System Integration & Testing Engineer

Satyam Venture Engineering Services; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Satyam Venture Engineering Services in Charlotte, NC is seeking an experienced automotive test engineer to lead test planning, integration management and HIL activities for vehicle development.

The role involves integrating embedded software, ECUs, sensors and networks (CAN, LIN, Ethernet), managing ECU flashing, and expanding automated testing to improve reliability and early issue detection.

Qualifications

• Lead test planning and integration management for vehicle development.
• Develop and execute test plans including bench/instrumentation integration.
• Configure and flash software into ECUs and manage networks (CAN, LIN, Ethernet).
• Create test scopes, schedules, and deploy bench integration for simulator I/O and automation.
• Perform automated testing and integration of distributed features.
• Collaborate with SW/HW teams, suppliers, and function owners for streamlined testing.
• Lead test bench integration across diverse systems and HIL setups.
• Validate simulators/automation solutions and troubleshoot HW/SW issues.
• Expand automated testing to improve reliability and execution efficiency.
• Utilize HIL hardware and tools (dSpace, NI) for testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead test planning & integration management for vehicle development.
• Integrate embedded software, ECUs, sensors, actuators, and networks (CAN, LIN, Ethernet).
• Manage configuration and flashing of software into ECUs.
• Develop test scopes, schedules, and bench integration with simulator I/O and instrumentation.
• Perform automated testing and functional integration of distributed features.
• Collaborate with SW, HW teams, suppliers, function owners for streamlined integration & testing.
• Test bench integration across diverse systems and ECU networks into HIL system.
• Validate simulators and automation solutions; troubleshoot HW/SW issues.
• Lead process improvements to expand automated testing scope and reliability.
• Perform tests using Hardware-in-the-Loop equipment and CAN tools.

Skills

Test planning

Integration management

ECU flashing

Automated testing

Hardware-in-the-loop

Test environment setup

CAN/LIN/Ethernet networks

Problem solving

Education

Master's degree in Mechatronics/EE/SW engineering

PhD in Mechatronics/EE/SW engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

dSpace Control Desk

AutomationDesk

CANoe

CANalyzer

Vehicle Spy

Job description

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina (100% Onsite)

Experience: 5+ Years

Responsibilities:

• Lead test planning & integration management, change management and SW release management for vehicle development
• Integrate embedded software, ECUs, sensors, actuators, and communication networks (e.g., CAN, LIN, Ethernet).
• Manage the configuration and flashing of software into electronic control units (ECUs).
• Experience with test scope development, schedule, and deploy bench integration with defined test requirements for simulator I/O, instrumentation, and automation solutions to enable vehicle design, development, and validation sign off.
• Extensive experience with test environment, instrumentation strategies, perform automated testing and functional integration of distributed features.
• Collaborate with SW, HW teams, suppliers, function owners to ensure streamlined
• integration and test implementation, trouble shooting on test assets.
• Test bench integration across diverse systems, ECU's, control units, sensors, and actuators into HIL system.
• Validates and troubleshoots simulator, automation solutions, vehicle systems within test environment for early detection and resolution/debug EE system components HW/SW issues.
• Expertise with manual, automated test execution for SW, analysis of test results and generation of test reports per sprint schedule
• Leads continuous process improvements to expand automated testing scope, improve reliability and optimize execution.
• Testing experience using Hardware in the Loop equipment, software (e.g. dSpace, National Instruments), embedded controller networks (CAN, LIN) and the use of ECU diagnostic and network communication tools (e.g. CANoe, CANalyzer, Vehicle Spy)

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters (preferably PhD) in Mechatronics/EE/SW engineering
• Extensive experience working with Automotive Systems or Mechatronics Products, from Body, Infotainment, Drive or Energy.
• Strong understanding, development and verification of plant and control models in MATLAB/Simulink for execution in hardware in the loop test environment, dSpace control desk and automation desk
• Strong understanding of 1st principles in Engineering, result/solution oriented.
• Familiarity with SW for embedded systems, EE systems and architecture
• Familiarity with A2B, CAN, Automotive Ethernet, LIN, LVDS communication protocols and Vehicle Network tools, such as CANalyzer, CANoe, etc.
• Expertise with complex problem solving, data analysis, access/interpret/drive results with extended teams.
• Knowledge of Automotive design and development process, system requirements, and general engineering best practices
• Good interpersonal and communication skills with a high level of integrity