System Validation lead Engineer BRAIN IX

The System Validation Lead Engineer will plan and lead all system testing activities, including verification, validation, and integration for in-cabin camera and radar systems. This role involves defining optimal test strategies, managing schedules, and ensuring high-quality deliverables by project milestones. The lead will manage sub-project teams, deliver V&V reports, develop validation strategies for performance requirements, and oversee functional safety compliant test environments, while collaborating with project management and other technical managers.

Must Have

• Business-level Japanese proficiency
• Business-level English proficiency

Good to Have

• Experience in developing ADAS, Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS), or Occupant Monitoring Systems (OMS)
• Deep knowledge of in-cabin sensing technologies (camera and/or radar sensors)
• Knowledge of fundamental principles of image processing, computer vision, or radar signal processing, and methods for verifying and validating perception systems
• Knowledge of embedded systems, software architecture, and system integration
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to deeply understand complex challenges and stakeholder expectations
• Experience in management, including planning, progress tracking, and priority-based control
• Deep knowledge of automotive process models (e.g., Automotive SPICE), particularly in the verification and validation process areas (SYS.4, SYS.5)
• Experience in risk management and risk-based testing
• Knowledge of automotive standards and regulations related to in-cabin sensing (e.g., Euro NCAP, GTR)

Perks & Benefits

• One of the largest-scale projects within Valeo.
• A global project covering the full scope of ADAS functions and Automotive Interior Electronics.

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

Products: In-cabin camera and radar systems (e.g., Driver Monitoring Systems, Occupant Monitoring Systems)

Mission

• Plan and lead all system testing activities, including system verification & validation (V&V) and system integration.
• Define optimal test strategies (what to test, how to test, and to what extent) to ensure that all system functions are properly evaluated.
• Manage test schedules and ensure deliverables are completed with a high level of quality by project milestones.
• Lead system validation sub-projects and ensure project success by meeting Quality, Cost, and Timing (QCT) targets.

Responsibilities

1) Technical Project Management

• Define, plan, and execute the overall strategy for system integration, verification, and validation (V&V), including planning and cost estimation, and obtain approval from the System Project Manager and management.
• Manage system validation sub-project teams and deliver V&V reports in a timely manner, consolidating test results from SIL, HIL, and vehicle-level testing.
• Develop and execute validation strategies that meet camera- and radar-specific performance requirements (e.g., detection accuracy, robustness, Euro NCAP standards).
• Manage System Test Leads and System Integration Test Leads.
• Establish and manage test environments compliant with functional safety requirements.
• Manage the validation budget.
• Monitor test progress against the schedule, ensure customer deadlines are met, and proactively identify and communicate risks of delays.

2) Collaboration Within the Team

• Work closely with the project management team to consistently manage schedules, deliverables, costs, and quality under a unified approach.
• Based on FMEA, analyze camera- and radar-specific failure modes (e.g., sensor blockage, missed detection, false positives) and propose appropriate verification and validation methods.
• Collaborate with other project TPMs (Technical Project Managers) to evaluate internal and external change requests and flexibly revise validation plans and costs as needed.

3) Reporting and Customer Communication

• Report overall system validation status and performance KPIs to the System Project Manager.
• Communicate with customers regarding system validation activities, including agreement on performance KPIs, explanation of test strategies, and planning and execution of joint tests.
• Escalate issues such as shortages of test resources or facilities, budget constraints, or schedule delays to management in a timely manner, together with proposed countermeasures.

Business Travel

• Approximately once per week (day trips) to Tsukuba
• Some system testing is conducted in Tsukuba.

Attractiveness of this position

• One of the largest-scale projects within Valeo.
• A global project covering the full scope of ADAS functions and Automotive Interior Electronics.

Additional Information

• Salary: JPY 8.5M
• Negotiable depending on skills and experience.
• Team size: Approximately 5-10 members

Required

• Extensive validation experience in the automotive industry (3+ years)
• Experience in developing camera products or ADAS-related systems
• Japanese: Business-level proficiency
• English: Business-level proficiency

Preferred

• Experience in developing ADAS, Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS), or Occupant Monitoring Systems (OMS)
• Deep knowledge of in-cabin sensing technologies (camera and/or radar sensors)
• Knowledge of fundamental principles of image processing, computer vision, or radar signal processing, and methods for verifying and validating perception systems
• Knowledge of embedded systems, software architecture, and system integration
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to deeply understand complex challenges and stakeholder expectations
• Experience in management, including planning, progress tracking, and priority-based control
• Deep knowledge of automotive process models (e.g., Automotive SPICE), particularly in the verification and validation process areas (SYS.4, SYS.5)
• Experience in risk management and risk-based testing
• Knowledge of automotive standards and regulations related to in-cabin sensing (e.g., Euro NCAP, GTR)