Hil Test Engineer Jobs in Michigan (NOW HIRING)

Ford's Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company's vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You'll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

You'll have...

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Electronics  or Mechatronics Engineering or Computer Science

• 5+ Years of experience in commissioning and validation support of dSPACE HIL simulators 

• 5+ Years of experience in Ford Diagnostics Engineering tools and software downloads

• 5+ Years of experience in dSPACE control and automation desk software

• 5+ Years of experience in Implemented and manage test automation libraries for System HIL environment 

• 5+ Years of experience in test automation work group (Smart Test Automation - STA preferred)

• 4+ Years of experience in implementing new Hardware solutions on dSPACE HIL simulators

• 4+ years of experience in software development with compiled and interpreted languages including C++, Python, visual basic and Matlab and their corresponding integrated development environments (IDEs). E.g. MS Visual Studio, Simulink

• 4+ Years of experience in embedded controller networks (CAN, LIN) and the use of ECU diagnostic and network communication tools to verify and troubleshoot distributed vehicle systems (e.g. CANoe, CANalyzer) 

• 2+ years of experience utilizing software testing or quality assurance methodologies

• 2+ years of experience implementing software configuration management

Even better, you may have...

• Master's degree in Engineering or Business applications

• Experience in development and execution of functional test procedures within a software or vehicle testing organization

• Experience in bench testing of distributed electrical systems (Electrical System Engineering) including bench functional integration, test execution, measuring and instrumentation, incident reporting and root cause analysis

• Experience in electrical schematics for vehicle components and systems and electrical architectures of distributed systems

• Experience with development and verification of embedded software using hardware in the loop equipment and software (E.g. dSpace, National Instruments)

• Experience in test automation collaboration with Germany team

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder...or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage

Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more

Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more

Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases

Tuition assistance

Established and active employee resource groups

Paid time off for individual and team community service 

A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day 

Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time. 

This position is a range of salary grades 7-8 and ranges from $99,600-$192,900.     

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid #LI-MG3

The Hardware in the Loop (HiL) Test Automation Engineer supports the product development and system integration processes by designing/selecting, developing, and maintaining test automation solutions for test generation, definition, execution and reporting, adaptation, configuration management, and project management. These automation solutions can be designed and developed in-house or purchased and configured.

What you'll do...

• Document and review automation solutions requirements

• Evaluate and select tools to support test automation

• Procure and maintain hardware and software solutions

• Design, implement, validate and maintain software-based automation solutions

• Develop solutions using appropriate software design techniques and software quality assurance methods to deliver properly designed, simple, testable and optimized software

• Integrate automation tools into functional solutions

• Design and implement configuration management architecture and tools to manage project data

• Produce documentation and training for automation solutions and processes

• Deliver training for automation solutions and processes

• Implement continuous improvement strategies for test automation