Software Integration Engineer - HIL

About the role

We are seeking a Software Integration Engineer - HIL to join our team. This role involves translating between our vehicle software team, the physical vehicle components, and our vehicle operators. You will work on both software and hardware, ensuring seamless integration and direct interaction with physical ground infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Own the lifecycle and software configuration of our HIL and ground support equipment (GSE) to ensure seamless integration across our unified vehicle software stack
• Develop automated systems to track hardware deployments and dynamically generate standardized software configurations across the fleet
• Partner with hardware teams to design, build, and integrate GSE racks and checkout carts for test and launch operations
• Write software that interfaces directly with physical ground infrastructure, including automating networks, ground computers, DAQs, and power supplies
• Act as the technical bridge between software and hardware disciplines, executing hands-on checkouts and troubleshooting anomalies to get Nova to the pad
• Support hardware teams and help our own vehicle software team prioritize feature requests based on their needs

Qualifications

• 1+ years of professional experience in software development, hardware integration, or systems engineering
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field
• Proficient in software-based configuration management and modern software operations
• Hands-on experience with physical hardware integration, test equipment, and rack setup
• Experience managing and tracking a fleet of hardware deployments across multiple test and operational environments
• Networking foundation, including TCP/IP, routing, subnetting, and configuring managed switches
• Strong systems-thinking approach with the ability to troubleshoot complex electromechanical anomalies from the software layer down to the physical hardware

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with autonomous systems
• Prior experience building and operating HIL test environments or executing avionics checkouts for aerospace or autonomous vehicles
• Familiarity with hardware communication protocols (CAN, RS422/485, LVDS), PLCs, and data acquisition (DAQ) systems
• Experience reading, understanding, and creating technical documentation, system diagrams, and/or electrical schematics