HIL Engineer (Battery Management System)

About the Company:

At Tata Technologies we make product development dreams a reality by designing, engineering, and validating the products of tomorrow for the world’s leading manufacturers. Due to our continued growth, we are now recruiting for a Job Title to strengthen our team in Location.

Job title : BMS HIL Engineer

Location: Detroit, MI

Duration: Full Time

The BMS HIL Engineer is responsible for development and implementation of BMS validation test cases that satisfy our product and component requirements from the development phases through production and service. Job responsibilities include but are not limited to: develop test cases that satisfy BMS software requirements vehicle level functional and safety objectives, execution of Software test plans, provide status updates on test planning and software maturity based on validation progress and efficiency to support CDR reviews and facilitate HIL upgrades with hardware that represents the appropriate level of vehicle and battery pack maturity. Provide program deliverables on time per major development milestones.

Role Description

• Validate battery management software in electrified powertrains. Involved in validating controls strategies and embedded software products for automotive battery management systems using hardware-in-the-loop systems (HIL).
• Develop and execute software test plans in compliance with project timing and budget, including cross-functional activity of developing requirements-based test procedures, HIL upgrades and plant modeling and working with third party engineering services to execute test automation.
• Develop and execute the verification of battery management software at the HIL level.
• Analyze the requirements and features for the system under test, including all the sensors, actuators, and its interactions with other systems.
• Define the test framework that simulates and verifies the identified features and performance, both quantitatively and subjectively. Establish the test framework to execute the software unit and integration testing including the Model In the Loop (MIL), Software In the Loop (SIL) and Hardware In the Loop (HIL) testing.
• Develop Software verification plan based on the system and software requirement specifications, functional safety requirements and the robustness requirements.
• Develop the test procedures, test plans and execute them in the project.
• Define the requirements and design the test setup for Software verification on the Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) or Software Test Bench using target Hardware.
• Run software verification for planned software releases.
• Work with engineering services companies to automate the testing and determine the test set up needs for automation as well as their assigned test work.
• Summarize results, track issues, establish timing. Determine equipment needs and allocation of equipment. Resolve issues with minimal guidance and support.

Basic Requirements:

• BS in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science or Equivalent
• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in Automotive controls and/or HIL/MIL testing
• Understanding of energy storage systems and vehicle electrification
• Good knowledge of battery management system, software and hardware design
• Good Analytical and Problem Solving Skills
• Demonstrated Ability to Work in a Team Environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Engineering
• High Voltage Battery or High Voltage powertrain experience
• Understanding of diagnostics for an electronic module
• Extensive knowledge and hands on use of INCA, CDA, CAN, CANalyzer, Canoe, and other Electrical root cause tools (such as scopes, etc.).

Pay range and compensation package:

If you are passionate about bringing innovation to the projects, you work on then we would love to hear from you. We offer a complete benefits package, including; medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, FMLA and 401K.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Tata Technologies Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship status, veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, training, termination, promotions, or any other condition of employment or career development. Tata Technologies: Engineering a better world.

Tata Technologies would like to thank all applicants for their interest, each application will be reviewed against the set criteria for the role. We would like to advise that only candidates under consideration will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 10 working days following the closing date it will mean that unfortunately your application has not been successful. We will however retain your details for any suitable future opportunities.