Valeo is a global automotive supplier and technology company headquartered in France, specializing in the design and production of components, integrated systems, and modules for the automotive industry. With a massive global workforce of over 100,000 employees across 29 countries, the company is a key player in driving innovations for CO2 reduction and autonomous driving technologies.

In Spain, Valeo maintains a robust presence with several production plants and major R&D centers, most notably in Martos, Madrid, and Barcelona. The company is a significant employer for international engineering talent, frequently offering VIE (International Volunteer in Enterprise) programs and roles that require collaboration across global teams, making it an attractive destination for professionals seeking a career in high-tech automotive manufacturing.

Founded in 1923 in Saint-Ouen, France, as a brake lining manufacturer, Valeo has evolved through decades of strategic acquisitions into a global leader in automotive technology. Today, it focuses on four main business groups: Comfort & Driving Assistance, Powertrain, Thermal Systems, and Visibility Systems.

For international professionals

Frequently offers VIE (International Volunteer in Enterprise) programs, which are ideal for young European professionals looking to relocate to Spain.
Operates a world-class R&D center in Martos (Jaén), which is a global hub for automotive lighting innovation.
English is commonly used as a working language within their R&D and project management departments.
Provides structured career paths with opportunities for internal mobility across its global network of over 180 production sites.

Test & Validation System Engineer

Valeo

This job was originally posted in Spanish and automatically translated to English. You'll most likely need Spanish to apply.

Job Description

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.

Why choose us?

The Valeo Group is one of the world's largest automotive suppliers, a company inspired by and focused on innovative products, development, and customer satisfaction. Working with us means handling the most advanced and sophisticated technologies.

Our Martos plant is one of the largest within our Visibility Systems Group responsible for the development and manufacture of Lighting and Electronics Products, with around 2,600 employees. From the latest adaptive lighting technologies to intuitive interior lighting solutions, as well as elegant and design-focused exterior lighting, Valeo constantly innovates to improve the comfort and safety of both drivers and passengers.

As a Test & Validation System Engineer at Valeo Martos, you will have the opportunity to work with the most powerful companies in the automotive sector, developing electronics within an international and multicultural environment.

Mission:

Responsible for the product functional testing and validation activities within the R&D team throughout the project cycle (from offer to final delivery). Your primary role is to define the IVV strategy, manage the configuration of test benches, and execute functional and mechatronic integration plans. Additionally, you will ensure system compliance with specifications and secure functional deliveries to the customer according to established milestones (FFV, EFV, AFV, and SSSR).

Your responsibilities:

- Define the product system test strategy based on customer specifications, Valeo standards, and risk analysis (PCA, PHA, DFMEA, novelty analysis).

- Analyze functional and system requirements and define the test strategy allocation.

- Define the functional test plan and support the test bench, script specification, and the development of necessary tools.

- In relation to the requirements assigned to the system validation scope, execute test case scripts on the test bench with the DUT and the vehicle test environment.

- Expand test coverage with robustness tests and end-user test cases.

- Perform the execution of the test plan and report test case results in a compliance matrix.

- Ensure that validation conditions and planning feasibility align with project commitments.

- Ensure the archiving of reports in TMT and PLM.

- Contribute to the review of the Functional RD Validation métier checklist.

Desired knowledge and experience:

Degree in Engineering (Systems Engineering, general technical engineering knowledge: embedded electronics, software, optical systems, mechanics).
Experience: 3 to 5 years: embedded product testing (functional and environmental).
Qualification: Initial development experience in product/system integration/testing/validation.
Knowledge: Diag On Can /UDS /Requirements Management/Test case script editing.
Proficiency in Doors - VtestStudio - Teststand - LabWindows/CVI tools.
Proficiency in CAN/LIN networks and associated tools (CANoe, CANdela...).

If you do NOT meet all the requirements, don't worry, we still want to meet you!

