HiL Technician: Build & Validate Robotic Test Benches

Insight Global (United States); Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a hands-on Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) Technician to support its Systems Integration & Test teams in Fremont, CA. You will assemble, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot HiL test benches and related infrastructure used for hardware/software development, system integration, and verification of humanoid robotic systems.

The role involves building test racks, fabricating wiring harnesses, integrating hardware under test, and ensuring safe operation with ESD practices.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or technical certification in Electrical Engineering Technology, Electronics, Mechatronics, Robotics, or related field.
• Hands-on experience assembling, wiring, troubleshooting, and maintaining electrical or electromechanical equipment, test benches, test racks, or similar technical systems.
• Experience fabricating electrical cables and wiring harnesses, including cutting, crimping, soldering, and connector termination.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, schematics, and assembly instructions.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, configure, and maintain HiL test racks and benches according to drawings, specifications, and procedures.
• Install and mount chassis, power supplies, and hardware under test.
• Route, terminate, secure, and label cables to create repeatable bench configurations.
• Install, connect, and power up hardware under test following procedures and ESD practices.
• Fabricate and modify test racks, shelves, mounting hardware, and bench panels.
• Fabricate wiring harnesses and cables by cutting, crimping, soldering, terminating, routing, and labeling connections.
• Install and wire relays, switches, and electrical components into fixtures and bench assemblies.
• Inspect assemblies using visual inspection, continuity testing, and pull testing.
• Configure bench power supplies, set safe voltage/current limits, handle batteries safely.
• Use multimeters and measurement equipment to verify voltage, continuity, fuses, wiring integrity.
• Troubleshoot loose connectors, damaged cables, blown fuses, faulty relays or switches, and power supplies.
• Maintain test benches, instrumentation, tools, inventory, and lab infrastructure to 5S and safety standards.
• Maintain wiring records, bench configurations, serial numbers, revisions, repair histories, and equipment docs with Jira/Confluence.
• Collaborate with engineering on bench modifications and improvements to reliability and maintainability.

Skills

Electrical wiring

Schematic reading

Multimeter use

ESD safety

Robotics familiarity

Bench power supplies

3D printing

CAD tools

Jira

Confluence

Education

Associate degree or technical certification in Electrical Eng./Robotics

Tools

Jira

Confluence

CAD tools

3D printing

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a hands-on Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) Technician to support its Systems Integration & Test teams in Fremont, CA. You will assemble, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot HiL test benches and related infrastructure used for hardware/software development, system integration, and verification of humanoid robotic systems.

The role involves building test racks, fabricating wiring harnesses, integrating hardware under test, and ensuring safe operation with ESD practices.