Lead Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Automation Engineer
As the Lead HIL Automation Engineer, you will:
- Align with various hardware team stakeholders on HIL test planning activities
- Analyze requirements, develop and maintain test/simulation environments
- Help to define and develop HIL test cases based on component and system requirements
- Collaborate with software, hardware and test engineers to troubleshoot integration issues
- Develop and integrate software modules and tools to support existing HIL architecture and software framework
- Define, implement, and maintain scalable, modular, and reusable code
- Produce maintainable, well-documented, and readable code
- Ensure accurate HIL test data is collected and stored,
- Reviewing and recommending HIL hardware specifications
- Adheres and contributes to the Software Test group’s development process and best practices
The candidate for this role must exhibit technical leadership capabilities and work openly and collaboratively with others throughout the Hyperloop One organization. They must be a motivated self-starter who is capable of creating and executing detailed projects when given a high-level vision. They must be able to contribute to the creation of and adherence to strict testing processes and procedures.
- 4+ years of relevant experience in software development and testing
- 2+ years developing verification systems for HIL testing
- Experience with low-level and high-level programming languages (C/C++ and Python preferred)
- Understand advanced concepts relating to RS-232/422/485, TCP, UDP, GPIB, CAN, LIN, EtherCAT and other common communication protocols and standards
- Experience with distributed acquisition and control applications
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to adapt new tools and languages as needed
- Understand advanced concepts relating to analog and digital acquisition and signal conditioning
- Developing real-time software applications using LabVIEW
- Using the NI RIO and PXI platform.
- LabVIEW Real-Time and FPGA Modules
- Test automation using NI TestStand
- Developing real-time HIL test applications using NI VeriStand
- Implementing DDS (Data Distribution Service) connectivity framework for real-time systems
- Matlab/Simulink
- Issue tracking systems such as JIRA
- DOORS for requirements tracking
- Working under a regulated industry with reporting requirements
- Database integration
- Microsoft Sharepoint