Job Description

HIL Engineer Automotive

Job Title: HIL Engineer

Location: Palo Alto, CA 5 Days Onsite

Work Arrangement: Onsite Local Candidates Only

Employment Type: W2

Visa: Visa Independent

Client: Ford

Interview: Video Interview

Position Overview

A leading automotive engineering organization is expanding its Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) validation capability and is seeking experienced HIL Engineers to support the development, integration, and validation of multiple new HIL systems.

The ideal candidate will have 4 5+ years of hands-on HIL engineering experience and demonstrated experience building or standing up HIL systems from the ground up .

Candidates must also have direct domain experience in at least one of the following areas:

• Low Voltage Systems Highest Priority

• Body Control Systems

• Power Distribution / Electronic Fuses

• Motion Controls / Vehicle Dynamics

• Thermal Systems

• Zone Architecture

This is not an entry-level or general testing role . Candidates should be able to demonstrate ownership of a HIL system from requirements gathering and electrical integration through modeling, test development, execution, and validation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, integrate, and deploy HIL systems from scratch.

• Own HIL environments from initial setup through system integration and validation.

• Translate system requirements into test plans, test cases, and validation strategies.

• Perform electrical integration, including wiring schematics and ECU I/O mapping.

• Configure and integrate vehicle communication interfaces including CAN, LIN, and Ethernet.

• Develop and maintain MATLAB/Simulink plant and system models.

• Develop, automate, execute, and debug HIL test cases.

• Perform system-level validation and issue triage.

• Analyze test failures and collaborate with controls, systems, hardware, and software engineering teams.

• Troubleshoot hardware, software, communication, and integration issues within HIL environments.

• Support multiple HIL system builds and deployments.

Required Qualifications

• 4 5+ years of professional HIL engineering experience.

• Demonstrated experience building or standing up a HIL system from scratch .

• Strong hands-on experience with dSPACE Required .

• Experience with system-level validation and integration.

• Strong understanding of ECU I/O mapping and electrical integration.

• Hands-on experience with CAN, LIN, and Ethernet communication protocols.

• Strong experience with MATLAB/Simulink .

• Experience developing and executing automated test cases.

• Strong automotive systems and vehicle architecture knowledge.

• Ability to troubleshoot and debug complex HIL environments.

• Ability to work 5 days onsite in Palo Alto, CA .

Preferred Domain Experience

Direct experience in at least one of the following areas is strongly preferred:

• Low Voltage Systems Highest Priority

• Body Control

• Power Distribution / Electronic Fuses

• Vehicle Motion Controls / Vehicle Dynamics

• Thermal Systems

• Zone Architecture

Preferred Technical Skills

• Vector CANoe

• Vector CANalyzer

• Automotive diagnostics

• ECU validation

• Vehicle communication networks

• HIL test automation

• System integration and validation

• MATLAB/Simulink modeling

Additional Preferred Experience

• Previous experience working as a HIL Engineer .

• Automotive research or prototype programs.

• Highly hands-on engineering programs.

• Formula SAE or competitive engineering team experience.

• Next-generation vehicle architectures.

• Vehicle diagnostics and ECU communication.

What We Are Looking For

Strong candidates should be able to clearly explain a HIL system they personally built or owned end-to-end , including:

• Requirements gathering

• HIL system architecture

• Test planning and validation strategy

• Electrical integration

• Wiring and ECU I/O mapping

• Communication interface configuration

• MATLAB/Simulink modeling

• Test automation

• System integration

• Test execution and debugging

• Validation and issue resolution

Candidates without hands-on experience building or owning HIL systems from the ground up will not be considered.

Work Location

• Palo Alto, CA

• 5 Days Onsite

• Local Candidates Only

• W2 Position

• Visa Independent

• Video Interview

Job Tags

Local area

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