SWE, System Verification Engineer (HIL)

The role

We are hiring for our HIL Team, focusing on the strategy, architecture, and design of system HILs to support software integration, system integration, and verification tests, as well as product validation tests. This includes infrastructure for manufacturing and test systems in external vehicle labs.

This role is critical in developing a software-defined, flexible HIL system that enables system-level testing and integration with different platforms, sensor suites, and product requirements. The team will work closely with on-board software, DevOps, test, and test infrastructure teams to define HIL infrastructure and its interfaces.

The team will also focus on mitigating and troubleshooting issues, developing solutions, and continuously improving the availability, reliability, and utilization of HIL systems. A key aspect of the role involves ensuring software-enabled flexibility for adapting HIL test frameworks to different unit-under-test (UUT) platforms, sensor suites, and system requirements across product lines.

Additionally, the team will be responsible for defining the integration of HILs with CI/CD pipeline infrastructure to streamline system verification, validation, and release processes.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the strategy, technology, and architecture of HILs, including automation, health monitoring, troubleshooting, commissioning and decommissioning, scheduling, and integration with CI/CD pipelines for Verification, Validation, and Release (VV&R).

• Implement HIL software capabilities.

• Define key performance indicators (KPIs) and dashboards for HILs to support release management.

• Collaborate closely with DevOps and IT to optimize HIL integration with CI/CD pipelines.

• Contribute to hiring efforts for the HIL Development Team.

Supporting responsibilities:

• Train and educate other team members on HILs and problem-solving, including software, hardware, and IT aspects.

• Work with other groups to identify KPIs and develop methods for capturing them.

Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in HIL development and integration for automotive software and production.

• Expertise in market-leading HIL automation solutions.

About you

To be successful in the HIL Development Team at Wayve, we’re looking for the following skills and experience:

Essential skills:

• Team collaboration and leadership

• Knowledge and experience with leading HIL hardware and software suppliers – dSPACE, VECTOR, NI-HILs, and others.

• HIL development, architecture, and automation expertise.

• Safety-critical process development experience.

• HIL integration with CI/CD pipelines – experience with Buildkyte, Jenkins, etc.

• Proven experience in automotive HIL systems, including automation for test infrastructure, and a track record of delivering large technical programs.

• Coding proficiency in Python/Pytest for HIL operations software.

• Strong technical leadership and collaboration skills, with the ability to lead cross-discipline test solutions and projects.

• Experience developing metrics, KPIs, reports, and dashboards (e.g., Looker) for HILs.

• Strong communication skills, capable of conveying complex technical and business concepts to a broad audience.

• Educational background: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Desirable skills:

• Knowledge of automotive quality and process requirements – ASPICE.

• Understanding of automotive safety and process standards – ISO-26262, SOTIF.

• Hands-on experience with HIL development using off-the-shelf products from dSPACE, VECTOR, NI-HILs, Konrad Technologies, and Python test scripts.

Work environment

This is a full-time role based in our Sunnyvale, US office. At Wayve, we want the best of all worlds, so we operate a hybrid working policy, combining office and workshop time to drive innovation, culture, relationships, and learning, while also allowing for flexibility with remote work.