Job Description

Title: HIL ENIGNEER

Location: Palo Alto, CA | Onsite

Duration: 6-12+ Months

Job Description

• Wants them to have direct domain experience in one of the following. That is where we have missed. We are sending HIL Engineers but not with the direct domain experience
• Low Voltage Systems (highest priority)
• Body control
• Power distribution (e.g., electronic fuses)
• Motion Controls / Vehicle Dynamics
• Thermal Systems
• Zone Architecture environments
• leading automotive engineering organization is expanding its Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) validation capability and is actively seeking experienced HIL Engineers to support the buildout of multiple new systems.
• This role requires hands-on ownership of HIL environments, from initial setup through system integration and validation. The ideal candidate brings deep, practical experience and can immediately contribute in a fast-paced, highly technical environment.
• This is not an entry-level or general test role-we are specifically looking for engineers who have built or stood up HIL systems from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy HIL systems from scratch
• Translate system requirements into test plans and validation strategies

Perform electrical integration, including:

• Wiring schematics
• ECU I/O mapping

Configure and integrate vehicle communication interfaces:

• CAN, LIN, Ethernet
• Develop and maintain MATLAB / Simulink models
• Execute test development, automation, and debugging
• Support system-level validation and issue triage
• Collaborate across systems, controls, and hardware teams

Required Qualifications (Must Have)

• 4 5+ years of HIL engineering experience
• Demonstrated experience building or standing up a HIL system from scratch
• Strong hands-on experience with:
• dSPACE (required)
• Experience working in system-level validation environments

Technical Environment

Core Tools

• dSPACE (required)
• Vector tools (CANoe, CANalyzer preferred)
• Modeling
• MATLAB / Simulink
• Interfaces
• CAN
• LIN
• Ethernet

Preferred Experience Areas

• Candidates may come from various domains, but strongest alignment includes:
• Low Voltage Systems (high priority)
• Body control
• Power distribution (e.g., electronic fuses)
• Vehicle Motion Controls / Dynamics
• Thermal Systems
• Zone Architecture

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with vehicle diagnostics
• Prior role/title as a HIL Engineer
• Background in highly hands-on programs such as:

• Automotive research or prototype programs
• Competitive engineering teams (Formula SAE, etc.)

What Success Looks Like

• Strong candidates can clearly explain:

• A HIL system they have built or owned end-to-end

Including:

• Requirements gathering
• Test planning
• Electrical integration (wiring, I/O mapping)
• System architecture decisions
• Modeling approach (MATLAB/Simulink)
• Execution and validation strategy
• Candidates lacking this depth of ownership will not be a fit.

Additional Details

• High urgency-candidates must be able to ramp quickly
• Opportunity to support multiple system builds with potential for ongoing work
• Exposure to next-generation vehicle architectures and validation environments

Best regards,

Lavesh Kumar

| Sr. Technical Recruiter

STELLENT IT A Nationally Recognized Minority
Certified Enterprise

Phone: +1 4073580989

Email: lavesh@stellentit.com

Hangouts: lavesh@stellentit.com

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