Job Description

Associate Engineer Validation

Description

Execution of functional tests for automotive plastic fuel tanks (refueling, volume characteristics, venting, environmental, ...) and Pentatonic Battery Housing (mechanical, environmental, ...). Analyze customers SOWs for automotive components and definition of DVP/PVP. Definition and execution of sample and prototype build up and data acquisition. Test planning and set up, coordination, execution, evaluation and documentation of validation and development tests for automotive products. Ordering and supervision of external test. Creation of generic test standards and specifications in alignment with internal core functions, customer and suppliers considering vDVP. Product validation against internal and external specifications. Evaluation and interpretation of test results and definition of counter measures. Creation professional test reports. Reporting test results to the customer. Calculation of test and validation costs. Show robustness of products over lifecycle of development plans. Drive the customers buy in to follow generic development and validation (generic DVP/PVP, vDVP, HALT, ...). Technical link between Kautex development teams, validation and the customer.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics Engineering (e.g., Electrical, Mechanical, Chemistry, Physics) from an accredited college or university. Testing and Validation Experience Professional experience in one of the following fields is preferred Data acquisition and measurement technology (LabView, Python,...)

Complex mechatronic systems, ideally Automotive

Statistical mathematics

Blow-/ Injection-/ Compression molding

Fluid dynamics

Thermodynamics

Fluid English required Willingness to travel (customer visits, test drives, supplier development, testing in plants, exchange with other validation teams, method and equipment development)

Recruiting Company:

Kautex

Primary Location:

CA-Ontario-Windsor

Job Function:

Engineering

Schedule:

Full-time

Job Level:

Individual Contributor

Job Type:

Entry Job

Shift:

First Shift

Job Posting:

10/31/2025, 5:39:29 AM

Job Number:

335595