Engineer, Test Requirements and Validation, Infotainment, Specialist

About the role

Join us at Scout Motors and be part of shaping the future of transportation. Our Engineering team is where bold ideas meet rigorous execution, building machines that are as durable and capable as the people who drive them.

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and manage detailed whole vehicle test cases and validation activities for Infotainment, UX/UI, and Connected Experience features, functions, attributes, and customer use cases.
• Translate infotainment and UX/UI requirements into executable test procedures, validation plans, and whole vehicle test strategies that ensure complete requirements coverage and customer feature readiness.
• Execute vehicle-level validation activities to evaluate functionality, performance, usability, robustness, and overall customer experience across multiple software builds, vehicle configurations, and operating conditions.
• Perform vehicle performance evaluations related to infotainment and UX/UI systems, including HMI responsiveness and screen latency, system boot-up and wake-up performance, navigation accuracy and route calculation performance, voice recognition accuracy and response time, smartphone connectivity stability and reconnection behavior, audio quality and media performance, user workflow efficiency and ease of use, software stability, fault recovery, and overall customer experience.
• Lead and coordinate validation trips, proving ground evaluations, benchmark studies, and customer drive events to validate infotainment performance under representative and extreme operating conditions.
• Execute structured competitive benchmarking to evaluate infotainment functionality, UX performance, and customer experience against industry-leading vehicles.
• Drive test execution and data collection using vehicle instrumentation, logging tools, diagnostics, and software analysis techniques to support validation activities and issue investigation.
• Ensure strong traceability between requirements, validation plans, and test cases using systems such as Codebeamer, Jama, Jira, or equivalent requirements management tools.
• Analyze test results, vehicle logs, and customer-facing behaviors to identify software defects, integration issues, usability concerns, and performance gaps, working cross-functionally to drive issue resolution.
• Collaborate closely with UX, HMI, Infotainment Software, Connectivity, Systems Engineering, Product Management, and Vehicle Integration teams to communicate validation findings, support issue triage, and ensure feature readiness.
• Document validation results and provide recommendations supporting software releases, production readiness, issue resolution, and vehicle sign-off, including validation reports, issue tracking, and readiness metrics.
• Support validation planning and logistics, including vehicle scheduling, software build planning, equipment preparation, route development, benchmark planning, and test execution coordination.
• Assist in integrating systems engineering principles into validation planning, requirements management, and whole vehicle verification activities.
• Partner with systems architects, UX designers, software engineers, and cross-functional engineering teams to develop robust validation strategies that deliver a best-in-class customer experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Human Factors, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 4+ years of experience in automotive infotainment, HMI/UX validation, vehicle integration, or whole vehicle validation.
• Experience developing test requirements, validation plans, and customer-focused test cases while executing vehicle-level validation activities.
• Working knowledge of requirements management tools such as Jama, Polarion, DOORS, MagicDraw, Codebeamer, or similar platforms.
• Experience validating infotainment systems, HMI, navigation, media, connectivity, smartphone integration, digital key, and OTA software updates.
• Familiarity with embedded software development, vehicle networking, connected vehicle technologies, and automotive systems engineering.
• Experience executing whole vehicle performance evaluations, competitive benchmarking, and customer experience assessments.
• Proficiency with automotive diagnostic, logging, and data analysis tools used to investigate software and vehicle behavior.
• Solid understanding of vehicle development processes, software integration, automotive quality standards, and systems validation methodologies.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to translate technical findings into actionable recommendations.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively across software, systems, design, and vehicle engineering organizations in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
• Demonstrated ownership, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities while delivering high-quality validation results.

Qualifications

• Valid drivers license required.

Skills

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to translate technical findings into actionable recommendations.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively across software, systems, design, and vehicle engineering organizations in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
• Demonstrated ownership, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities while delivering high-quality validation results.

Benefits

• Competitive insurance including: Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans.
• 401(k) program with: An employer match and immediate vesting.
• Generous Paid Time Off including: 20 days planned PTO, as accrued 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually.
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders.
• Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave.

Pay

Initial base salary range = $110,000.00 - $135,000.00

Schedule

This role will be based out of the Scout Motors location in Novi, Michigan. This role requires 4-5 days per week in the office, with regular in-person meetings and events. Applicants should expect that the role will require the ability to convene with Scout colleagues in person and travel to participate in events on behalf of the company from time to time. Travel: Applicants should expect occasional travel to proving grounds, supplier locations, benchmarking events, and validation trips in support of vehicle development and launch activities.