Hardware in the Loop (HIL) - Development Engineer

Phoenix Technical Solutions; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

IRA with company match

Paid holidays

Vacation time

Job summary

Wabtec Freight in Erie, PA seeks a Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Development Engineer to design, maintain, and automate HITL environments for locomotive traction and propulsion validation.

You will collaborate with Drives Control, Systems, Software and Verification teams to build real-time simulation models for motors, power electronics, energy storage, braking and OHV subsystems, and own automation and testing pipelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Computer Science or a Technical Discipline with 3 to 6 years of related experience.
• Experience with HITL development, architecture design, simulator integration, and platform configuration.
• Proficiency with Matlab, Simulink, Stateflow, and Simscape Power Systems.
• Familiarity with hardware environments and OpalRT real-time simulators.
• Strong test automation, fault injection testing, and data traceability.

Responsibilities

• Identify and capture requirements to execute full lifecycle HITL solutions.
• Define simulator I/O requirements and interface mapping.
• Develop real-time models for traction motors, power converters, ES, braking systems, and OHV subsystems.
• Create automated test frameworks and test scripts.
• Integrate new software releases into HITL platforms and update models.
• Maintain HITL design documentation and procedures.

Skills

HITL Development

Simulator Integration

Matlab/Simulink

OpalRT experience

Test automation

Project management

Education

B.S. in Electrical/CS/Tech Disc

Tools

OpalRT real-time simulators

Job description

Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Development Engineer

Wabtec Freight, Erie, PA

Job Description

The Hardware-In-Test-Loop (HITL) Development Engineer is responsible for all activities related to the development, maintenance, execution, and automation of HITL environments used for the validation of locomotive traction/propulsion, auxiliary systems, power electronics, and embedded control software. This role works closely with Drives Control, Systems, Software, and Verification teams to build comprehensive real-time simulation environments that support product development and validation lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Work cross functionally to identify and capture requirements to execute the full lifecycle development of HITL solutions.
• Define simulator I/O requirements, and specify interface mapping and signal conditioning based on system requirements and control architecture..
• Develop and release real-time simulation models for traction motors, power converters, energy storage systems, braking systems, and various locomotive/off-highway vehicle (OHV) sub-systems.
• Create automated test frameworks, write test scripts and sequences, design fault injection scenarios, and execute closed-loop control validation.
• Integrate new control software releases into active HITL platforms and update real-time plant models accordingly
• Maintain and update official HITL design documentation, test procedures, and platform configuration documents.

Desired Skills

• Experience with Full lifecycle HITL Development, Architecture Design, Simulator Integration, and Platform Configuration.
• The ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Modelling and simulation abilities using (matlab, simulink, stateflow, and simscape power systems).
• Familiarity with hardware environments with OpalRT (or similar) real-time simulators, signal conditioning, and interface mapping.
• Advanced test automation framework development, test scripting, and Fault Injection Testing.
• Past experience managing test reporting, closing out design/verification reviews, and ensuring rigorous data traceability.
• Additional experience/knowledge with locomotive embedded systems design a plus.

Qualifications/Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Computer Science or a Technical Discipline with 3 to 6 years of related experience.

Benefits

• Phoenix Technical Solutions offers an attractive compensation and benefits package; including health, dental, vision, STD, LTD, Life, IRA with generous company match, paid holidays, vacation and more. Our global commitment to technological advancement offers opportunities for personal growth and development in a stable, supportive work environment.