Senior Hardware Validation Engineer

** Senior ** Hardware Validation ** Engineer Detroit, MI (Onsite + 10% local travel) ** Job Overview: The Senior Hardware Validation Engineer leads end-to-end hardware validation activities across the product-development lifecycle of 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. The 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. ** Responsibilities: ********** Validation 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. Test Strategy and Planning: Develop and maintain validation plans, test procedures, test cases, and execution strategies that provide complete requirements coverage and traceability. Testing Best Practices and Process Excellence: Establish, champion, and continuously improve testing standards, tools, workflows, and validation processes to drive consistency, efficiency, quality, and repeatability. Test Execution and Reporting: Oversee and participate in hardware, vehicle-level, and controlled-environment testing; clearly communicate test status, results, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders. Issue 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. []{style="font-family:aptos display,sans "}