Hiring: Validation Engineer, Electrical Company: Blue Bird Corporation Location: Fort Valley, GA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-13 11:44:25 Target Skills & Keywords : AutoCAD, Cargo, MATLAB, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Project Management, Python, Regulatory Compliance, SolidWorks About the job Experience: •Operational familiarity with state, federal, and Canadian regulations affecting school buses •Demonstrated capacity to anticipate and understand customer needs and provide guidance •Excellent interpersonal and customer relationship skills to handle difficult and sensitive matters. •Strong project management skills. Exposure to difficult or complex projects a plus. •Effective communication and ability to communicate complex details in a clear manner. Required Skills: •In this position, you will act as a catalyst for innovation. You will identify opportunities to modernize our methodologies, upgrade our testing facilities. and develop persuasive business cases justifying the acquisition of cutting-edge equipment to help us achieve our goal of becoming an industry-leading validation team. •Own, supplement, and execute testing prescribed within each system DVP&R in collaboration with design counterparts, strictly adhering to program phase deadlines •Perform and manage development, validation, and regulatory compliance testing utilizing internal assets or external laboratories to support product development goals •Validate powertrain systems with a focus on EV battery integration, thermal management, and power distribution •Instrument mock-ups, sub-systems, and full vehicles with data acquisition equipment to collect mechanical, electrical, aerodynamic, and thermal data •Post-process raw test data to provide actionable design recommendations and root-cause solutions documenting findings within a comprehensive report •Actively participate in simulation activities, ensuring that test and analysis boundary conditions are aligned to improve correlation •Relentlessly pursuing optimization in methodologies, technologies, and workflows, and product to improve safety, quality, reliability, cost, and timing Qualifications: •Currently valid commercial driver’s license (CDL) •Master’s degree in an engineering field Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!