HIL Validation Engineer

ALTEN Technology USA•Auburn Hills, MI

15h

About The Position

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more. As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing. When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

Requirements

Knowledge of agile SCRUM methodology to support/develop the daily activities.
Knowledge of SW analysis tool for electronic control unit/network (CANalyzer - Vector, etc.).
Knowledge in model-based development with e.g. Matlab/Simulink.
Embedded software development background.
Familiarity of Automotive Product Development V-Cycle.
Analytical & interdisciplinary thinking, problem solving skills.
Self-motivated and drive for results.
Collaborative mindset.
Self-reliant, well-structured and organized working style.
Good communication skills and the ability to interface with internal stakeholders.
Good team working skills in an international environment.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.
Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.

Nice To Haves

Experience with HIL Hardware in the loop Simulator (dSPACE).
Experience with vehicle testing.
Experience working within an Agile development process
Desirable Knowledge on how to perform tests, in a simulator and/or on a vehicle, to validate the control system and vehicle interface of the Powertrain electronic control units and related components.
Have knowledge of functionalities implemented on HIL (Hardware In the Loop) bench for test of its function deployment.

Responsibilities

Design of test plans following Client requirements and documentation, with a subsystem focus on Propulsion electronic control units.
Test Cases (DVP&R) development for real and virtual environment.
Analysis of Client standards and technical documentation.
Bringing the technical expertise on its function to PSPV in technical analyze on PRS ECU, support and training of PSPV teams.
Analyze of PSPV technical issues and other questions related to its function on partner’s solicitation.
Bring its support to V&V (verification and validation).
Propose adapted training on its function to PSPV and worldwide EEPS validation teams.
Contribute to the PRS subsystem project validation plan elaboration during DVP review to ensure that necessary activities of its function has been correctly plan.
Specify the tests allowing the validation of PRS ECUs of its function in consistency with vehicle project development planning, subsystem validation strategy and PSPV technical policy.
Establish and keep up to date a planning of test specifications delivery of its function according to vehicle project planning.
Realize quality review of its test specifications and procedures.
Generate a Lessons Learned from technical issues missed by PSPV on its function and upgrade its technical repository.
Lead Lessons Learned actions related to its function’s technical repository.
Optimize the V&V technical repository of its function in a QCDP approach (decrease test number, vehicle need, ease validation means use…).