HIL Engineer (Automotive)

About this role

Responsibilities

• As a HIL Engineer, you will work at the forefront of software testing within verification and validation for leading automotive partners.
• In this role you will play a key role in:
• Design, implement, optimize, and maintain HIL test environments, including both existing systems and the development of new HIL rigs
• Lead technical decisions, define HIL architecture, drive best practices, and contribute to test strategy development
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate software components and support customer interactions, technical discussions, and requirement clarification
• Conduct verification and validation testing, including regression testing, while ensuring performance of software and hardware systems
• Analyze and troubleshoot complex issues, improve system reliability, and drive automation of test cases and HIL workflows
• Your profile
• Master’s degree in Engineering (Electronics, Mechatronics, Mechanics, Software) or equivalent experience, with at least 7 years in HIL or SIL test environment development
• Strong hands-on experience with HIL tools such as dSPACE, National Instruments, or Vector (CANoe, CANape, VTESTstudio), along with programming in Python, C++, C#, or CAPL
• Solid knowledge of automotive communication protocols (CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet, UDS) as well as diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) and requirements handling
• Proven ability to work independently and take ownership of design, maintenance, upgrades,