Hardware In The Loop Engineer

Altair Engineering - Troy, MI

Full-time - Mid Level

Troy, MI

1,001-5,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Hardware in the Loop (HiL) Engineer plays a crucial role in supporting product development and system integration processes by developing automated test methods, implementing tests using HiL equipment, and ensuring thorough documentation and reporting. This position requires collaboration with various stakeholders to understand vehicle functions and design effective test strategies for early defect identification and resolution.

Responsibilities

• Support product development and system integration processes by developing automated test methods.
• Implement tests using Hardware in the Loop equipment.
• Document and review execution reports, reporting incidents, and tracking software updates.
• Manage the test project for assigned features and programs, including integration, scope, time, communications, and risk.
• Analyze requirements, vehicle components electrical schematics, functional specifications, and FMEA documentation.
• Design, maintain, and execute test procedures in alignment with test design guidelines and strategy.
• Implement and validate test environment, automation, and vehicle variant management solutions.
• Analyze test execution results to generate reports, document incidents, and drive them to resolution.
• Troubleshoot vehicle systems and test environment functionality to minimize false positive incident reports.
• Implement continuous improvement strategies for test design, management, and execution processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent.
• 2 Years of experience testing Global diagnostics part -1 or Part -2 specification experience.
• 2 Years of experience in validation support of dSPACE or NI HIL simulators hardware.
• 2 Years of experience in dSPACE control and automation desk software.
• 2 Years of experience in test automation and scripting development.
• 2 Years of experience in distributed feature testing experience.
• 2 Years of experience in ADAS/DAT feature testing support.
• 2 Years of experience using Scaled Agile Framework SAFE implementing agile practices and setting up SW development workflows at an enterprise scale.
• Functional understanding of ASPICE SW development process and ISO26262 functional safety standard.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's Degree in Engineering or related field.
• Experience in development and execution of functional test procedures within a software or vehicle testing organization.
• Experience in bench testing of distributed electrical systems including bench functional integration, test execution, measuring and instrumentation, incident reporting and root cause analysis.
• Experience with development and verification of embedded software using hardware in the loop equipment and software.
• Experience in Diagnostics Engineering tools and software downloads.
• Experience in End-of-Line (EOL) validation support or ECU diagnostics testing.
• Experience in implementing software configuration management.
• Experience in software development with compiled and interpreted languages including C, Python, visual basic and Matlab.
• Experience in embedded controller networks (CAN, LIN) and the use of ECU diagnostic and network communication tools.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Benefit Package
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Discounts
• Free training on all Altair products