Senior HiL Design Engineer

We’re Cruise, the self-driving ride-hailing service. 

We are building the world’s most advanced, all-electric, self-driving cars to safely connect people to the places, things, and experiences they care about. We believe self-driving cars will help save lives, reimagine cities, redefine time in transit, and restore freedom of movement for many. 

At Cruise, our engineers have opportunities to grow and develop while learning from leaders at the cutting-edge of their fields. With a culture of internal mobility, there's opportunity to thrive in a variety of disciplines. This is a place for dreamers and doers to succeed. 

If you are looking to solve one of today’s most complex engineering challenges, see the results of your work in hundreds of self-driving cars, and make a positive impact in the world starting in our cities, join us. 

About the role: 

Cruise is looking for a talented Hardware in the Loop (HiL) Design Engineer to work with our hardware team to bring focus on building an automated test system to accelerate hardware development. In this position you will partner with Embedded Systems, Hardware teams, and Electrical Engineering teams to identify architecture and testing needs. And work with these teams to design, document, build automated test systems and lead the work from start to finish. This is a unique opportunity to own and define how the embedded systems of an autonomous vehicle are tested and what it takes to get the driver out of the vehicle, safely and at scale. 

Day-to-day responsibilities include: 

• Architect, design and implement scripting and infrastructure for automation test to meet hardware bringup and test needs 
• Build and maintain simulation infrastructure for embedded software 
• Help develop/execute testing hardware and software for in house hardware projects, sensor characterization, calibration and test for the gamut of R&D through mass production hardware 
• Communicate requirements and coordinate execution with multiple teams 
• Troubleshoot and root cause, document, develop tests for known failure cases, and drive issues to closure 
• Define testing and verification plans for the embedded software that enable Cruise vehicle 
• Drive software test engineering best practices within your team 
• Help define, build, and embody Cruise engineering culture and principles 

You should apply for this role if you have the following qualifications: 

• 4+ years experience managing teams who have shipped and support scalable production systems 
• Test-minded; has a unique ability to break things 
• Experience defining test automation strategies and driving its execution 
• Extensive experience building test plans, regression testing, and root cause analysis 
• Effective interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills 
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent real world experience 

Bonus points! 

• Experience building HiL Systems from the ground up 
• Experience with Python 
• Experience with embedded Linux systems 

Perks of being a Cruiser 

While doing meaningful work is rewarding in itself, we also offer the following programs and benefits to support the extraordinary humans who serve as the backbone in making our self-driving cars go: 

• Competitive salary and benefits including 401k Cruise matching program to help you meet your long-term financial goals 
• Medical / dental / vision, AD+D and Life 
• Flexible vacation and paid company holidays 
• Healthy breakfast, lunch, and snacks 
• Paid parental leave & family expansion stipend 
• Monthly gym stipend 
• Quarterly offsites & working retreats 
• State-of-the-art equipment for your work station 

Learn more about Life at Cruise through the lens of a Cruiser on our LinkedIn Page. 

Cruise LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Cruise LLC complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Pursuant to applicable laws, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. And if you believe that you will need any type of accommodation, please let us know. 

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