Functional Test Engineer — HIL

Zealogics.com; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Zealogics.com in San Diego is seeking a results-oriented HIL Test Engineer to design and execute hardware-in-the-loop test methodologies for our fully integrated bench. You will translate client requirements into test plans, run functional and regression tests, log defects, and define pass/fail criteria, coverage metrics, and KPIs for bench acceptance.

Collaborating with software engineers, you will help automate repeatable test suites and build comprehensive test evidence packs for weekly

Qualifications

• 4–6 years in functional / system / HIL testing of embedded or control systems.
• Experience with requirements-based testing, traceability tools (DOORS, Jira/Xray, Polarion) and defect lifecycle.
• Working knowledge of HIL environments (OPAL-RT, dSPACE, NI) and test automation frameworks.
• Ability to read control-system designs, electrical schematics and interface specs.
• Nice-to-have ISTQB, Python/Robot Framework, semiconductor equipment or industrial automation background.

Responsibilities

• Translate client requirements into HIL test plans, test cases and traceability matrices.
• Execute functional, regression and fault-injection tests on the bench; log, triage and track defects.
• Define pass/fail criteria, coverage metrics and KPIs for bench acceptance.
• Build test evidence packs and contribute to weekly progress reporting.
• Collaborate with software engineers to automate repeatable test suites.

Skills

HIL testing

Test automation

Requirements-based testing

Reading electrical schematics

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical/Mechatronics

Tools

DOORS

Jira/Xray

Polarion

OPAL-RT

dSPACE

NI

Job description

About the role

You will design and execute the hardware and software test methodology for the HIL bench: test plans, test cases, coverage, and results reporting that feed the "fully integrated bench" acceptance.

What you'll do

• Translate client requirements into HIL test plans, test cases and traceability matrices
• Execute functional, regression and fault-injection tests on the bench; log, triage and track defects
• Define pass/fail criteria, coverage metrics and KPIs for bench acceptance
• Build test evidence packs and contribute to weekly progress reporting
• Collaborate with software engineers to automate repeatable test suites

What you bring

• 4-6 years in functional / system / HIL testing of embedded or control systems
• Experience with requirements-based testing, traceability tools (DOORS, Jira/Xray, Polarion) and defect lifecycle
• Working knowledge of HIL environments (OPAL-RT, dSPACE, NI) and test automation frameworks
• Ability to read control-system designs, electrical schematics and interface specs
• BE in Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation or Mechatronics

Nice to have:

• ISTQB
• Python/Robot Framework
• semiconductor equipment or industrial automation background