HIL Commissioning Engineer

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group is seeking an HIL Commissioning Engineer to build VT HIL systems, develop harnesses, and integrate components for automotive testing. You will set up, commission, and validate HIL environments including Breakout Box, ECU, and loads across vehicle platforms.

You will debug hardware interfaces, map I/O, and ensure simulator accuracy, while coordinating with automation teams for fault-injection tests and full bench validation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in EE, CE, or CS.
• Experience with HIL Commissioning and VT systems.
• Experience in hardware interface, wiring harnesses, mapping I/O with VT boards.
• Ability to work on automated tests across CAN architecture platforms.
• Experience with simulator software for CAN fault insertion testing and diagnostic verification.

Responsibilities

• Build VT HIL systems and real and virtual loads, and integrate all components.
• Set up Breakout Box, and coordinate HIL system integration in vehicles and test benches.
• Architect and integrate VT Systems for Component HIL.
• Debug and troubleshoot HIL setup and operation across CAN networks.
• Define requirements for simulator I/O, instrumentation, and automation.”
• Review component schematics and translate requirements to hardware and signal interfaces.
• Validate and troubleshoot simulators, test benches, and vehicle environments.
• Coordinate with Test Automation to run fault-injection tests and ensure proper data capture.

Skills

HIL systems

CANoe

CAN interfaces

Electrical schematics

Wiring harnesses

Automotive embedded

System integration

Debugging

Test automation coordination

VT systems

Education

Bachelor's Degree in EE/CE/CS

Tools

CANoe

Job description

Job Description

The HIL Commissioning Engineer is responsible for building VT HIL systems, developing harnesses, setup Breakout Box, integrate all components and build VT HIL systems with Real and Virtual Loads. Also responsible for architecting and integrating VT Systems for a Component HIL.

• Must understand the equipment’s used in HIL system such as Power supply, multimeter, Oscilloscope, VT system and their usage in HILs.
• Must have hand on for creating schematics diagrams, wiring diagrams.
• Must have hands on automotive HIL system installation & commissioning.
• Should have good debugging knowledge of HIL set up.
• Identify system boundaries and define requirements for simulator I/O, instrumentation, and automation solutions.
• Understands Sensors/Actuators spec, design, implement and troubleshoot instrumentation as required.
• Review component level electrical schematics and functional specifications and translate the requirements into hardware and signal requirements.
• Validate and troubleshoots simulator and test bench.
• Troubleshoots vehicle systems and test environment functionality to minimize false positive incident reports.
• Build and Simulate HIL System for open loop commissioning.
• Setup HIL Integrations and ECU component, loads, Wiring harnesses etc (Vehicle parts, PC setup etc. )
• Commissioning: HILs, ECU, load devices- Power, gnd, communications, FIU & RCA etc.
• Conduct Test property Basic functional test check outs in CANoe Panels and perform HIL Bench Fabrication.
• Complete Setup and Commissioning, Coordinate with Test Automation team to run Fault Injection tests.
• Integrate VT system in the vehicle and HIL environments.
• Develop CAN interfaces to all communication boards. Requirements:
• Bachelor's Degree in EE, CE, or CS.
• Experience with HIL Commissioning and installation with VT systems.
• Experience in hardware interface, wiring harnesses, mapping I/O with VT boards with Controllers etc.
• Ability to work on automated tests across different CAN architecture platforms.
• Ability to build VT HIL systems independently, integrate with Component and Loads.
• Experience on simulator software for CAN on fault insertion testing and diagnostic verification testing along with feature function testing.
• Testing and debugging automotive embedded systems software.
• Working knowledge of modelling, simulation, and testing techniques.