Gatik
Senior V&V Engineer – Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) & Test Bench
$160K–$240K
Santa Clara, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 4, 2026
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA
Santa Clara, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years in HIL test environment development and execution for autonomous driving, ADAS, or automotive systems.
- Education
- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or Robotics.
About the job
Build and scale hardware-in-the-loop test infrastructure to verify autonomous vehicle software, hardware, and functional safety before deployment on physical vehicles.
What you'll do
- Design and maintain multi-ECU HIL benches and integrate sensor simulation.
- Develop fault-injection test suites and Python/C++ regression scripts for CI/CD pipelines.
- Perform requirements-based ISO 26262 verification and investigate hardware-software interface issues.
What they ask for
- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or Robotics.
- 5+ years developing and executing HIL tests for autonomous driving, ADAS, or automotive systems.
- Expertise with commercial HIL hardware, including dSPACE SCALEXIO/AutoBox, NI PXI, or Vector VT System.
- Advanced Python and MATLAB/Simulink scripting skills, and understanding of CAN, CAN-FD, Automotive Ethernet, LIN, SPI, and GMSL/FPD-Link protocols.
Nice to have
- Direct experience in ISO 26262 V&V sign-off audits for production vehicle releases.
Pay
USD $160,000- $240,000 base salary
Tools
dSPACE SCALEXIO/AutoBox, NI PXI, Vector VT System, Python, MATLAB/Simulink, CAN, CAN-FD, Automotive Ethernet
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