About the Role
We are building a new team to develop the first generation of verification and validation infrastructure, including automated Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) systems. As a HIL System Engineer, you will lead the design, deployment, and continuous improvement of HIL benches that support end-to-end system integration and validation across multiple vehicle platforms. You will own the full lifecycle of HIL benches, from requirements gathering and hardware integration to commissioning and workflow improvement. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure HIL systems are reliable, configurable, cost-efficient, and support fast-paced releases.
Responsibilities
- Architect modular, configurable, and cost-effective HIL bench designs for platform integration and validation
- Consolidate system and test requirements from stakeholders to define HIL design
- Select and integrate off-the-shelf and custom components, e.g., GPIO module, FPGA board, signal conditioning module, power supply
- Collaborate with supply chain, program management, hardware, facility teams to ensure procurement, build and lab readiness
- Own the commissioning workflow for all benches and lead continuous improvement to reduce build and bring up time
- Collaborate with other HIL engineers to integrate sensor emulation, automation, configuration management
- Contribute to infrastructure that scales with future test demands and evolving hardware/software platforms
- Lead HIL bench issue resolution and root cause analysis
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in System Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field
- 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and managing HIL systems and test benches in autonomous vehicle, robotics, aerospace, or similar industries
- Solid understanding of system integration, ECU communication protocols
- Experience selecting and integrating components such as dSPACE/NI/Vector modules, media converters, power supplies and DAQ hardware
- Strong background with diagnostic tools including but not limited to Vector, Kvaser
- Proficiency in Linux or Unix based operating systems, command line tools
- Proven experience in system debugging, issue resolution, and root cause analysis across hardware/software integration, with the ability to drive issues to closure and implement preventative improvements
- Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and lead others to solve technical problems even when you don’t manage them
- Strong systems engineering fundamentals across full product life cycle, from system architecture, operation to decommission
- Excellent cross-functional communication skills
- Experience with autonomous systems including robotics and/or autonomous vehicles
- Exposure to vehicle dynamics modeling or closed-loop HIL testing
- Strong programming/scripting skills in Python, C/C++, or MATLAB/Simulink
- Proficiency with agile development tools and environments (Jira, Jama, etc)
- Familiarity with automotive software development requirements and standards, such as ASPICE, ISO 26262 and ISO 21448 (SOTIF)
- Familiarity with automotive HIL SW and HW products e.g. from Vector and dSPACE
- Familiarity with automotive SW architecture such as AUTOSAR
Skills
- System design
- Hardware/software system integration
- Operations
- Cross-functional collaboration
- System integration
- ECU communication protocols
- dSPACE/NI/Vector modules
- Media converters
- Power supplies
- DAQ hardware
- Vector diagnostic tools
- Kvaser diagnostic tools
- Linux
- Unix
- Command line tools
- System debugging
- Issue resolution
- Root cause analysis
- Python
- C/C++
- MATLAB/Simulink
- Agile development tools
- Jira
- Jama
- ASPICE
- ISO 26262
- ISO 21448 (SOTIF)
- AUTOSAR
Location
- London
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree
- Master’s degree
About the Company
- Wayve is building the first generation of verification and validation infrastructure - both hardware and software - including automated Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) systems with sensors and vehicle system emulation.
