Feature Specialist - Vehicle Connectivity & Validation

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When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

About the Role

The Client Connected Vehicle Team is revolutionizing the vehicle ownership experience through the invention of software products delivered to Uconnect customers via digital touchpoints including mobile apps, websites, and in-vehicle infotainment systems.

The Feature Specialist will support the vehicle integration and validation process by owning and maintaining a functional objective library, creating test plans and procedures, supporting tech club, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop new features within their domain. They will also support Platform Engineers in triaging issues found on vehicles, define both functional and dysfunctional behavior, perform risk analysis (HARA), and lead benchmarking activities.

Domain Areas

• FOTA
• Vehicle Access/Start
• Vehicle Security/Theft
• Remote Operations
• Regulatory/Safety
• Connected EV

Responsibilities

• Core feature owner/CFO library owner/author
• Test Plan and Procedure creator & owner
• Support issue resolution, triage, and testing for their specific domain
• Benchmarking lead
• Define and describe functional and dysfunctional behavior
• Perform risk analysis (HARA)
• Write end-to-end test plans
• Lead benchmarking activities for their domain
• Support required ride and drive events

Requirements

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent from an ABET-accredited program
• Three years of engineering experience in the automotive industry
• Strong desire to understand customer wants and vehicle development programs
• Demonstrated communication skills (written and oral)
• Strategic thinker
• Strong understanding of operational architecture, defining use cases, vehicle, and software lifecycle
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to summarize and present work
• Proven ability to deliver in a fast-paced work environment with minimal assistance
• Experience with vehicle connectivity design and/or testing

Preferred Qualifications

• Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent from an ABET-accredited university
• Working knowledge of FMEA, design validation (DV), process validation (PV) (DVPR), and test planning
• Three years of vehicle integration and validation experience or equivalent
• Previous experience in feature design, system design, or integration
• DFSS Green Belt

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits, mentorship, and career growth opportunities.

Drug Screening Requirement

As a federal contractor, ALTEN USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.