Hardware-in-the-Loop Development & Test Engineer

Overview

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation.  We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a HiL Development & Test Engineer to support the development, integration, and validation of advanced automotive systems within a cutting-edge Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL/XiL) environment.

This role focuses on the design, configuration, delivery, and maintenance of real-time XiL test environments ranging from single ECU setups through to complex multi-ECU architectures incorporating up to 30 ECUs in the loop. The successful candidate will contribute to the validation of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Advanced Automated Driving (AAD) features through both signal-based and scenario-based testing methodologies.

Working within a highly collaborative engineering environment, the engineer will support the delivery of state-of-the-art real-time simulation platforms, ensuring compliance with modern automotive testing and safety standards including ASAM OpenX and ISO 26262.

Responsibilities

HiL System Development & Integration

• Design, configure, develop, and maintain Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL/XiL) test systems for automotive electronic and software validation.
• Support XiL environments of varying complexity, from standalone ECU validation through to large-scale multi-ECU system integration.
• Configure and integrate dSPACE SCALEXIO-based HiL systems for closed-loop testing applications.
• Develop and maintain simulation environments for signal-based and scenario-based validation activities.
• Configure communication networks, bus systems, and ECU interfaces for integrated testing environments.

Test Automation & Scenario-Based Validation

• Develop automation frameworks to support repeatable and scalable HiL testing workflows.
• Implement and execute scenario-based validation strategies for ADAS/AAD systems.
• Integrate driving simulation tools and synchronised scenario execution across simulation and hardware platforms.
• Support deterministic and real-time execution of automated test cases.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts and validation sequences using industry-standard toolchains.

Modelling & Simulation

• Develop and maintain MATLAB/Simulink models for dSPACE-based systems and communication simulation.
• Simulate CAN and Automotive Ethernet communication within model-based development environments.
• Support model integration, validation, and correlation activities across simulation and physical systems.
• Contribute to development of bespoke simulation capabilities and validation methodologies.

Network & Communication Configuration

• Configure and manage CAN and Automotive Ethernet communication architectures.
• Perform signal mapping, PDU configuration, and network communication flow analysis.
• Utilise dSPACE Bus Manager and Ethernet Configuration Tool for:
  • Signal routing
  • Bus configuration
  • Workflow management
  • PDU setup
  • Communication validation
• Support troubleshooting and debugging of network and communication issues within HiL environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in software engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Automotive Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of automotive embedded systems and validation processes.

Essential skills

Communication Protocols:

• Strong knowledge of:
• • CAN.
  • Automotive Ethernet.

HiL Systems & Toolchain:

• Understanding of complete HiL workflows from system setup through to automated validation.

Bus Configuration & Network Tools:

• Ability to configure, simulate, monitor, and troubleshoot communication networks and ECUs.

Automation & Software Skills:

• Proficiency in: MATLAB/Simulink, Python, CAPL, ECU-Test.
• Strong understanding of test automation principles and frameworks.

Modelling & Simulation:

• MATLAB/Simulink modelling for dSPACE and automotive systems.
• Familiarity with: NV DriveSim, dSPACE ASM, IPG CarMaker or equivalent simulation platforms.

Knowledge of:

• ISO 26262 functional safety processes.
• ASAM OpenX standards.
• Deterministic real-time systems.
• Familiarity with cloud-connected or distributed simulation environments.
• Understanding of automotive software lifecycle and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices.

Experience

• Proven experience in HiL/XiL development and automotive system validation.
• Proven experience in automation development, HiL systems, or automotive testing environments.
• Experience supporting ADAS, AAD, or autonomous driving feature validation.
• Experience working with multi-ECU automotive architectures and real-time embedded systems.
• Practical experience developing and maintaining automated validation environments.
• Exposure to model-based development (MBD) workflows and simulation-based verification.
• Experience diagnosing and resolving system integration and communication issues within automotive test environments.
• Experience working within Agile or structured automotive development processes.
• Time synchronisation across hardware and simulation platforms.
• Closed-loop ADAS/AAD validation systems.
• Sensor simulation and perception system validation.
• Experience contributing to development of reusable validation frameworks and scalable test architectures.
• Experience with: Signal mapping:
  • PDU structures.
  • Network communication flows.
• Experience using:
• • dSPACE Bus Manager.
  • Ethernet Configuration Tool.
  • Vector CANoe/ CANape.
• Hands-on experience with:
  • dSPACE SCALEXIO.
  • ConfigurationDesk.
  • dSPACE AutomationDesk.

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges  
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects   
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses  
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
  • Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
  • Communicating and promoting vacancies
  • Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
  • Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
  • Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”. 

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive