Hardware Electrical Engineer

Job Title: Hardware Electrical Engineer

Location: Foster City, CA

Company: Autonomous Vehicle Company

Duration: 6-months
Travel: Required within the Bay Area

Hourly Pay Rate: $86-$90/HR (W2 ONLY, No c2c or 3rd parties)

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As an Electrical Engineer on our Infotainment and Connectivity Hardware team, you will own the development of key human-machine interfaces (HMI) that enable users to interact with our autonomous vehicle platform. This includes hardware for user authentication, ingress access, communication, and cabin/occupant monitoring.

In this highly cross-functional role, you will develop requirements, solve complex design problems, create and test prototypes, and coordinate projects to meet critical company milestones.

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• Specify electrical component and system requirements and lead engineering discussions and development with suppliers.
• Coordinate supplier tooling and production to meet critical vehicle milestones.
• Collaborate with hardware design teams, firmware and software teams, and system operators to iterate on existing designs and develop future solutions.
• Conduct root cause analysis during the development, validation, build, and deployment phases for issue resolution.
• Support the development and execution of system and component-level validation test plans.
• Work with manufacturing and quality engineers to mature components and support vehicle build, bring-up, and test activities.

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• Bachelor s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or equivalent).
• 5 10 years of experience in electrical component/system design and troubleshooting.
• Experience taking a part or assembly from concept through production, working with external suppliers, and managing deliverables for multiple projects.
• Automotive (CAN bus, automotive Ethernet, A2B, and other automotive networks), aerospace, or other safety-critical industry experience.
• Experience with on-board digital serial interfaces such as SPI, UART, I2C, and I2S.
• Experience with electrical and EMI/C testing.

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• Knowledge of automotive functional safety (ISO 26262) standards.
• Firmware / Software experience (management, development, or testing).
• Experience with chassis and/or electromechanical systems.
• Experience with high-speed bus protocols such as PCIe, DisplayPort, and HDMI.
• Proficiency with tools such as Altium, 3DX, Catia V5/V6, or similar.