Virtual cCommissioning Engineer

TechDigital Group; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive technology firm in Auburn Hills seeks a Virtual Test Engineer responsible for delivering stable test environments for automated testing and integration of features. This role involves defining system requirements, collaborating with engineering teams, and troubleshooting vehicle and test environment functionalities. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering and relevant automotive experience, along with knowledge of CAN communication and familiarity with dSpace tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science required.
• Relevant automotive experience is necessary.
• Proficiency in Model-based design tools essential.

Responsibilities

• Define simulator I/O requirements and instrumentation strategies.
• Collaborate with engineers and suppliers to troubleshoot testing environments.
• Validate system functionalities to minimize testing errors.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Computer Engineering

Modeling

Embedded Systems

CAN Communication

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Vector CANalyzer/CANoe

Matlab/Simulink

dSpace Tools

Job description

The Virtual Test Engineer is responsible for delivering a stable and representative test environment to perform automated testing and functional integration of distributed features. This engineer should be capable of working with various Engineering Support teams including systems, wiring, design release engineers, and software teams as required to validate electrical features on the bench and resolve any electrical issues before it gets to production to support successful vehicle launch.

Responsibilities

• Identify system boundaries and define requirements for simulator I/O, instrumentation, and automation solutions
• Define test scope and instrumentation strategies
• Model, Simulate powertrain features
• Help with commissioning of features related to transmission, engine and other powertrain module
• Collaborate with core engineers, suppliers, feature experts and test engineers to design, implement and troubleshoot instrumentation as required
• Review component level electrical schematics and functional specifications and translate the requirements into hardware and signal requirements for virtual implementation
• Validate and troubleshoot simulator and maintain test benches
• Troubleshoot vehicle systems and test environment functionality to minimize false positive incident reports

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Computer Engineering or Computer Science
• Relevant automotive experience
• Knowledge of CAN based communication and diagnostic tools – Vector CANalyzer/CANoe
• Proficient with Modeling
• Good knowledge and understanding of dSpaceTools – config desk, automation desk, control desk etc..
• Proficiency in the understanding of embedded controller networks (CAN, LIN)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with development and verification of plant and control models in Matlab/Simulink for execution in hardware in the loop test environments
• Experience with dSpace hardware architecture, design, setup, and troubleshooting
• Bench functional integration, test execution, measuring and instrumentation experience