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Instrumentation Technician

Optimal Inc.
Milford, MI Contractor
POSTED ON 10/28/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/24/2027

Job Description

Business Group A tools team, create hardware in the loop simulators, different ECU's on a vehicle, support active safety and automated driving, support testing, actual modules that make the decisions they put those on the test property, stand up a test property around the models to simulate them being in a real vehicle, provide the simulation tool for different teams within in the company working heavily with DSPACE hardware, design how the hardware connects together, integrate the hardware with the actual active safety modules

They use Jira for a lot of their work requests and tracking
Assign Jira tickets, so they know what they are assigned to work on
Collaborate amongst the team, but no daily stand up meeting
Working on HIL simulator systems, creating wire hardness, working with dSPACE equipment, moving equipment

Requirements

Assist with the wiring and harness creation for the bench
Support HIL bench and HIL simulator hardware setup, maintenance, and reconfiguration
Flash ECU devices under test (smaller part of the job)

Education Requirement

Associates Degree
Years of experience - minimum at least 3 years of experience
Experience with dSPACE or similar HIL hardware - nice to have
ECU flashing experience - nice to have

Must Have Skills
Bench wiring and harness creation (power, CAN, LIN, Ethernet, etc.)
Experience with automotive communication systems (not a ton of experience, just familiar with it)
Familiar with 12-volt automotive power systems

1st shift
8:30am - 5:00pm
Onsite

Use of AI Technology:
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Benefits:

Health Insurance, Vacation & Paid Time Off

Salary : $46,044 - $62,668

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