Staff Hardware Engineer (Autonomous Vehicle Compute & Sensor Systems)(m/w/x)

Description

In this role, you will take charge of designing and integrating hardware for autonomous vehicle systems, ensuring robust performance from prototypes to production. Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve collaborating with various teams, troubleshooting hardware, and validating designs to enhance vehicle capabilities.

Requirements

• •5+ years experience in robotics
• •Experience in autonomous driving or safety-/mission-critical vehicle systems
• •Strong experience in compute and sensor system integration
• •Proven track record designing vehicle wiring harnesses
• •Experience with rapid prototyping tools and 3D printing
• •Experience with Solidworks
• •Experience with CAN, diagnostics basics, and Automotive Ethernet (T1) networks
• •Comfortable designing and debugging vehicle network configurations
• •Practical experience with HIL/breadboard setups and test instrumentation
• •Experience integrating and validating GNSS and cellular connectivity
• •Familiarity with satellite connectivity and/or tactical communications
• •Strong integration and test mindset
• •Hands-on mentality and willingness to jump into builds
• •Basic software/tooling skills: Python scripting and Vector tooling
• •Experience with ruggedized platforms and harsh environments
• •Familiarity with functional safety concepts
• •Experience with supplier management and test houses

Tasks

• •Define system architecture and select components
• •Integrate compute and sensor components into vehicle platforms
• •Plan and execute hardware bring-up and commissioning
• •Perform mechanical and electrical integration and troubleshooting
• •Lead hardware validation plans and execute test campaigns
• •Drive design improvements through data analysis
• •Design and evolve harnesses for production-grade solutions
• •Build and commission breadboards and Hardware-in-the-Loop setups
• •Design and validate vehicle network architectures using CAN and Automotive Ethernet
• •Manage vehicle internal network configuration and interfaces
• •Specify and integrate external network configurations
• •Execute system-level integration and define acceptance criteria
• •Support field testing with fast feedback loops
• •Assist with harness builds and vehicle integration in the workshop
• •Collaborate with cross-functional teams and provide technical direction

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