Vehicle Validation Engineer in Coventry

We are expanding our Automotive Engineering team to support vehicle-level validation activities for high-profile mobility and propulsion system programs. This role is focused purely on in-vehicle validation, ensuring that integrated systems perform correctly, robustly, and safely under real-world conditions. You will act as the key link between development, system validation, and vehicle testing teams. This position emphasizes hands-on vehicle testing, issue investigation, and validation sign-off at the full vehicle level.

Responsibilities

• Execute vehicle-level functional, non-functional, and regression testing of integrated propulsion and control systems.
• Validate system behavior across different driving scenarios, environmental conditions, and vehicle states.
• Support test drives, proving ground activities, and customer-specific validation campaigns.
• Perform validation primarily in vehicle environments, with limited interaction with bench or HIL setups for issue reproduction.
• Ensure correct vehicle instrumentation, data logging, and test readiness prior to execution.
• Analyze vehicle-reported anomalies using logs, traces, and measurements.
• Reproduce issues in vehicle or bench environments and collaborate with system and software teams for root cause analysis.
• Manage defect lifecycle through tracking tools and ensure timely resolution before validation milestones.
• Document test procedures, results, and validation evidence clearly and consistently.
• Support ASPICE and ISO 26262 compliance by providing vehicle-level validation artifacts.
• Participate in reviews, audits, and readiness assessments.

Testing Environments

• Primary: Vehicle (road testing, proving grounds, customer sites)
• Secondary: Test Bench / HIL (for issue reproduction and verification support)

Skills And Experience

• Engineering degree or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of automotive vehicle validation or vehicle testing experience; ETAS INCA (calibration, measurement – desirable); Vector CANoe (measurement, logging, diagnostics).
• Strong understanding of vehicle E/E architectures and communication protocols (CAN, LIN, FlexRay).
• Experience executing structured vehicle test cases and reporting defects Requirements & test management tools (DOORS, Polarion, Jama).
• Full driving license and willingness to perform extensive vehicle-based testing.

Desirable

• Experience with EV or hybrid propulsion systems.
• Exposure to ISO 26262 vehicle validation activities.
• Knowledge of EV charging behavior and vehicle use cases.

Location London

Eligibility Criteria

Please note that all candidates must have the permanent right to work in the UK. During the application process, you will be asked: Are you legally authorized to work in the United Kingdom? Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status? Proof of right to work will be required and verified during the recruitment process.

Employment Type Full-time permanent contract

Main Benefits

• Kineton Wellbeing Platform: Access to a dedicated welfare platform offering exclusive deals and discounts with numerous partner brands.
• Job Rotation Opportunities: The chance to work on diverse projects and acquire cross-functional skills across different industrial sectors.