Senior HIL Validation Engineer

We’re 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, 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.

ABOUT THE ROLE

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.

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL

• 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.

SCOPE OF THE ROLE

• Autonomy: Ability to work independently with review at critical points.
• Technically Minded: Apply industry practices and standards (NFPA, NEC, APTA, etc.) and provide input and advice to other staff members on industry practices and standards. Exhibit advanced wide-ranging experience, using in-depth professional knowledge, acumen, concepts and company objectives to develop, resolve complex models and procedures.
• Time Management: Work productively with all stakeholders to deliver projects on schedule and on budget.
• Communication: Collaborate and teach up, down and across the organization to help raise the skills and knowledge of the team. Adapt style to differing audiences and adept at persuasion on complex subjects.
• Complexity: Responsible for a certain set of DV/PV plans within the team. Work on problems of diverse, complex scope where analysis of information requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Devise solutions based on limited information and precedent and adapt existing approaches to resolve issues. Use evaluation, judgment, and interpretation to select the right course of action.
• Quality & Standards: Verification and validation documentation is comprehensive, traceable to requirements & objectives, and complete. Released test plans and reports are thorough, clear and concise, with a high attention to detail.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 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)

SALARY RANGE

• $115,000 - 125,000
• The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience

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