Senior HIL Systems Engineer, Powertrain Electrification

Ford; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision and Rx cover

Vehicle discount program for employees

Tuition assistance

Paid time off + holidays

Paid parental leave and family care

Job summary

Ford's Research & Advanced Engineering team is building the next generation of Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) infrastructure. You will architect I/O, wire harnesses, and custom PCBs, integrating simulators with real ECUs and dynamometer hardware to serve Ford's verification needs for years to come.

You'll drive hardware projects from concept to production, collaborating across Ford organizations, suppliers, and research to define requirements, review designs, and validate configurations in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, or closely related discipline.
• 5+ years' experience designing, building, and validating HIL or embedded electronic test systems.
• 3+ years' experience with automotive electronic control systems (powertrain, electrification, or related domain).
• Proficiency in electrical schematic design and wire harness/cable assembly design.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect new HIL system configurations for powertrain and electrification programs, including enclosure layout, I/O strategy, signal conditioning, power distribution, fault insertion, and interface control documentation
• Author technical requirements, statements of work, and evaluation criteria for HIL hardware and software procurement; support supplier selection and technical design reviews, and coordinate delivery across research, advanced engineering, and production organizations
• Design, build, and validate wire harnesses and electrical cable assemblies connecting HIL simulators to ECUs, sensors, actuators, and powertrain/dynamometer subsystems, and own the supporting electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and harness documentation from connector and pinout definition through routing, shielding, and continuity verification
• Design, lay out, and validate custom circuits for signal conditioning, load simulation, and interface adaptation used in HIL, ViL, HPiL, and dyno test environments
• Configure and integrate HIL platforms - including dSPACE SCALEXIO, Speedgoat, or NI VeriStand - to support powertrain and electrification test objectives, maintaining backward compatibility across platform migrations
• Implement and validate I/O circuits for analog voltage/current, PWM, frequency, digital I/O, and high-speed automotive communication networks (CAN, CAN-FD, LIN, Automotive Ethernet)
• Perform component-level and system-level debugging across HIL benches, including signal tracing, oscilloscope analysis, CAN/Ethernet protocol analysis, and ECU communication diagnostics
• Support bring-up and commissioning of new bench configurations, including power cycling validation, network bring-up, ECU flashing, and initial communication verification

Skills

C/C++

Python

Oscilloscope

CAN/CAN-FD

Automotive Ethernet

Schematic design

Wire harness design

Debugging

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related

5+ years HIL/embedded test systems

3+ years automotive ECUs experience

Tools

dSPACE SCALEXIO

Speedgoat

NI VeriStand

Vector hardware-in-the-loop platforms

Job description

Ford's Research & Advanced Engineering team is building the next generation of Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) infrastructure. You will architect I/O, wire harnesses, and custom PCBs, integrating simulators with real ECUs and dynamometer hardware to serve Ford's verification needs for years to come.

You'll drive hardware projects from concept to production, collaborating across Ford organizations, suppliers, and research to define requirements, review designs, and validate configurations in a