Senior HIL Simulation & Validation Engineer

GM of Canada Company; Markham; On-site; CAD 115,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Healthcare benefits

Life insurance

Pension plan matching

GM Vehicle Purchase Plan

Job summary

General Motors Canada Technical Center in Markham/Oshawa seeks a Senior HIL Specialist to lead the development, integration, and validation of real-time HIL environments for lighting and low-voltage power systems. You will work with ECUs, models, sensors, and bench hardware on dSPACE platforms to ensure safe, reliable test benches.

The role requires 8+ years in HIL, strong MATLAB/Simulink and dSPACE experience, and the ability to mentor engineers while driving continuous improvement in lab

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Aerospace Engineering or related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience with dSPACE HIL platforms and tools (SCALEXIO, ControlDesk).
• 8+ years of experience using MATLAB/Simulink for real-time simulation.
• Experience integrating ECUs, models, and test equipment into closed-loop HIL benches.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end HIL solutions for automotive lighting, visibility, and low-voltage power systems from requirements to validation.
• Develop and integrate real-time plant and environment models for lighting, visibility, sensing, and actuation.
• Integrate and validate real-time models, ECUs, loads, sensors, and hardware on dSPACE platforms.
• Develop CAN, LIN, Ethernet, and UART communication models.
• Lead complex HIL investigations and mentor bench users.

Skills

HIL platforms

dSPACE SCALEXIO

MATLAB/Simulink

CAN

LIN

Ethernet

ETAS INCA

Vector CANoe

Lauterbach TRACE32

Python

C/C++

test automation

requirements management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Mechatronics/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

General Motors Canada Technical Center in Markham/Oshawa seeks a Senior HIL Specialist to lead the development, integration, and validation of real-time HIL environments for lighting and low-voltage power systems. You will work with ECUs, models, sensors, and bench hardware on dSPACE platforms to ensure safe, reliable test benches.

The role requires 8+ years in HIL, strong MATLAB/Simulink and dSPACE experience, and the ability to mentor engineers while driving continuous improvement in lab