OBD and Safety Diagnostic Calibration Engineer

Position Title: OBD and Safety Diagnostic Calibration Engineer



Location: Chelsea, MI (Onsite)



Pay Rate: $38 $44 per hour

About The AES Group:

For over 20 years, The AES Group has been a trusted technology staffing and services partner to some of the world's most innovative enterprises. We bring businesses and talent together to deliver impactful cloud, data, AI, and digital solutions that transform organizations and create lasting value.

At AES, we believe partnerships are the cornerstone of sustainable growth. By forging strategic alliances with IT staffing firms, MSPs and government prime contractors, we amplify our reach, deliver greater value to clients and accelerate innovation. Our success is built on collaboration, trust, and a shared commitment to solving complex workforce challenges together.







Job Description:

• Calibrate diagnostics to ensure failure mode detection while at the same time minimizes the risk of false pass and false fail.
• Validate the diagnostic software strategy: shorted high, shorted low, open circuit, rationality, functionality, for LV1 and LV2.
• Write software change requests to improve diagnostic strategies or reduce warranty as necessary.
• Support VRT Engineer to resolve issues related to Torque Security diagnostic performance in vehicle testing.
• Support VRT engineer as needed in the development of new test procedures for fully electrical vehicles.
• Reviews VRT test results with VRT engineer to ensure correct DTC is set as well as MIL and MIL settings.
• Perform DTC validation to ensure the MIL and/or ETC lamps is on as expected.
• Perform DTC validation and confirm the correct vehicle reaction and limp home occurs to ensure the vehicle behaves in a safe manner.
• Validate calibrations according to the DVP&R.
• Review engine scan data with PTSR Reliability Engineers to develop action plans to identify root cause of System Reliability, Durability and 3/36 fleet issues.
• Coordinate fleet issue response.

Key Responsibilities:

• Development and implementation of diagnostic requirement for Powertrain components (Engine, Transmission, Electrified and Hybrid Powertrain, etc.) and ensure compliance with CARB regulations.
• Receive high level functional and technical safety requirements from Powertrain SDO team, Develop Functional and Technical Safety concepts and architectures to ensure compliance withISO26262 Support in implementation of these for each Powertrain components.
• Support After Sales team with inputs for creation/review of the Diagnostic Synthesis Table (DST)/Technical Specification Document (TSD) for MAKE/BUY components.

Mandatory skills:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical or controls engineering
• Computer Information, or other suitable degree Engineering degree from a university.
• Good multi-tasking ability, organized
• Experience with cross regional teams
• Driver's license in region for vehicle testing
• Experience in Powertrain development with domain knowledge in either Conventional or electrified powertrain.
• Experience in developing diagnostic requirements and software implementation in line with OBD II regulations.
• Good understanding of DTC proposal requirements, MiL and other warning lamp requirements, AECD requirements.
• Experience in Functional Safety development and knowledge of ISO 26262. Experience in reviewing HARA, creating FSC and TSC, ASIL requirements and decomposition. Experience in FMEA, FMEDA and FTA.
• Knowledge of SAE standards like SAE J1979, SAE J2012, SAE J1968, ISO26262.
• Experience in various CAN communication protocols and usage of tools like CANalyzer, etc.
• Experience with calibration tools like INCA and MDA.
• Experience in HiL validation.
• High level of proficiency in English (speaking, reading, writing)