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title: Functional Test Engineer — HIL at Zealogics
description: Zealogics is hiring for the Functional Test Engineer — HIL role in San Diego,
  CA. Pays $50–$70 per hour. See the full description and apply.
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date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z
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|---|---|
| **Company** | Zealogics |
| **Location** | San Diego, CA |
| **Salary** | $50/hr - $70/hr |
| **Type** | Contractor |
| **Posted** | Oct 11, 2026 |

## Is this job real?

**Ghost job check:** C · Some flags. Mostly fine, a few things to check.

## Visa sponsorship

- **H-1B:** Zealogics sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 7 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4).
- **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for Zealogics.

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## Description

**About the role**  
You will design and execute the hardware and software test methodology for the HIL bench: test plans, test cases, coverage, and results reporting that feed the "fully integrated bench" acceptance.

**What you'll do**

- Translate client requirements into HIL test plans, test cases and traceability matrices
- Execute functional, regression and fault-injection tests on the bench; log, triage and track defects
- Define pass/fail criteria, coverage metrics and KPIs for bench acceptance
- Build test evidence packs and contribute to weekly progress reporting
- Collaborate with software engineers to automate repeatable test suites

**What you bring**

- 4–6 years in functional / system / HIL testing of embedded or control systems
- Experience with requirements-based testing, traceability tools (DOORS, Jira/Xray, Polarion) and defect lifecycle
- Working knowledge of HIL environments (OPAL-RT, dSPACE, NI) and test automation frameworks
- Ability to read control-system designs, electrical schematics and interface specs
- BE in Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation or Mechatronics

**Nice to have:** ISTQB; Python/Robot Framework; semiconductor equipment or industrial automation background
## Skills

- Hardware-in-the-Loop (Hil) Testing
- Requirements Traceability Matrix
- Triage
- Robot Framework
- Robotics
- dSPACE
- Python
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Semiconductor Equipment Maintenance
- Electrical Schematics
- JIRA
- Fault Injection
- Control Systems
- Regression Analysis
- Embedded Systems
- ISTQB Certification
- Automated Testing
- Test Planning
- IBM Rational DOORS
- Siemens Polarion
- Progress Reporting
- Requirements Traceability
- Test Case Design

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