HIL Software/Firmware Engineer - Embedded Test Automation

Waabi; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Compensation & equity

Health benefits

Parental leave

Generous PTO

401(k) RRSP

Job summary

Waabi seeks a hands-on HIL software engineer to develop bench software, simulators, and automated test frameworks for real-time embedded systems. You will enable testing across hardware, autonomy, and V&V domains while working closely with engineers to improve reliability and bench tooling.

You’ll contribute to infrastructure that channels synthetic dynamics, CAN/Ethernet messaging, and data acquisition, ensuring tests validate firmware before vehicle integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent industry experience.
• 4+ years of experience developing software for HIL, embedded test automation or real-time test systems.
• Strong programming skills in Python; working proficiency in C/C++/Rust for embedded or real-time contexts.
• Hands-on experience with automotive communication interfaces — CAN, automotive Ethernet — including message injection, logging and debugging (e.g., CANalyzer, python-can, SocketCAN).
• Experience building test automation frameworks and integrating hardware tests into CI pipelines.
• Comfortable working with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, DAQs, power supplies, E-loads) and debugging at the hardware/software boundary.
• Strong Linux proficiency for command-line workflows, system utilities and bench infrastructure.
• Excellent technical writing skills for effective communication and documentation.
• Passionate about self-driving technologies, solving hard problems and creating innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop the software and firmware that powers Waabi’s HIL benches — test runners, simulation/stimulation interfaces, fault-injection tooling and bench control software.
• Build simulation interfaces that feed synthetic vehicle dynamics to embedded modules under test and stimulation tooling that injects CAN/Ethernet messages to trigger logical state changes.
• Implement automated test frameworks and scripts to run requirement-based tests on real hardware.
• Integrate HIL test execution into CI so firmware and software releases are automatically validated on benches before reaching the vehicle.
• Develop instrumentation and data acquisition software for hardware timestamping, analog measurement triggers and endurance-run analysis.
• Work hands-on at the bench: bring up new bench configurations, debug hardware/software interactions and support engineers across Embedded, Autonomy and V&V running tests on HIL.
• Analyze and document test data for hardware, autonomy and systems engineering teams.

Job description

Waabi seeks a hands-on HIL software engineer to develop bench software, simulators, and automated test frameworks for real-time embedded systems. You will enable testing across hardware, autonomy, and V&V domains while working closely with engineers to improve reliability and bench tooling.

You’ll contribute to infrastructure that channels synthetic dynamics, CAN/Ethernet messaging, and data acquisition, ensuring tests validate firmware before vehicle integration.