- Robot type
- Autonomous Vehicle
- Location
- Santa ClaraCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Sep 4, 2026
- Salary
- $160,000–$260,000 a year
Full-time
Senior V&V Engineer – Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) & Test Bench
Job description
We have delivered complete, proprietary AV technology - an integration of software and hardware - to enable earlier successes for our clients in constrained Level 4 autonomy. By choosing the middle mile – with defined point-to-point delivery, we have simplified some of the more complex AV challenges, enabling us to achieve full autonomy ahead of competitors. Given extensive knowledge of Gatik’s well-defined, fixed route ODDs and hybrid architecture, we are able to hyper-optimize our models with exponentially less data, establish gate-keeping mechanisms to maintain explainability, and ensure continued safety of the system for unmanned operations.
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Job responsibilities
- HIL Architecture & Maintenance: Design, construct, and maintain multi-ECU HIL test benches representing complete AV vehicle electronics.
- Sensor Injection & Signal Simulation: Integrate sensor simulation technology into real-time test setups.
- Hardware Fault Injection: Develop automated physical and electrical fault-injection test suites (e.g., open circuit, short to ground, latency spikes, corrupted signals, power dropouts).
- Automated Test Frameworks: Write robust Python and C++ test scripts within CI/CD pipelines to execute overnight regression suites on physical HIL rigs.
- ISO 26262 Hardware Verification: Execute requirements-based testing to generate formal V&V audit evidence for ISO 26262 hardware functional safety compliance.
- Cross-Team Issue Triaging: Root-cause hardware-software interface bugs, bus timing errors, and ECU communication anomalies alongside Hardware and Autonomy engineering teams.
Job requirements
- Education: B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or Robotics.
- Experience: 5+ years in HIL test environment development and execution for autonomous driving, ADAS, or automotive systems.
- Technical Mastery:
- Proven expertise setting up and operating commercial HIL hardware (dSPACE SCALEXIO/AutoBox, NI PXI, Vector VT System).
- Advanced scripting skills in Python and MATLAB/Simulink for automated test execution.
- Deep understanding of CAN, CAN-FD, Automotive Ethernet, LIN, SPI, and GMSL/FPD-Link protocols.
- Direct experience in ISO 26262 V&V sign-off audits for production vehicle releases.