Body Electronics Validation Lead - TATA Elxsi, Pune

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