HIL/SIL Technical Specialist Engineer

HIL/SIL Engineering Specialist

General Dynamics is looking to hire a highly-motivated, best-in-class Senior HIL/SIL Engineer. This position will be responsible for the development, integration, and maintenance of HIL/SIL test systems, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following capabilities:

Simulation of synthetic driving environments (e.g., terrain, weather, lighting, position, obstacles, etc.)

Real-time physics-based plant simulation

Signal conditioning and fault injection

Test automation executive

DAQ for CAN, Ethernet, 1553, RS-422, SSI, discrete analog, discrete digital, and other signal types

Support for various 3rd-party tools

Applicants should have the following skillset:

Electrical/Electronic Engineering:

DIGITAL CIRCUIT DESIGN: Digital signal conditioning; encoders; counters; sinking I/O; sourcing I/O; impedance matching; A/D; D/A; digital filters (IIR, LP, HP, BP, …); control logic; power; optical and galvanic isolation

ANALOG CIRCUIT DESIGN: Analog signal conditioning, analog filter design (LP, HP, BP, …), filter response, Nyquist sampling theory, aliasing, mitigation, resolver circuits, LVDT circuits, thermocouple circuits

SERIAL INTERFACE DESIGN: RS232, RS422/485, CAN, MIL-Std-1553B, Ethernet, SSI, SPI, I2C, transceivers

FPGA DESIGN: Sensor emulation, digital filters, serial devices, high speed logic control

MICRO-CONTROLLERS: Design custom micro-controller applications

AC/DC POWER: AC And DC power circuits; circuit protection; 3VDC, 5VDC, 28VDC, 120VAC; 240VAC - knowledge of working with high voltage

SIGNAL ANALYSIS: Frequency and duty cycle generation and measurement; Fast Fourier Frequency analysis; noise analysis; filter types and filter performance

Cable/Harness Design:

CABLE DESIGN KNOWLEDGE / CALCULATIONS: Wire types, stranding, usage, insulation, frequency characteristics, sizing, current, voltage, power, thermal, propagation delays, physical strength, fill, weight

CABLE SHIELDING, GROUNDING, EMI DESIGN: Shielding, grounding, terminating, EMI

CABLE MIL CONNECTOR KNOWLEDGE: Military connector knowledge - receptacles, plugs, materials, contacts, keying, clocking

CABLE FABRICATION KNOWLEDGE: Soldering, crimping, strain reliefs, boots, boot adapters, shrink

CABLE SIGNAL ANALYSIS KNOWLEDGE: Signal analysis - R/L/C effects; noise analysis – filtering; length - propagation delays; trunk lengths; stub lengths

Electrical Drawings:

ELECTRICAL SINGLE LINE: Design electrical single line diagrams

ELECTRICAL LAYOUT: Design electrical layout drawings

ELECTRICAL CABLE: Design electrical cable drawings

ELECTRICAL SCHEMATICS: Design electrical schematics

Networks:

ETHERNET NETWORKS: Switches; hubs; network topologies; analysis methods and tools

CAN BUS NETWORKS: CAN bus design; communication; analysis methods and tools

SERIAL NETWORKS: MIL-STD-1553B; RS232; RS422/485; SPI; I2C; SSI - analysis methods and tools

VIDEO: RS170; SDI; HDMI; DVI; VGA - analysis methods and tools

TIME-SENSITIVE NETWORKING: Switches; time reservation; CUC / CNC; analysis methods and tools

Military Vehicle Knowledge:

MILITARY VEHICLE POWER: Power (common) - knowledge of military vehicle power systems and how to integrate and test

MILITARY VEHICLE MOBILITY: Mobility - knowledge of military vehicle power systems and how to integrate and test

MILITARY VEHICLE SURVIVABILITY: Survivability - knowledge of military vehicle power systems and how to integrate and test

MILITARY VEHICLE LETHALITY: Lethality - knowledge of military vehicle power systems and how to integrate and test

Applicant should have the familiarity with the following tools:

MATLAB/SIMULINK

NI LABVIEW, NI VERISTAND, XILINX VIVADO

EXCEL

VISIO

WIRESHARK

VECTOR CANOE

PROTOCOL MONITORS & CONVERTORS - MOXA

Position Requirements:

BS in Electrical Engineering required with a minor in Computer Science or Computer Engineering (preferred)

Proven 10+ record of participation in full life cycle software design for military, civil avionics systems, or automotive systems

Experience with embedded electronics architecture in military, automotive, or avionics applications

Experience testing embedded software

Experience developing test applications in NI Veristand, Vector CANoe, Simulink, NI TestStand, or equivalent technology

Experience using Wireshark

Experience with reading and understanding electrical schematics

Working knowledge of HIL, signal conditioning, simulation, and data acquisition

Familiarity with standards such as PCAP, PTP, and PRP

Working knowledge of industry safety standards and regulations including, but not limited to, MIL-STD-882E, ISO 26262, FACE

Experience in military practices for Safety Design and Assessment per MIL-STD-882E

Design knowledge of embedded operating systems including RTOS and partitioned OS environments

Experience in high bandwidth data buses and network technology (e.g. AFDX, PCI Express, Ethernet, TSN)

Model base design methods (e.g. UML)

EOE (Veteran/Disability)