Join our Autonomous Driving team and help shape the next generation of automated driving technologies. We collaborate closely with leading US technology partners such as Google and NVIDIA, as well as our global engineering teams in Germany, to deliver cutting-edge hardware and software systems.
As a Vehicle Integration Engineer, you will support the V&V team by ensuring test vehicle software conformity and uptime. Additionally, you will collaborate with the validation team and telematics pre-integration teams to support their testing.
Job Responsibilities:
- Debug integration issues, perform system analysis and performance evaluation.
- Execute the standard tests provided (pre drive test, health checks ...), analyze the results and address the bugs to the internal and external development partners.
- Implement and execute the test cases. Analyze test results and report corresponding bugs into tracking system.
- Update and maintain SW and HW on dedicated test vehicles to both released and pre-released levels. The ability to flash ECUs, calibrate sensors, and perform ECU readouts is required.
- Troubleshoot software builds together with systems integration team and software developers
- Update and maintain the vehicle measurement equipment to always ensure proper operation.
- Utilize experience in advanced troubleshooting of complex CAN/Flexray/Ethernet based network architectures
- Create and support workshop orders required for more involved ECU/HW updates.
- Keep regular communication with internal and external departments to stay informed regularly shifting timelines related to all previously mentioned tasks.
- Maintain vehicle scheduling and track hardware and software availability in order to complete tasks on time and minimize vehicle down time.
- Support other engineering teams as needed and to stay informed of feature development, issues, and release status for AD/ADAS systems.
- Systematically test and evaluate the performance of AD/ADAS systems, with a focus on US-market specific conditions. Collect measurement data to identify, analyze, and document potential issues found during testing.
- Develop testing strategies and plan for ADAS testing projects, test routes, test methods, and reporting.
- Establish performance metrics relating to key ADAS testing deliverables and track on a recurring basis.
- Support budget planning and updates with customer departments.
SW Integration for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
Maintaining and updating test vehicles to the latest SW/HW levels
Communication and Reporting
Other responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (mechanical, computer, computer science, mechatronics, electrical, etc).
- 3+ years of relevant work experience.
- Knowledge of Automated Driving and Driver Assistance Systems. Knowledge of competitor systems and all AD/ADAS sensor technologies.
- Strong Knowledge of System Testing, functional ADAS testing and developing test cases.
- Automotive Development Knowledge: Understanding of vehicle development process. Familiarity with vehicle networking architecture (CAN, Flexray, etc), common diagnostic tools and measurement systems such as CANoe, DTS Monaco, as well as ability to analyze and interpret diagnostic and fault measurements to trouble shoot issues. Experience with Linux operating system. Basic programming proficiency for vehicle scripts.
- Project Management Skills: Ability to coordinate across multiple departments the vehicle updating, testing, and reporting in order to deliver on-time results in a dynamic environment.
- Organizational and Leadership Skills: Ability to organize people, budgets, logistics, and workshop tasks within the Tech Center, as well as with the customer departments, functional teams, and management in Germany. Ability to participate and lead groups on test-drives.
- Interpersonal and Team skills: Experience in intercultural environment, German language skills favored to read and understand project requirements and communicate with counterparts in Germany. Must be able to independently build-up working relationships with intra-company expert departments in Germany.
- Ability to travel up to 30% including domestic and international business trips and test drives. This includes test trips that require frequent overnight and weekend travel.
- Periodically lift up to 25 pounds primarily for the preparation of test drives and accompanying equipment.
- Frequent use of speech, vision, hearing, use of hands for computer use and presentations. Frequent sitting, standing and reaching with hands.
- Valid US Driver License with a clean driving record and 3 years of licensed driving experience.
- Note that after a conditional offer of employment is made, your driving record will be subject to review during a standard background check.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, mechanical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, mechatronics, electrical engineering, or a related field
- 3+ years of relevant work experience
- Knowledge of automated driving and driver assistance systems, competitor systems, and ADAS sensor technologies
- Strong knowledge of system testing, functional ADAS testing, and test case development
- Understanding of automotive vehicle development processes
- Familiarity with CAN, FlexRay, and vehicle networking architectures
- Experience with diagnostic tools and measurement systems such as CANoe and DTS Monaco
- Ability to analyze diagnostic and fault measurements for troubleshooting
- Experience with Linux
- Basic programming proficiency for vehicle scripts
- Project coordination skills across vehicle updates, testing, and reporting
- Ability to organize people, budgets, logistics, and workshop tasks
- Ability to participate in and lead test-drive groups
- Intercultural communication and cross-functional collaboration experience
- German language skills
- Ability to travel up to 30%, including domestic and international trips, overnight travel, weekend travel, and test drives
- Ability to periodically lift up to 25 pounds
- Valid US driver's license, clean driving record, and three years of licensed driving experience
What We Do
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America (MBRDNA) is continuously striving to innovate premium mobility. It is a place for exceptional people with outstanding ideas and the absolute willingness to bring them to life. We are not about cars only - we are also about the latest and greatest software, cutting-edge technology, and groundbreaking innovation: Embedded in a worldwide network MBRDNA is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, with key areas of Autonomous Driving, Advanced Interaction Design, Digital User Experience, Machine Learning, Costumer Research, and Open Innovation. In Redford, Michigan, the focus is on Powertrain and eDrive technology as well as in Long Beach, where the teams test durability of the latest driver assistant and telematic systems. The Digital Hub in Seattle focusses on developing a cloud architecture and building out the cloud platform for the next generation of connected car services. The Testing and Regulatory Affairs Division in Ann Arbor and the Advanced Vehicle Design in Carlsbad complete the competence center.









