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title: Senior HIL / Controls Engineer — Lead at Zealogics
description: Zealogics is hiring for the Senior HIL / Controls Engineer — Lead role in San
  Diego, CA. Contractor role. See the full description and apply.
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| **Company** | Zealogics |
| **Location** | San Diego, CA |
| **Salary** | $60/hr - $80/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

- Define the HIL bench architecture: real-time target selection, I/O mapping, signal conditioning, safety interlocks, and fidelity targets
- Develop and validate plant and power-electronics models in OPAL-RT (RT-LAB / HYPERSIM) and MATLAB/Simulink
- Integrate the bench with the client's hardware and software build targets; run closed-loop tests and lead defect triage
- Own the acceptance specification and drive it to sign-off with client engineering
- Direct the offshore controls, test and software engineers: work breakdown, reviews, weekly progress reporting to the client
- Act as custodian for export-controlled technical data; ensure only cleared individuals access controlled material

**What you bring**

- 8+ years in controls, test or systems engineering for high-power electronics, plasma, laser, or precision motion systems
- 3+ years hands-on with OPAL-RT (or dSPACE / Speedgoat / NI VeriStand) HIL development
- Strong MATLAB/Simulink, C/C++, real-time systems, and FPGA I/O familiarity
- Experience integrating HIL benches with production firmware and hardware prototypes
- Proven ability to lead distributed teams and communicate with client engineering leadership
- BS/MS in Electrical, Mechatronics or Controls Engineering

**Nice to have:** semiconductor capital equipment or EUV/DUV source exposure; Python test automation; SECS/GEM or EtherCAT; prior work in ITAR/EAR environment
## Skills

- ITAR Compliance
- Hardware-in-the-Loop (Hil) Testing
- EtherCAT
- Semiconductor Industry Knowledge
- Robotics
- Systems Engineering
- dSPACE
- Python
- MATLAB
- Power Electronics
- Computer Vision
- C++
- Automated Testing
- Capital Equipment
- Motion Control Systems
- Simulink
- Field-Programmable Gate Array (Fpga)
- Firmware

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