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# Senior V&V Engineer - Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) & Test Bench

- **Company:** Gatik AI, Inc.
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $240,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Automation of Tests, C++ (Programming Language), Computer Simulation, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Hardware-In-The-Loop Simulation, Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, Systems Integration, Test Scripts, Hardware Testing
- **Published:** October 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/senior-v-v-engineer-hardware-in-the-loop-hil-test-bench-santa-clara-ca--0658c074-3179-4404-a47f-d962af9c3d6a

## About the Role

* 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.

## Description

The Senior V&V Engineer - HIL & Bench will build, execute, and scale Gatik's hardware-in-the-loop testing infrastructure. In this role, you will test autonomous vehicle software on production compute units, ECUs, sensors, and drive-by-wire hardware before code ever touches a physical vehicle. You will design real-time hardware test benches, execute fault-injection suites, and validate ASIL functional safety mechanisms under hardware-accurate conditions., * 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.