HIL System Engineer

Ford • Dearborn, MI

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.
In this position...
The Hardware in the Loop (HiL) Engineer supports the product development and system integration processes by developing test procedures for automated execution, implementing tests using Hardware in the Loop equipment, documenting and reviewing execution reports, reporting incidents/bugs, and tracking software updates to fix issues.
This role requires close collaboration with feature owners, engineering, and suppliers to develop a strong understanding of the vehicle functions and implement appropriate test design strategies for early identification of defects and to provide evidence of defect elimination.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
• 5+ Years of experience in automotive software development or validations.
• 5+ Years of experience in software development life cycle - CMMI and agile process experience.
• 5+ Years of experience utilizing software testing or quality assurance methodologies
• 3+ Years of experience in validation support of dSPACE or NI HIL simulators
• 3+ Years of experience in dSPACE control and automation desk software.
• 3+ 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.

Nice To Haves

• Functional understanding of ASPICE SW development process and ISO26262 functional safety standard.
• 3+ Years of experience in distributed feature testing experience

Responsibilities

• Single point of contact for the test organization and the feature owner, engineering team, and supplier
• Manage the test project for the assigned features including integration/definition, scope/coverage, time, communications, and risk
• Develop/expand testing scope
• Support the tradeoff analysis of test requirements vs test environment capabilities to define test scope and instrumentation strategies
• Analyze requirements, vehicle components electrical schematics, functional specifications, and DFMEA documentation
• Design, maintain and execute test procedures in alignment with test design guidelines and strategy
• Document test environment, automation, and vehicle variant management requirements
• Implement and validate test environment, automation, and vehicle variant management solutions
• Develop test procedures to validate the test environment (intake tests)
• 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
• Document bugs

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees