HIL RIG Engineer

Our Embedded Systems Solutions department (ESS) encompasses all activities outlined under the Automotive SPICE (ASPICE) process framework, including systems engineering, software engineering, coding, and all levels of functional testing. Beyond core development, ESS also integrates critical supporting processes such as project management, risk assessment, functional safety, and cybersecurity, ensuring compliance with ASPICE standards and delivering reliable, secure, and high-quality embedded systems & solutions., The successful HIL RIG Engineer will be responsible for Designing, building and maintaining National Instruments/dSpace Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test Systems, models and automated testing of Level 3, Level 4, and Level 5 HiL rigs.
The role will involve working on full vehicle systems integration HIL Verification & Validation projects for the design, development, release, integration and delivery of state-of-the-art systems.
Fast-paced development provides a challenging environment suited to an engineer who can quickly develop skills in new areas and liaise with and drive other engineers within a multidisciplinary and global team.

Dimension of function:
You will be Responsible for building full vehicle HIL test setups covering complex domains like ePowertrain and energy, HV/LV Signal level /Power level HILs, Battery Management Systems & EDU Rigs, Chassis & Kinetics. Your focus will be on end to end test automation for the testing of complex features such as torque vectoring, Kinetics suspensions and Fully active suspension.

Areas of responsibility:
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Specification and implementation of HIL systems for ePowertrain, Chassis,Kinetics and Body Domain
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HIL facilities maintenance and upgrade work for HIL, including support for control strategies design modelling, development and integration for driveline subsystems and attributes; control module validation and implementation onto test rigs
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Design and implementation of signal and power level HIL
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Specification of HIL tests for all ePowertrain/Body/Chasis/ADAS control projects
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Working closely with team members to support the integration of new and updated plant models for use with HIL systems
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Develop and maintain detailed documentation of HIL system hardware and software components
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Development of automated test facilities including the capability of fault insertion and diagnostic facilities in support of System integration and verification.
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Perform verification and validation testing on HIL, to include test design, analysis, reporting and issue management.
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Develop test methodology against system requirements. Automatic test execution and reporting.
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Develop and integrate real time models along HiL setups in Powertrain, Component and other test rigs
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Develop new test setup and methodologies to help in front loading the development activities into early stages of V cycle
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Relevant automotive system integration and testing experience in at least two or more areas of MIL/SIL/HIL/PIL/Vehicle setups
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Hands on experience of Systems targets development and verification.
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Hands-on experience in deriving functional test cases and verification methods based on System level requirements
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Hands-on experience in implementation of MIL/HIL systems using dSPACE, NI or similar HiL equipment
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Hands on experience in real-time plant modelling and integration with MiL/HiL/Powertrain, test bed setups based on MATLAB/Simulink or similar industry standard CAE tools
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Working knowledge on rest bus simulation and testing of vehicle networks based on CAN using Vector tools
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Working knowledge on automated test script development and testing based on ECU-Test, Automation Desk, Python, MATLAB, etc.
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Working knowledge in configuration management tools used for version controlling of Plant models, Test case and other configuration files
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Experience in LV and HV circuit and wiring harness design and development
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Experience in on board diagnostics pertaining to Transmission, Engine and E Machine control module
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Good understanding of vehicle electromechanical systems, including hazardous voltage systems
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Good understanding of vehicle hydraulics, cooling layout and replicating them in Test bed environments
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Good understanding of HiL system architecture and troubleshooting
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Desirable to have experience in Test bed equipment and control systems
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Desirable to have experience in Vehicle electrification concepts
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Maintaining and developing strong numeracy and literacy skills
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Motivation to learn new technologies and employ systems engineering techniques
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Good verbal and written communication skills
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Strong interpersonal skills to work within a team

If you are passionate about bringing innovation to the projects you work on and want to join a global company, then this is the place for you.

At Tata Technologies we make product development dreams a reality by designing, engineering and validating the products of tomorrow for the world's leading manufacturers. Due to our continued growth we are now recruiting for a HIL RIG Engineer to be based at our head office in Leamington Spa on a 6 month contract basis.