Senior HIL Validation Engineer

ALTEN Technology USA•Livermore, CA

42d•$115,000 - $125,000

About The Position

We are looking for a Senior HIL Validation Engineer to join our Validation group. The Senior HIL Validation Engineer will be guided by technical requirements to conduct complex system and vehicle level design verification (DV) and production validation (PV) tests to confirm achievement of these requirements within established program timelines. The role also provides opportunities, with the creation of tools and processes, for traceability of DFMEA to DVP&R to final reports.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
Minimum 5 years of experience within the Engineering industry
Experience in automotive and/or heavy-duty vehicle system benches and software development
Expertise with open and closed loop control systems for sensors, actuators, body controllers, and ECUs, including proficiency in CAN-Bus, LIN, and Ethernet communication protocols.
Proficiency in MATLAB, Simulink, and Stateflow.
Operating knowledge of various programming languages, and vehicle serial data protocols. SAE J1939, SAE J3117, IEEE 802.3bw/bp
Prior experience with the integrating controls systems with low and high voltage automotive environments
Strong, hands-on experience in troubleshooting, product assembly, prototyping, testing, and validation
Experience working with major component suppliers, engineering service suppliers, testing suppliers, design and validation engineering
High operating knowledge of industry standards such as FMVSS, NHTSA, DOT, NFPA, SAE, and NEC.
Operational knowledge of ADA, APTA Bus Procurement Guidelines, NFPA
Experience with “hands-on” troubleshooting, product assembly, prototyping, testing, and validation activities (on site and at remote locations)

Responsibilities

Own the process of Hardware in the Loop (HIL) development activities, including commissioning the bench, facilitating software delivery schedules, test planning and automation development and execution.
Work with stakeholders to scope facility, equipment needs for bench build and system integration tests.
Lead test automation strategy, develop scripts using (MATLAB, Python, CANoe, VeriStand, etc.) to perform and execute automated testing.
Optimize the systems, tools, processes, and infrastructure to ensure that bench(es) are properly prioritized and built correctly and on schedule, test cases and procedures are properly documented and conducted according to software release schedules.
Work with integration engineers to design and build test benches to test high voltage and low voltage systems
Work with the relevant engineers to meet diagnostic coverage requirements
Run testing with native hardware to exercise software to edge case requirements on systems benches, document and report test results, follow through with non-conformances
Troubleshoot Systems/ECUs using lab and measurement equipment including power supplies, oscilloscopes, multimeters as well as tools such as Vector CANoe, CANalyzer, CANape and NI Tools etc.
Coordinate with test engineers and perform system level testing, document non conformances using TIR process and work closely with Engineering to resolve issues.
Report on programmatic metrics, risk assessments and corrective actions relating to testing and software development to Leadership