HIL System Engineer

The role

We are building a new team from the ground up to develop the first generation of verification and validation infrastructure - both hardware and software - including automated Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) systems with sensors and vehicle system emulation.

As a HIL System Engineer , you’ll lead the design, deployment, and continuous improvement of scalable and modular HIL benches that support end-to-end system integration and validation across multiple vehicle platforms. You’ll own the full lifecycle of HIL benches - from requirements gathering and hardware integration to commissioning and workflow improvement.

You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams including software, hardware, and system validation to ensure HIL systems are reliable, configurable, cost-efficient, and always ready to support fast paced releases. We are looking for engineers with experience in system design, hardware/software system integration, operations, and cross-functional collaboration.

Key responsibilities:

• Architect modular, configurable, and cost-effective HIL bench designs for platform integration and validation

• Consolidate system and test requirements from stakeholders to define HIL design

• Select and integrate off-the-shelf and custom components, e.g., GPIO module, FPGA board, signal conditioning module, power supply

• Collaborate with supply chain, program management, hardware, facility teams to ensure procurement, build and lab readiness

• Own the commissioning workflow for all benches and lead continuous improvement to reduce build and bring up time

• Collaborate with other HIL engineers to integrate sensor emulation, automation, configuration management

• Contribute to infrastructure that scales with future test demands and evolving hardware/software platforms

• Lead HIL bench issue resolution and root cause analysis

About you

You are passionate about architecting hardware-software test systems that enable scalable and high reliability open-loop and closed-loop testing. You enjoy bridging hardware, software and system engineering within the test validation workflow, and thrive in fast-moving and cross-functional environments. You care about reliability, scalability, and efficiency - and are committed to delivering test platforms that others can count on. You bring a mindset of continuous improvement and take ownership of processes and HIL bench products.

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in System Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field

• 5+ years of hands-on experience, designing and managing HIL systems and test benches in autonomous vehicle, robotics, aerospace, or similar industries

• Solid understanding of system integration, ECU communication protocols

• Experience selecting and integrating components such as dSPACE/NI/Vector modules, media converters, power supplies and DAQ hardware

• Strong background with diagnostic tools including but not limited to Vector, Kvaser

• Proficiency in Linux or Unix based operating systems, command line tools

• Proven experience in system debugging, issue resolution, and root cause analysis across hardware/software integration, with the ability to drive issues to closure and implement preventative improvements

• Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and lead others to solve technical problems even when you don’t manage them

• Strong systems engineering fundamentals across full product life cycle, from system architecture, operation to decommission

• Excellent cross-functional communication skills

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience with autonomous systems including robotics and/or autonomous vehicles

• Exposure to vehicle dynamics modeling or closed-loop HIL testing

• Strong programming/scripting skills in Python, C/C++, or MATLAB/Simulink

• Proficiency with agile development tools and environments (Jira, Jama, etc)

• Familiarity with automotive software development requirements and standards, such as ASPICE ,ISO 26262 and ISO 21448 (SOTIF) , with automotive HIL SW and HW products e.g. from Vector and dSPACE and with automotive SW architecture such as AUTOSAR

This is a full-time role based in our office in London. At Wayve we want the best of all worlds so we operate a hybrid working policy that combines time together in our offices and workshops to fuel innovation, culture, relationships and learning, and time spent working from home.