Don't miss the opportunity to join us and take advantage of the benefits of being part of an international company that believes in ethics, transparency, training, professionalism, and teamwork. Is it you? We want to meet you!

Job:

Engineering Disciplines
Organization:
Test & Validation
Schedule:
Full time
Employee Status:
Regular
Job Type:
1000 - ORDINARIO INDEFINIDO TP COMPLETO
Job Posting Date:
2026-05-12
Join Us !
Being part of our team, you will join:
- one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
- a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
- more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
- a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development

More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com

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¿Por qué elegirnos?

El Grupo Valeo es uno de los mayores proveedores de automoción del mundo, una empresa inspirada y centrada en productos innovadores, el desarrollo y la satisfacción del cliente. Trabajar con nosotros significa manejar las tecnologías más avanzadas y sofisticadas.

Nuestra planta de Martos es una de las mayores dentro de nuestro Grupo de Sistemas de Visibilidad encargado del desarrollo y fabricación de Productos de Iluminación y Electrónica, con alrededor de 2.600 empleados. Desde las últimas tecnologías de iluminación adaptativa hasta soluciones intuitivas de iluminación interior, pasando por una iluminación exterior elegante y centrada en el diseño, Valeo innova constantemente para mejorar el confort y la seguridad tanto de los conductores como de los pasajeros.

Como Test & Validation System Engineeren Valeo Martos tendrás la oportunidad de trabajar con las empresas más potentes del sector del automóvil, en el desarrollo de la electrónica trabajando en un entorno internacional y multicultural.

Misión:

Encargado de las actividades de prueba y validación funcional del producto en el equipo de I+D durante todo el ciclo del proyecto (desde la oferta hasta la entrega final). Su función principal es definir la estrategia IVV, gestionar la configuración de bancos de prueba y ejecutar los planes de integración funcional y mecatrónica. Además, garantiza la conformidad del sistema frente a las especificaciones y asegura las entregas funcionales al cliente según los hitos establecidos (FFV, EFV, AFV y SSSR).

Sus responsabilidades:

- Define la estrategia de pruebas del sistema del producto basándose en las especificaciones del cliente y las normas de Valeo y en el análisis de riesgos (PCA, PHA, DFMEA, análisis de novedad).

- Analiza los requisitos funcionales y del sistema y define la asignación de la estrategia de pruebas.

- Define el plan de pruebas funcionales y apoya el banco de pruebas, la especificación de scripts y el desarrollo de las herramientas necesarias.

- En relación con los requisitos asignados al ámbito de la validación del sistema, ejecuta secuencias de comandos de casos de prueba en el banco de pruebas con el DUT y el entorno de pruebas del vehículo.

- Amplía la cobertura de las pruebas con algunas pruebas de robustez y casos de prueba de usuario final.

- Realiza la ejecución del plan de pruebas e informa de los resultados de los casos de prueba en una matriz de conformidad.

- Garantiza que las condiciones de validación y la viabilidad de la planificación se ajustan a los compromisos del proyecto.

- Asegura el archivo de informes en TMT y PLM.

- Contribuye a la revisión de la lista de comprobación del métier de Validación de RD Funcional.

Conocimientos y experiencia deseados:

Graduado en Ingeniería (Ingeniería de sistemas, conocimientos técnicos generales de ingeniería: electrónica embebida, software, sistema óptico, mecánica.
Experiencia: De 3 a 5 años: pruebas de productos embebidos (funcionales y medioambientales).
Cualificación: Primera experiencia de desarrollo en integración/pruebas/validación de productos/sistemas.
Conocimientos: Diag On Can /UDS /Gestión de requisitos/Edición de scripts de casos de prueba.
Dominio de las herramientas Doors - VtestStudio - Teststand - LabWindows/CVI.
Dominio de la red CAN/LIN y herramientas asociadas (CANoe, CANdela..).

Si NO cumples todos los requisitos, no te preocupes, ¡también queremos conocerte!