Electrical Engineer at Hire OTS in San Francisco, CA

Job description

• Focus;
• Drive By Wire
• Carrier Board (FPGA, facing cameras)
• Digital Electronics, Domain Controller (Compute Box)
• Headcount: 7
• YoE: 5+ yrs
• Location / Travel: San Francisco, CA
• Team/Department: Electrical / Hardware [Transport]
• Reporting to: Tom Mulroy,
• Reason for hiring: Needs to build our own electronics to power the software that runs and drives the car
• Offer Visa Sponsorship: Yes
• All products you design will be installed on the first fleet of vehicles deployed in the real world for testing, at a high volume before end of the year.

Responsibilities

• Drive By Wire
• Designing components on Squid board (PCB circuit board), vehicle DBW interface
• Steering interface board, same idea as above
• Power distribution systems (power system design)
• Carrier Board, Compute
• New Generation Compute System
• Drive By Wire
• Vehicle Interface & Controls
• - Analyze and document CAN bus, J1939, Analog and direct digital signals, direct signaling, and vehicle-specific communication protocols on heavy equipment
• - Create comprehensive technical documentation for electrical interfaces and vehicle control systems
• - Document electrical schematics, pinouts, and signal specifications for integration points
• Drive-by-Wire System Development
• - Design and implement custom circuit boards for electronic and actuator-based vehicle operation
• - Implement fail-safe mechanisms and redundant control pathways for safety-critical systems
• - Work with cross-team engineers to design custom wiring harnesses and connector solutions for harsh industrial environments
• General
• Advanced PCB Design
• - Design multi-layer motherboards for compute units handling real-time control systems
• - Implement high-speed differential signaling for camera interfaces, GNSS, and LiDAR signaling
• - Design mixed-signal circuits combining power electronics with sensitive sensor processing
• - Adhere to high standards for signal robustness and DFA
• Hardware Testing & Documentation
• - Document testing requirements for environmental durability and system reliability of hardware components
• - Design and build hardware test apparatus for validation and troubleshooting
• - Support quality assurance processes and technical documentation standards
• Integration & Deployment Support
• - Support field installations and troubleshoot hardware issues at customer sites
• - Work closely with software and mechanical teams to optimize system integration
• - Collaborate with team members to develop tight system interfaces in a rapid iteration environment

Requirements

• Designing circuit boards
• Schematic Design and Layout
• ECAD, Schematic capture and layout
• KiCAD (we use)
• Common Electrical Tools (multi multimeter, Oscilloscope)
• Radar, LiDAR, Sensors, Camera Interfaces
• DFM (Design for Manufacturing)
• Testing & QA
• Ideal Background: Automotive or vehicle systems (including drones)
• Ideal Education: Electrical Engineering

Skills

Required

• Designing circuit boards
• Schematic Design and Layout
• ECAD, Schematic capture and layout
• KiCAD (we use)

Preferred

• Radar, LiDAR, Sensors, Camera Interfaces
• DFM (Design for Manufacturing)
• Testing & QA