Automotive XiL Test Systems Engineer (HIL/HiL)

PAE Government Services Inc.; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

401(k) retirement plan matching

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

Amentum seeks engineers to develop and operate advanced dynamometer test systems with HIL, ViL, and EiL capabilities for vehicle development. You will integrate dSPACE, NI HIL, and CarMaker into end-to-end test environments to simulate driving conditions and calibrations.

The role requires hands-on experience with MATLAB/Simulink, vehicle networks, and scripting to automate tests, analyze results, and support validation activities across EV, hybrid, and ICE platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or computer science is required.
• 1+ years of experience with real-time HIL systems (dSPACE or similar).
• 1+ years of experience with MATLAB and Simulink.
• 1+ years of experience with vehicle networks and related tools (Vector/Intrepid).
• Relevant internships or projects count as experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and use simulation capabilities to test vehicle systems and calibrations on dynamometer systems.
• Integrate tools like dSPACE, NI HIL, TraceTronic ECU-TEST, ATI Vision, IPG CarMaker into system-level test environments.
• Design test automation strategies and scripts to support calibration, verification, and validation.
• Develop post-processing tools to assess test validity and identify model, simulation, or control changes needed.

Skills

Python

C++

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science

Tools

dSPACE

MATLAB/Simulink

TraceTronic ECU-TEST

IPG CarMaker

CAN/EtherCAT/Modbus/UDP/TCP

Job description

Amentum seeks engineers to develop and operate advanced dynamometer test systems with HIL, ViL, and EiL capabilities for vehicle development. You will integrate dSPACE, NI HIL, and CarMaker into end-to-end test environments to simulate driving conditions and calibrations.

The role requires hands-on experience with MATLAB/Simulink, vehicle networks, and scripting to automate tests, analyze results, and support validation activities across EV, hybrid, and ICE platforms.