HIL System Engineer

Ford; Dearborn, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental and vision coverage

Parental leave

Childcare subsidies

Fertility benefits

Vehicle discount

ERGs

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ford in Dearborn, MI seeks a Hardware-in-the-Loop Engineer to develop and execute automated tests using HiL equipment, document results, and track software updates to drive issue resolution.

Collaborate with feature owners, engineering, and suppliers to design test strategies, analyze requirements, and maintain test environments with robust automation and vehicle-variant handling. Hybrid work option.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent.
• 5+ Years of automotive software development or validations.
• 5+ Years of software development life cycle experience (CMMI and Agile).
• 5+ Years of software testing or QA methodologies.
• 3+ Years of validation support for dSPACE or NI HIL simulators.
• 3+ Years of dSPACE control and automation desk software.
• 3+ Years of ADAS/DAT feature testing support.
• 2+ Years of SAFe implementation at enterprise scale.
• Functional understanding of ASPICE and ISO26262.

Responsibilities

• Single point of contact for the test organization and stakeholders.
• Manage the test project for assigned features including integration, scope, time, communications, and risk.
• Develop/expand testing scope.
• Define test scope and instrumentation strategies.
• Analyze requirements, vehicle components electrical schematics, functional specs, and DFMEA.
• Design, maintain, and execute test procedures in line with guidelines.
• Document test environment, automation, and vehicle variant management requirements.
• Implement and validate test environment, automation, and variant management solutions.
• Develop test procedures to validate the test environment (intake tests).
• Analyze test results, generate reports, and drive incidents to resolution.
• Troubleshoot vehicle systems and test environment to minimize false positives.
• Implement continuous improvement in test design, management, and execution.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

dSPACE

NI HIL simulators

DSPACE AutomationDesk

Job description

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

In this position...

The Hardware in the Loop (HiL) Engineer supports the product development and system integration processes by developing test procedures for automated execution, implementing tests using Hardware in the Loop equipment, documenting and reviewing execution reports, reporting incidents/bugs, and tracking software updates to fix issues.

This role requires close collaboration with feature owners, engineering, and suppliers to develop a strong understanding of the vehicle functions and implement appropriate test design strategies for early identification of defects and to provide evidence of defect elimination.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...

Single point of contact for the test organization and the feature owner, engineering team, and supplier

Manage the test project for the assigned features including integration/definition, scope/coverage, time, communications, and risk

Develop/expand testing scope

Support the tradeoff analysis of test requirements vs test environment capabilities to define test scope and instrumentation strategies

Analyze requirements, vehicle components electrical schematics, functional specifications, and DFMEA documentation

Design, maintain and execute test procedures in alignment with test design guidelines and strategy

Document test environment, automation, and vehicle variant management requirements

Implement and validate test environment, automation, and vehicle variant management solutions

Develop test procedures to validate the test environment (intake tests)

Analyze test execution results to generate reports, document incidents, and drive them to resolution

Troubleshoot vehicle systems and test environment functionality to minimize false positive incident reports

Implement continuous improvement strategies for test design, management, and execution processes

Document bugs

Qualifications

You'll have...

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent

5+ Years of experience in automotive software development or validations.

5+ Years of experience in software development life cycle - CMMI and agile process experience.

5+ Years of experience utilizing software testing or quality assurance methodologies

3+ Years of experience in validation support of dSPACE or NI HIL simulators

3+ Years of experience in dSPACE control and automation desk software.

3+ Years of experience in ADAS/DAT feature testing support

2+ Years of experience using Scaled Agile Framework SAFE implementing agile practices and setting up SW development workflows at an enterprise scale.

Even better, you may have...

Functional understanding of ASPICE SW development process and ISO26262 functional safety standard.

3+ Years of experience in distributed feature testing experience

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage

Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more

Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more

Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases

Established and active employee resource groups

Paid time off for individual and team community service

A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day

Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $99,600-$166,600.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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Job Info

• Job Identification 61659
• Job Category PD Operations and Quality
• Posting Date 08/19/2026, 07:19 PM
• Degree Level Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 15575 Lundy Pkwy, Dearborn, MI, 48126, US (Hybrid)