HIL Development Engineer
Job in
Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan, 48124, USA
Listed on 2026-06-01
Listing for:
Ford
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-06-01
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Software Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Robotics
Job Description & How to Apply Below
We are seeking an experienced HIL Development Engineer to join our HIL simulation team. In this role, you will proactively collaborate with controls, systems, and simulation engineers to understand our HIL testing requirements and develop our future HIL simulation platforms. This is a hands-on position that requires experience with all aspects of HIL development, implementation, and automation. You will be an integral part of a team that is delivering solutions to increase the simulation capability and testing efficiency for Ford's research and advanced control development projects.
Responsibilities
- Innovate new virtual simulation solutions on HIL platforms to support research and development of advanced automotive control systems.
- Research and implement new process, methods and tools to increase the capability, automation, and efficiency of software simulation, build and test initiatives.
- Design and implement Python and Matlab based tools to automate the creation of dSPACE Scalexio HIL models
- Work closely with the simulation development team to increase the efficiency of the HIL model build pipeline
- Work closely with control system developers to create HIL test plans, validate operation of Control System software and hardware on HIL, process and analyze test data, and create test reports.
- Design, implement, validate, and document Matlab/Simulink models for interfacing to HIL system hardware and communication networks.
- Design, build, validate, and document HIL I/O circuits and wiring harnesses to interface HIL simulator to electronic control units and subsystem sensors and actuators.
- Design, implement, validate, and document test scripts, test automation, and user interfaces for HIL system.
- Maintain HIL system operation with updates to interface models, system hardware, user interfaces, and test automation as required.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering is required.
- 3+ years' experience developing hardware in the loop systems for testing embedded control systems is required
- 3+ years' experience developing or testing automotive electronic control systems is required
- Proficiency in Matlab/Simulink modeling and simulation of plant and control systems is required
- Demonstrated effective communication, documentation, and interpersonal skills in a team environment is required
- Demonstrated ability to manage and balance multiple tasks and timelines is required
- Master's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering is preferred.
- Experience delivering innovative solutions in a research-based environment is highly desired.
- Experience leading technical projects including workplan creation, progress tracking, and status reporting is highly desired.
- Hands-on experience with dSpace hardware-in-the-loop systems and Control Desk / Configuration Desk software is highly desired.
- Experience with the creation of automated HIL tools and methods utilizing dSPACE APIs is highly desired.
- Experience with the creation and execution of test plans, test scripts, and test automation and the generation of test reports is highly desired.
- Experience with CAN/LIN/Ethernet tools and testing is highly desired
- Experience with version control and process automation tools (Git Hub, Jenkins...) is desired
- Experience with high-level programming language (C, C++, Python, Matlab m-script) is desired
- Experience with Electrified or Connected vehicle development or testing is desired.
- Experience using other modeling and simulation software tools such as Amesim, Car Sim, or Car Maker is a plus.
As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a change maker, a technical expert, a culture builder...or
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