Waabi
Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Software/Firmware Engineer
Pittsburgh, PA +1 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Aug 25, 2026
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
San Francisco, CA - Experience
- 4+ years developing software for HIL, embedded test automation, or real-time test systems.
- Education
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent industry experience.
About the job
Develop and maintain hardware-in-the-loop software and firmware, test automation, and bench infrastructure to validate autonomous vehicle systems on real hardware.
What you'll do
- Build HIL test runners, simulation and stimulation interfaces, fault-injection tools, and bench control software.
- Automate requirement-based hardware tests and integrate HIL execution, tracking, and reporting into CI.
- Bring up and debug HIL benches; develop data-acquisition tools and document test results.
What they ask for
- Strong Python skills and working proficiency in C/C++/Rust for embedded or real-time contexts.
- Hands-on experience with automotive CAN and Ethernet interfaces, including message injection, logging, and debugging.
- Experience building test automation frameworks and integrating hardware tests into CI pipelines.
- Strong Linux proficiency and comfort with lab equipment and hardware/software debugging.
Nice to have
- Experience with RTOS or real-time Linux.
- Experience with vehicle dynamics simulation, functional safety, test-operator dashboards, or automotive microcontroller firmware.
Tools
Python, C/C++/Rust, CAN, automotive Ethernet, CANalyzer, python-can, SocketCAN, Linux
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