Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Engineer

Responsibilities

• Manage and scale a growing fleet of HIL rigs on ARM and x86 architectures
• Integrate, test, deploy, and maintain HIL solutions involving third-party hardware and sUAS platforms
• Design and integrate simulators with HIL hardware and flight stack software like ArduPilot and PX4
• Configure and manage firmware across various flight controllers and auxiliary hardware
• Develop automation scripts in Python and Bash for system provisioning and monitoring
• Design custom wiring harnesses and interface boards
• Troubleshoot complex hardware-software integration issues including MAVLink latency and serial communication
• Collaborate with embedded software and simulation teams

Requirements

• Extensive experience managing complex hardware systems on ARM and x86
• Strong proficiency in Linux environments and command line
• Excellent networking skills including TCP/UDP, routing, and subnets
• Hands-on hardware debugging with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and multimeters
• Understanding of embedded communication interfaces like UART, I2C, SPI, and CAN
• Experience writing automation and infrastructure scripts in Python or Bash
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines interacting with hardware test benches
• Strong cross-functional ownership and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Group 1-3 sUAS hardware and Pixhawk flight controllers
• Familiarity with ArduPilot and PX4 flight stack software
• Working knowledge of MAVLink, ROS, ROS 2, or DDS
• Experience with Real-time Operating Systems (RTOS) such as RT-Linux or NuttX

About the Company

Applied Intuition is powering the future of physical AI, creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet, serving automotive, defense, and robotics industries.