Role & responsibilities

- Lead end-to-end validation activities for Body Electronics systems and ECUs.
- Define validation strategy, test plans, schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
- Manage component, integration, system, HIL, and vehicle-level testing activities.
- Lead validation of BCM, Lighting, Power Windows, Central Locking, Wipers, HVAC controls, Seats, Mirrors, and other body functions.
- Review customer requirements and develop validation test specifications and test cases.
- Ensure complete requirements-to-test traceability and coverage.
- Manage defect triage, issue investigation, and resolution tracking.
- Track validation KPIs, test execution progress, quality metrics, and defect status.
- Coordinate with OEMs, suppliers, hardware, software, and system engineering teams.
- Support vehicle integration testing and production readiness activities.
- Ensure compliance with Automotive SPICE, Functional Safety, Cybersecurity, and OEM processes.
- Review and approve test reports, validation summaries, and release recommendations.
- Manage project risks, issues, resource planning,



and escalation activities.
- Drive test automation and process improvement initiatives.
- Mentor validation engineers and provide technical leadership.
- Support customer reviews, audits, and quality assessments.

Preferred candidate profile

- Body Electronics and BCM validation and testing, Lighting system validation
- Power Window, Central Locking, Wiper, Seat and Mirror function testing
- CAN, LIN and Automotive Ethernet protocols
- Diagnostics (UDS) and vehicle communication, System integration and vehicle testing
- Requirements analysis and traceability, Functional Safety (ISO 26262) awareness
- Automotive Cybersecurity awareness
- Vector CANoe and CANalyzer, vTESTstudio, Dspace
- ETAS INCA, Jira and Azure DevOps
- DOORS, Test automation frameworks
- Automotive SPICE, V-Model development lifecycle
- Validation and verification processes
- Defect lifecycle management
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Python, CAPL, Simulink Matlab

📌 Body Electronics Validation Lead - TATA Elxsi, Pune
🏢 Tata Elxsi
📍 Pune