Senior HIL & Test Bench Engineer for Autonomous Vehicles

Gatik; Santa Clara, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Gatik is seeking a Senior V&V Engineer for Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) and test benches in Santa Clara, CA. You will design, build, and scale HIL infrastructure to validate autonomous vehicle software on production compute units, ECUs, sensors, and drive-by-wire hardware before hardware is deployed in vehicles.

The role emphasizes real-time HIL architecture, fault-injection, and ISO 26262 hardware verification, with a strong emphasis on cross-team collaboration and automated testing within CI/CD

Qualifications

• 5+ years in HIL development and execution for autonomous driving, ADAS, or automotive systems.
• Experience with commercial HIL hardware (dSPACE SCALEXIO/AutoBox, NI PXI, Vector VT System).
• Advanced scripting in Python and MATLAB/Simulink for automated test execution.
• Deep understanding of CAN, CAN-FD, Automotive Ethernet, LIN, SPI, and GMSL/FPD-Link protocols.

Responsibilities

• Design, construct, and maintain multi-ECU HIL test benches representing complete AV vehicle electronics.
• Integrate sensor simulation technology into real-time test setups.
• Develop automated physical and electrical fault-injection test suites (e.g., open circuit, short to ground, latency spikes).

Skills

HIL testing

Python scripting

MATLAB/Simulink

CAN/CAN-FD

Automotive Ethernet

Education

B.S./M.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

dSPACE SCALEXIO

AutoBox

NI PXI

Vector VT System

Job description

Gatik is seeking a Senior V&V Engineer for Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) and test benches in Santa Clara, CA. You will design, build, and scale HIL infrastructure to validate autonomous vehicle software on production compute units, ECUs, sensors, and drive-by-wire hardware before hardware is deployed in vehicles.

The role emphasizes real-time HIL architecture, fault-injection, and ISO 26262 hardware verification, with a strong emphasis on cross-team collaboration and automated testing within CI/CD