Hardware in the Loop (HIL) - Development Engineer

Phoenix Technical Solutions; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Technical Solutions is seeking a Hardware-in-the-Loop Development Engineer in Erie, PA to lead the HITL development, maintenance, and automation efforts for locomotive traction and propulsion systems. You will work with cross-functional teams to build comprehensive real-time simulation environments supporting product development and validation lifecycle.

You will develop real-time models for traction, power electronics, energy storage, and braking subsystems, create automated test

Qualifications

• Full lifecycle HITL development and architecture design experience.
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Proficient in MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow/Simscape Power Systems.
• Familiar with OpalRT or similar real-time simulators and hardware interfaces.
• Strong test automation, scripting, and fault-injection testing skills.
• Experience with test reporting, design/verification reviews, data traceability.
• Knowledge of locomotive embedded systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Identify and capture requirements for full lifecycle HITL solutions.
• Define simulator IO and interface mapping.
• Develop and release real-time simulation models for traction motors, power converters, energy storage, braking, and OHV subsystems.
• Create automated test frameworks, scripts, fault injection scenarios, and validate closed-loop control.
• Integrate new software releases into HITL platforms and update models.
• Maintain HITL design docs, test procedures, and platform configuration docs.

Skills

HitL development

Architecture design

Simulator integration

Project management

MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow/Simscape

OpalRT real-time simulators

Test automation & scripting

Fault injection testing

Test reporting & traceability

Locomotive embedded systems (plus)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/CS/Technical discipline

Tools

OpalRT

Job description

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

Location: 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.
• - Modeling 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.