debugging
  • Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) systems experience (dSPACE, ETAS, HIL)
  • Experience with HIL electrical/wiring harness, load box design and troubleshooting
  • Proficient in automotive network and diagnostics protocols
  • Proficient in wireless communication technologies (NFC, UWB, Wi-Fi)
  • Experience with statistical analysis of data to establish pass/fail criteria
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Hardware white-box test & stress testing experience in automotive (preferred)
  • Understanding of HW test planning, test case design, defect tracking (preferred)
  • 7 years of automotive EE HW testing experience (preferred)
  • Understanding of Bootloaders and Autosar MCAL for board bring-up and SoC validation (preferred)
  • DFSS Certification (preferred)
  • Experience with version control (Git), issue tracking (JIRA), and agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) (preferred)

Stellantis Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Stellantis and has not been reviewed or approved by Stellantis.

  • Pay Growth & Progression Contract-driven increases lifted hourly wages roughly 25% over 4.5 years and restored cost-of-living adjustments, pushing top rates near $42 per hour by the end of the agreement. Union hourly positions appear to have benefited most since the 2023 deal.
  • Affordable Benefits UAW-represented hourly workers pay no premiums and about 3% of total healthcare costs while receiving comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and wellness coverage. This creates materially lower out-of-pocket costs for represented hourly roles.
  • Retirement Support Post-2007 hourly hires receive a 10% employer 401(k) contribution and legacy workers saw defined-benefit improvements with retiree bonuses. Salaried roles also cite a 401(k) with employer match and contribution up to a maximum of 8%.

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