Role & responsibilities

- Lead end-to-end validation activities for ADAS and autonomous driving features.
- Define ADAS validation strategy, test plans, schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
- Manage component, integration, SIL, HIL, vehicle-level, proving ground, and road testing activities.
- Lead validation of features such as AEB, ACC, LKA, LDW, BSD, TSR, Parking Assist, and Driver Monitoring Systems.
- Review customer requirements and develop test specifications, test cases, and validation procedures.
- Ensure complete requirements-to-test traceability and validation coverage.
- Coordinate validation activities across software, hardware, systems, perception, controls, and integration teams.
- Manage defect triage, issue analysis, root cause investigation, and resolution tracking.
- Track validation KPIs, test execution progress, safety metrics, and defect closure status.
- Coordinate sensor validation activities involving cameras, radar, ultrasonic sensors, lidar, and sensor fusion systems.
- Support simulation-based validation, scenario-based testing, and vehicle-level assessments.
- Ensure compliance with Automotive SPICE, ISO 26262, SOTIF (ISO 21448), Cybersecurity, and OEM processes.
- Review and approve validation reports,



safety assessments, and release recommendations.
- Manage project risks, resource planning, effort estimation, and escalation activities.
- Drive automation, virtual validation, and process improvement initiatives.
- Mentor validation engineers and provide technical leadership.
- Support customer reviews, audits, and quality assessments.

Preferred candidate profile

- ADAS feature validation and verification
- Camera, Radar, Lidar and Ultrasonic sensor validation
- Sensor fusion and perception system testing
- AEB, ACC, LKA, LDW, BSD and Parking Assist validation
- SIL, HIL, MIL and vehicle-level testing
- Scenario-based and simulation-based validation
- CAN, Ethernet and automotive communication protocols
- Functional Safety (ISO 26262)
- Requirements management and traceability
- Vector CANoe and CANalyzer, dSPACE SCALEXIO and AutomationDesk
- MATLAB/Simulink, ETAS INCA, CarMaker
- DOORS, Python and test automation frameworks
- Automotive SPICE, V-Model development lifecycle
- ISO 26262 Functional Safety processes
- Defect management lifecycle, Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

📌 ADAS Validation Lead - TATA Elxsi, Pune
🏢 Tata Elxsi
📍 Pune