Instrumentation Technician — Hardware-in-the-Loop

Job overview

The Instrumentation Technician is an onsite, full-time position in Milford, MI, with a first-shift schedule of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Compensation is not specified. The role supports the Business Group A tools team, which develops hardware-in-the-loop simulators for active safety and automated driving testing. The technician helps build, configure, and maintain simulator benches that let company teams test vehicle electronic control units and related modules outside a real vehicle. The work supports testing by connecting and integrating hardware with active safety modules and maintaining the simulation equipment.

What you'll do

• Assist with bench wiring and harness creation, including power, CAN, LIN, and Ethernet
• support hardware-in-the-loop bench and simulator hardware setup, maintenance, and reconfiguration
• work with dSPACE equipment
• move equipment
• flash electronic control units under test as a smaller part of the job
• use Jira tickets to track assigned work and collaborate with the team.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

instrumentation technician

hardware-in-the-loop

optimal inc.

milford mi

full-time

onsite

first shift

8:30 am–5:00 pm

bench wiring

harness creation

dspace

automotive testing

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

First shift, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; associate degree and at least three years of experience required. dSPACE or similar hardware-in-the-loop experience and ECU flashing experience are nice to have.

About the employer

Optimal Inc. is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.