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Forterra · 1 day ago

Technical Lead, HIL & Test Benches

Clarksburg, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$170K/yr - $200K/yr

5+ years exp

Forterra is a leading provider of autonomous systems for ground-based movement in the working world. They are seeking a Technical Lead responsible for leading the design, development, testing, and maintenance of Hardware-In-The-Loop and Test Bench hardware systems and software tools for autonomous applications.

Defense & Space

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

Responsibilities

Lead the Design, development, and maintenance of HIL setups and Test Benches starting with customer interviews, building BOM and ordering parts, ensuring everything is built correctly, and ensuring the team meets requirements

Identify internal customer technical needs for HILs and benches and design solutions to meet those needs

Ensure >90% uptime of the benches based on routine maintenance and updates

Lead and perform hands on development of tooling and testing software for HILs such as LabView, custom scripting, web-based dashboards and similar

Lead activities such as agile ceremonies, task updates, and team meetings

Support the allocation and management of users for test benches and HIL setups

Collaborate with engineers from other cross-functional groups such as systems, safety and test to ensure product and program level needs are met

Support troubleshooting, integration, development, and fix of HIL and Test Benches

Work on site to ensure Up time of all HILs and Test Benches including remote access

Participate in cross-functional meetings to identify improvements and issues with the existing setups

This is a hands-on leadership role

Qualification

HIL developmentTest Bench designHardware integrationSoftware developmentPythonLabViewLinuxAnalytical skillsProblem solvingTeam collaboration

Required

5+ years of Experience in HIL or Test Bench development, maintenance, and design

3+ years in software development, such as scripting, using LabView, or custom software development

Experience with python, lua or other scripting languages

Expertise in hardware integration and design

Previous experience leading HIL or Test Bench development

Experience with system engineering, understanding requirements and tracing them through tasks and ensuring completion according to exit criteria

Expertise in troubleshooting hardware setups and ability to work with testing devices such as multimeters, etc

Experience with Linux as a primary OS

Strong problem solving and analytical skills, with an ability to troubleshoot and resolve hardware issues

Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, managing multiple tasks and priorities

Preferred

Experience with HIL or Test Benches in the automative or autonomy industries

Strong understanding of autonomy including sensors, data processing, and network communication

Experience with web development

Experience with robotics including ROS

Experience in UDP, TCP, and/or CAN Bus

Benefits

Premium Healthcare Benefits: Three plan options, including an HSA-eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of the plan premium for you and your dependents.

Basic Life/AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance plans 100% covered by Forterra, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.

Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a winter break in December.

Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year.

A minimum of 7 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth/adoption.

A $9k annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend.

Fully stocked beverage refrigerators with all the Celsius your little heart desires.

401(k) retirement savings plan, including traditional, Roth 401(k), and after-tax deferral with company match up to 4%.