Virtual Test Engineer Jobs

Job Title: Virtual Test Engineer

Location: Auburn Hills, Michigan

What you’ll be doing:

The Virtual Test Engineer is responsible for delivering a stable and representative test environment to perform automated testing and functional integration of distributed features. This engineer should be capable of working with various Engineering Support teams including systems, wiring, design release engineers, and software teams as required to validate electrical features on the bench and resolve any electrical issues before it gets to production to support successful vehicle launch. Responsibilities include:

• Validate and troubleshoots simulator and maintain test benches
• Troubleshoots vehicle systems and test environment functionality to minimize false positive incident reports
• Review component level electrical schematics and functional specifications and translate the requirements into hardware and signal requirements for virtual implementation
• Identify system boundaries and define requirements for simulator I/O, instrumentation, and automation solutions
• Collaborates with core engineers, suppliers, feature experts and test engineers to design, implement and troubleshoot instrumentation as required
• Define test scope and instrumentation strategies

What you need for this position:

Basic Qualifications:

• Relevant automotive experience
• Proficiency in the understanding of embedded controller networks (CAN, LIN)
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Computer Engineering or Computer Science
• Knowledge of CAN based communication and diagnostic tools

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with development and verification of plant and control models in Matlab/Simulink for execution in hardware in the loop test environments
• Bench functional integration, test execution, measuring and instrumentation experience
• Experience with dSpace hardware architecture, design, setup, and troubleshooting