Testing and Validation Engineer – Connectors

About the role

Join Bosch Global Software Technologies as a Testing and Validation Engineer focused on connector systems. You will lead validation activities for new product development, change validation, and field issue replication, ensuring compliance with safety, customer, and industry standards.

Key responsibilities

• Own the connector validation domain across mechanical, electrical, and environmental tests.
• Define and execute validation plans aligned with product safety and industry standards (USCAR, IEC, ISO, JOEM).
• Conduct mechanical durability, retention force, insertion/extraction force, wear analysis, and mating cycle tests.
• Perform electrical tests such as contact resistance, insulation resistance, dielectric withstand voltage, and signal integrity.
• Run environmental tests including thermal shock, humidity, corrosion (salt spray), vibration, and IP‑rating ingress tests.
• Lead root‑cause analysis of validation failures using SEM, micro‑sectioning, FEA correlation, and other diagnostic tools.
• Manage internal test lab capabilities, equipment selection, and advanced measurement systems.
• Mentor junior engineers, lead cross‑functional design reviews, and promote Design for Reliability (DfR) practices.
• Author and enforce testing protocols, DVP&R documents, and lab SOPs.
• Serve as technical liaison with customers, certification bodies, and external labs.

Required profile

• Expert knowledge of connector technologies, failure modes, and reliability risks.
• Deep understanding of global testing standards (USCAR, IEC, ISO, JOEM).
• Strong analytical skills with experience in FMEA, 8D, RCA, and fish‑bone analysis.
• Proven leadership in cross‑functional and cross‑regional engineering teams.
• Excellent documentation, reporting, and stakeholder communication abilities.

Required skills

• LabVIEW and TestStand for test automation.
• Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and micro‑sectioning techniques.
• Finite Element Analysis (FEA) correlation.
• DVP&R creation and lab SOP management.
• Mechanical durability testing equipment.
• Electrical testing equipment for contact and insulation resistance.
• Environmental chamber operation (thermal shock, humidity, corrosion, vibration).
• Standards compliance: USCAR, IEC, ISO, JOEM.
• Reliability analysis tools: FMEA, 8D, RCA, fish‑bone.