Description
The Senior Hardware Test Engineer will be responsible for developing and executing validation strategies for Low & high-voltage power electronics products used in electric vehicles. This role combines hardware testing, test automation, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) validation, laboratory development, and cross-functional collaboration.
You will work closely with global hardware, software, controls, systems, and manufacturing teams to validate next-generation electrification technologies and support their successful deployment across Ford vehicle programmes.
The position requires robust expertise in power electronics testing, automation frameworks, real-time simulation environments, and automotive validation processes.

Responsibilities
Hardware Testing
- Develop and execute comprehensive Component PCBA and System-level test plans for Low Voltage and High Voltage systems
- Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE)
- Onboard Chargers (OBC)
- DC-DC Converters
- Inverters
- High-Voltage Battery Management Systems (HV-BMS)




- Lead initial Hardware Bring-Up Testing on new PCBA revisions and generate detailed technical reports.
- Perform EMI/EMC testing on development hardware and provide direct technical feedback to the HW Design team.
- Define validation requirements, test methodologies, success criteria, and acceptance metrics.
- Support Design Verification Plan & Report (DVP&R;) development and execution.

Test Automation Development
- Develop and maintain HW bench-level test automation scripts using Python (and/or NI LabVIEW) to improve test efficiency, repeatability, and logging.Create automated test scripts to improve test efficiency, repeatability, and reporting.
- Lead Tester Board design and development, including custom test fixtures, wiring harnesses, and instrumentation setups.
- Perform MATLAB circuit simulations to verify and optimize tester board designs before build.
- Integrate power electronics hardware with real-time simulation systems and control

📌 Senior Hardware Test Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Ford Motor
📍 Bengaluru