Hardware Validation Engineer

Location: Bengaluru

Experience: 2-6 years

Employment type: Full-time

About Bytebeam

Bytebeam builds the hardware and software stack behind smart connected vehicles. The team works across the full embedded journey, from schematic and PCB bring-up to interface integration, device behavior in the field, and long-term reliability.

Role Overview

Bytebeam is hiring a Hardware Validation Engineer to own validation for connected-vehicle and telematics-class devices and make sure they work reliably in the real world.

The scope goes beyond bench testing. This role covers functional validation, compliance-oriented validation, reliability and aging, and real-world abuse-case testing across devices that interact with vehicle networks, cloud workflows, and field deployments.

What You'll Do

1) Functional Validation

Build and execute end-to-end functional test plans for telematics and connected devices.
Validate power-up and power-down behavior, boot stability, sensor and I/O behavior, communications, logging, OTA readiness, and field scenarios.
Verify device behavior against backend workflows such as health reporting, alerts, diagnostics, and update flows.
Build automation where it adds leverage, including Python scripts, test jigs, CAN or serial automation, log parsers, and dashboards.
Own requirements-to-test traceability, DVP&R structure, and clear validation reporting.

2) Standards and Compliance Validation

Drive validation for AIS-140 related vehicle-tracking and emergency-behavior requirements.
Verify emergency-flow behavior, backend connectivity, and location-performance expectations.
Plan and execute tests around electrical transients and protection scenarios such as load dump, cranking, jump start, and reverse polarity.
Track evolving compliance expectations in the telematics ecosystem.
Work with external labs and certification partners, prepare evidence packs, and close observations.

3) Reliability, Aging, and Warranty-Life Validation

Create reliability validation plans and execute environmental and lifetime stress testing.
Run or coordinate tests covering thermal cycling, thermal shock, vibration, humidity, corrosion, dust and water ingress, connector durability, and backup-battery aging.
Define test-to-life and warranty-correlation approaches.
Lead failure investigations and drive corrective actions with hardware, firmware, mechanical, and manufacturing teams.

4) Real-World Use-Case and Abuse-Case Validation

Validate that the device survives and fails safely under field-like conditions.
Cover cases such as intermittent power, brownouts, noisy supply, partial connector insertion, ESD events, I/O faults, antenna faults, weak GNSS conditions, network drops, and tamper attempts.
Account for installation variance across vehicles, harness lengths, and grounding quality.

Deliverables You'll Own

DVP&R and validation master plans
RTM, test procedures, and pass/fail criteria
Bench and vehicle test setups, including fixtures, scripts, and instrumentation plans
Validation reports with failure analysis and corrective-action tracking
Release-readiness inputs including DV exit status, known issues, and risk assessment

Must-Have Skills

Hands-on hardware validation experience across power, communications, debugging, and instrumentation
Strong comfort with lab tools such as oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, electronic loads, and logic analyzers
Familiarity with at least one deeper validation tool stack such as CAN tools, serial tools, or DAQ systems
Strong testing discipline around coverage, corner cases, repeatability, traceability, and data-driven conclusions
Ability to root-cause failures and work closely with engineering and manufacturing teams
Familiarity with telematics-domain behavior including GNSS or NavIC, LTE or cellular behavior, vehicle power conditions, and CAN, OBD, or UDS

Good-to-Have

Experience in compliance or reliability-focused roles that involve structured test planning, execution coordination, and report preparation
Lab automation using Python
Exposure to manufacturing test support, ESS, HALT, or supplier-validation work

Hardware Validation Engineer - Automotive Telematics