Principal Electrical Engineer

Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, prototype, and test complex electronic systems that enable advanced autonomous vehicles
• Design of AV kit power management, distribution, and sequencing, including power interfaces to the vehicle
• Evaluate new electronic components and their impact on system integration, performance, and safety
• Interface with vendors for vehicle integration and component support
• Support deployed systems, both locally and at remote customer sites
• Debug wire harnesses, electronic assemblies and installed systems
• Collaborate with product, software, test, and manufacturing teams to refine electronic architectures and eliminate design, quality, or assembly issues
• Collaborate with and support field operations teams to refine electronic architectures for diagnostic and triage feature development
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to other engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in design of complex electrical systems with a focus on autonomous vehicle, robotic, or automotive systems
• BS or above in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• Familiarity with autonomous vehicle technologies, including high-voltage power systems, sensors (GPS/INS, perception, positional, etc), control systems, and communication networks.
• Proficient with hardware layers of communication protocols (TCP, UDP, CAN, I2C, SPI)
• Wire harness design and debugging experience
• Proficient with multimeters, oscilloscopes, and other electrical analytical tools/equipment
• Expert soldering, crimping, and electronic prototyping experience
• Experience interfacing with suppliers and contractors for out-of-house projects and work streams
• Experience scaling a complex electro-mechanical product
• Demonstrated initiative, excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Excellent documentation and technical writing skills

Ideal Qualifications

• Networking and operating systems background
• PCB design (preferably in Altium), assembly and rework experience, preferably in the automotive, trucking, or similarly challenging environment
• Familiarity with mechanical automotive topics
• Experience developing systems according to functional safety standards for complex electronic systems (e.g. ISO 13849, IEC 61508, MIL-STD-882, ISO 26262)
• Firmware design and implementation experience, especially in C
• Experience developing for EMI/RFI isolation and shielding (including grounding techniques)