About the position
At Harley-Davidson, we are building more than machines. It's our passion and commitment to continue the evolution of this storied brand, and heighten the desirability of the Harley-Davidson experience. To keep building our legend and leading our industry through innovation, evolution, and emotion we need the best and brightest talent. We stand for the timeless pursuit of adventure. Freedom for the soul. Are you ready to join us? The Harley-Davidson Motor Company Product Development Center (PDC) located in Wauwatosa, WI is home to the mantra - You dream it. We build it. Join our team as a Associate Design Engineer - Vehicle Software V&V. In this position you will perform the system and component level testing of future product on vehicle and bench top equipment. You will be responsible for defining the test case, understanding and operating vehicle and systems, defining pass or fail criteria, reporting test findings, and supporting resolution of issues found in test. You will be working with an experienced cross-functional engineering team to ensure both the successful delivery of new features as well as the successful integration of existing features into new platforms.
Responsibilities
- Review requirements at the vehicle, system and component levels.
- Work with component owners and design engineers to define, develop, and execute vehicle, system, and bench tests for H-D electronic control units (ECUs).
- Develop and implement custom test functions, sequences, and test setups using breakout boxes, Vector CANalyzer and CANoe, CAPL scripting, and software prototyping tools as needed.
- Create test reports to summarize test findings and to satisfy reporting requirements of various processes including ISO-26262.
- Create bug reports and provide information on issue recreation to support issue resolution.
- Work extensively with CAN, analog and digital based control systems.
- Automate test cases by writing or supporting the creation of test sequences in the Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) lab and by reviewing results to confirm correct HiL test case execution.
- Utilize third-party software tools to log and share data with other teams within H-D.
- Develop and implement new test capabilities for manual testing to expand test case coverage.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related technical degree.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience in software validation process associated with automotive type embedded systems.
- Familiarity with software development life cycle (SDLC) and testing methodologies.
- Experience with vehicle communications protocols (CAN, LIN, UDS, CCP).
- Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Java, C++).
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively.
- Detail-oriented with a passion for quality assurance.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with Vector CAN tools (CANalyzer, CANoe, CANape).
- Experience with CCP/XCP calibration tools (ATI Vision, INCA, CANape).
- Experience with Matlab/Simulink modeling and simulation model development/integration.
- Demonstrated proficiency with NI LabVIEW, Veristand, and TestStand.
- NI certifications CLD/CLED/CLA/CTD/CTA preferred, but not required.
- NI FPGA (cRIO/PXI) programming experience is preferred.
Benefits
- Annual bonus programs
- Health insurance benefits
- 401k program
- Onsite fitness centers
- Employee stores
- Employee discounts on products and accessories
