Hardware Electrical Engineer - User Experience
Vertex Sigma Software
Foster City, CA, USA
6/14/2022
Manufacturing
Full Time
Job Description
Job Description
User Experience Hardware Electrical Engineer
As an Electrical Engineer on the Infotainment and Connectivity Hardware team, you will own the development of some of the Key human machine interfaces (HMI) our riders use to interact with our robot/vehicle.
This includes hardware for user authentication, ingress access, communication, and cabin/occupant monitoring. In this highly cross-functional role, you will need to develop requirements, solve challenging design problems, create and test prototypes, and coordinate projects to meet critical company milestones.
Responsibilities
- You will specify electrical component and system requirements and lead engineering discussions and development with suppliers.
- You will coordinate supplier tooling and production to meet critical vehicle milestones.
- You will collaborate with hardware design teams, firmware and software teams, and system operators to iterate on existing designs and develop future solutions.
- You will conduct root cause analysis during the development, validation, build, and deployment phases for issue resolution.
- You will support the development and execution of system and component-level validation test plans.
- You will work with manufacturing and quality engineers to mature components and support vehicle build, bring-up, and test activities.
Requirements
Qualifications
- 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 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
Bonus Qualifications
- Knowledge of automotive functional safety (ISO26262) standards
- Firmware / Software experience (managing/developing/testing)
- Experience with chassis and/or electromechanical systems
- Experience with high speed bus protocols such as PCIe, Display Port, and HDMI
- Experience using Altium, 3DX, Catia V5/V6, or similar tools
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Training & Development
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Free breakfast and lunch