Automated Test System Developer at FEV North America, Inc. (Detroit, MI)

Automated Test Systems Developer
 
FEV North America, Inc. is seeking an Automated Test Systems Engineer with strong experience in automated test systems design and general software development knowledge.
 
Job Description:

• LabVIEW software development of top-level test applications, user interfaces, hardware drivers, etc. spanning multiple domains (electric powertrain, autonomous driving, RF, etc.)
• Development of automated test sequences using NI TestStand
• Developing software to communicate with and control test system hardware such as power supplies, thermal chambers, or data acquisition (DAQ) devices
• Analyze customer requirements and test plans to define hardware and software needed in a new test system
• Installation, upgrade and maintenance of existing and new automated test systems
• Occasional development work using text-based languages (C#, Python) to accomplish tasks ill-suited to LabVIEW or TestStand
• Occasional hardware debug when bringing up a new system (connectivity issues, wiring issues, etc.)
• Participate in a multi-developer team
• Work closely with mechanical and electrical engineers
• Strong communication with the ability to present to internal and external clients
• Estimate required time and cost to develop a test system or complete a task

 
Required Qualifications:

• Good software development foundation, understanding of common concepts such as loops, conditional logic, or state machines
• Familiar with electrical principles (characteristics of voltage/current, basic filters, etc.)
• Familiar with configuring and using NI hardware (PXI, cRIO, cDAQ), differences between them
• Proficiency with bench test equipment (Oscilloscopes, multimeters, etc.)
• Ability to read/understand hardware wiring schematics
• Familiar with integrating test system hardware (power supplies, thermal chambers, etc.)
• Experience debugging common hardware issues (sources of noise, grounding, etc.)
• Must be motivated and able to work with minimal direct supervision
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required
• Highly motivated / strong work ethic
• Demonstrated ability to overcome initial lack of knowledge to accomplish a given task

 
Nice-to-haves:

• Ability to demonstrate a minimum level of experience in LabVIEW equivalent to 12+ months continuous use
• Experience developing sequences from scratch using NI TestStand
• Experience with other NI software VeriStand, LabVIEW RT, LabVIEW FPGA
• Experience with additional development languages (Python, C, C#, etc.)
• Hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) test experience using NI hardware/software
• NI Certifications (CLAD, CLD, CTD, etc.)
• Familiarity with software development workflows (Issue tracking, unit testing, continuous integration, etc.)
• Domain area expertise (electrified powertrain, RF, etc.)
• Automotive bus experience (CAN, CANFD, LIN, BroadR ethernet, etc.)

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