Hardware-in-the-Loop Technician

Required Skills & Experience

Associate degree or technical certification in Electrical Engineering Technology, Electronics, Mechatronics, Robotics, or a related field; equivalent hands-on experience may be considered Hands-on experience assembling, wiring, troubleshooting, and maintaining electrical or electromechanical equipment, test benches, test racks, or similar technical systems Experience fabricating electrical cables and wiring harnesses, including cutting, crimping, soldering, and connector termination Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, schematics, and assembly instructions Experience using multimeters, bench power supplies, hand tools, power tools, and workshop equipment Understanding of voltage, current, continuity, fuses, power distribution, electrical safety, battery handling, and ESD protection

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Experience assembling or maintaining Hardware-in-the-Loop test benches, electrical test racks, or automated test equipment Experience within robotics, automotive, aerospace, or another complex electromechanical industry Experience fabricating custom electrical harnesses, breakout boxes, relay panels, electrical fixtures, and bench panels Mechanical fabrication experience involving rack modifications, drilling, saws, and other workshop equipment Familiarity with 3D printing and basic CAD tools for designing or modifying brackets, mounts, holders, and other fixtures Experience troubleshooting connectors, wiring, switches, relays, fuses, batteries, and power supplies Experience with laboratory inventory management, equipment maintenance, calibration tracking, Jira, or Confluence

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a hands-on Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) Technician to support its Systems Integration & Test engineering teams for . This individual will assemble, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot HiL test benches and associated infrastructure used for hardware and software development, system integration, and verification and validation of humanoid robotic systems. The role will involve building and maintaining test racks, fabricating wiring harnesses and fixtures, integrating hardware under test, and troubleshooting electrical and mechanical issues.

Responsibilities:

Assemble, configure, and maintain HiL test racks and benches according to engineering drawings, specifications, and established procedures. Install and mount chassis, power supplies, electrical components, and hardware under test. Route, terminate, secure, and label cables and electrical connections to create organized and repeatable bench configurations. Install, connect, and power up hardware under test while following established procedures and ESD practices. Fabricate and modify test racks, shelves, mounting hardware, electrical fixtures, breakout boxes, and bench panels. Fabricate wiring harnesses and cables by cutting, crimping, soldering, terminating, routing, and labeling electrical connections. Install and wire relays, switches, and electrical components into test fixtures and bench assemblies. Inspect completed assemblies using visual inspection, continuity testing, and pull testing. Configure and operate bench power supplies, including setting safe voltage and current limits, and safely handle batteries and power distribution equipment. Use multimeters and other electrical measurement equipment to verify voltage, continuity, fuses, wiring integrity, and overall bench readiness. Troubleshoot loose connectors, damaged cables, blown fuses, failed relays or switches, faulty power supplies, and other electrical or mechanical hardware issues. Maintain test benches, instrumentation, tools, inventory, and laboratory infrastructure in safe working condition while following electrical, battery, ESD, workshop, and 5S standards. Maintain wiring records, bench configurations, serial numbers, hardware revisions, repair histories, and equipment documentation using tools such as Jira and Confluence. Collaborate with engineering teams on bench modifications, hardware installations, troubleshooting, and improvements to bench reliability and maintainability.