Software Validation Engineer

**Company Description**
Sanden is a major player in the manufacturing of automotive compressors. It was originally founded in 1943 by Kaihei Ushikubo under the name of Sankyo Electric Company and was first manufacturing bicycle lamps. After the war, the company then entered the home electric appliance market and from there began producing refrigeration machines, initially for business use. This became a major turning point in the history of Sanden. In 1970, Sanden began producing air conditioning compressors for passenger cars. It has been pioneering the Scroll-type automotive compressor.

With an established track record in innovation and manufacturing excellence backed by strong support from Hisense, Sanden is transforming the future of mobility to create a safer, greener, and better-connected world. With almost 10,000 employees worldwide, a footprint including 46 global offices and R&D centres across Asia, the Americas and Europe, the company has become a tier one supplier to major OEMs worldwide.

Sanden International (Europe) GmbH is looking for a **Software Validation Engineer (f/m/d)** in Tinténiac, France in full time. You will be part of our Software Validation department which is developing cutting-edge technologies for electric compressor in the European market. Embark on an exciting journey to release innovative automotive software. Bring your ideas to life by validating our new releases for vehicle’s thermal management of tomorrow.

**Purpose of this Job**: Within the Technical Centre Europe organization, you are responsible for validating AUTOSAR software components for Electric Control Units dedicated to our Electric Compressor. You will also contribute to software requirements analysis, definition of the test strategy, elaboration of the test plan and testing.

**Essential responsibilities (including but not limited to)**:

- Scrutinize software specifications, optimizing them for comprehensive and efficient testability.
- Craft a robust test strategy, integrating innovative tool configurations for optimal testing efficiency
- Develop and implement test plans that address all aspects of software requirements, ensuring thorough validation
- Conduct testing and validation processes utilizing the Vector tool chain, particularly CANoe, to ensure software meets the highest standards of performance
- Implement tests with precision, employing advanced tools such as VectorCast for efficient automated testing
- Adhere to and implement A-Spice processes, maintaining compliance with industry standards and best practices
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze and effectively manage change requests from customers, ensuring a responsive and customer-centric approach

**Other responsibilities**:

- Play an active and collaborative role within an Agile team setup, fostering a dynamic and responsive development environment
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize HIL activities, ensuring comprehensive software validation in real-world scenarios

**Qualifications** Required experience and education**:

- At least 3 years of experience with embedded software and software validation in the automotive field
- Master’s degree in computer science

**Your Must Haves**:

- Experience with validating and testing of AUTOSAR software components
- Knowledge of vehicle diagnosis (UDS, OBD, etc.)
- Experience with vector tool chain (VectorVCast, VTSuite, etc)
- Proficiency with one or more of the automotive buses (CAN, CAN-FD, FlexRay, LIN, etc.)
- Experience in root cause analysis
- Creative problem-solving skills
- Strong command of verbal and written English, allowing for clear articulation of ideas, concepts, thoughts, and complex information
- Proficient in technical writing, translating complex concepts into clear and concise documentation
- Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration skills with teams of different disciplines
- Autonomy to manage technical tasks
- Ability to adapt quickly to a fast-changing environment

**Your Nice-to-Haves**:

- Experience with safety and cybersecurity standard
- German verbal communication skills

**Additional Information** You can expect**:

- Value Sharing Bonus
- Transportation Bonus
- Health insurance payment plan
- Contribution to canteen meals
- 25 vacation days per year + 12 days Reduction of working time (RTT)
- Company social events
- Friendly, international and diverse culture
- Hybrid work policy (2 days remote possible) and flexible working time during the day

No travel requirements for this position.