Sustaining Engineer - Chassis Systems

Expected compensation: 86.42 USD Per Hour

HireArt is helping an on-demand, autonomous ride-hailing company find a Sustaining Engineer - Chassis Systems to support key chassis subsystems across both the in-service fleet and vehicles in current production.

In this role, you'll lead root cause investigations, develop corrective actions, and make subsystem-level technical decisions for steering, suspension, and braking systems. You'll guide changes through design, validation, release, and fleet implementation while prioritizing work based on safety, reliability, fleet uptime, and production impact.

The ideal candidate has deep experience with chassis systems, sustaining engineering, and cross-functional problem-solving in fast-paced manufacturing or product development environments.

As a Sustaining Engineer - Chassis Systems, You'll

• Own sustaining engineering and corrective action development for chassis systems across the in-service fleet and current production vehicles, from root cause confirmation through fleet-wide implementation.
• Drive end-to-end resolution of field and manufacturing issues affecting steering, suspension, and braking systems.
• Use fleet and production data, including mean time between failures, repeat failure rates, and downtime drivers, to prioritize work and validate improvements.
• Lead design updates and system improvements that enhance safety, durability, reliability, manufacturability, and serviceability.
• Author and manage engineering change requests and change actions.
• Develop and execute validation plans at the component, subsystem, system, and vehicle levels.
• Lead retrofit and rework campaigns and partner with suppliers to resolve quality issues and improve reliability.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, quality, service, and operations teams to implement effective technical solutions.
• Travel occasionally, up to 10%.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field
• 6+ years of experience with chassis systems in product development, manufacturing, or sustaining engineering
• Experience developing subsystem-level corrective actions that improve reliability, durability, manufacturability, or serviceability
• Experience with root cause analysis, DFMEA, and product and process validation
• Strong communication and technical documentation skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to travel occasionally, up to 10%

Preferred Qualifications

• A master’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field
• Experience with autonomous vehicles, robotics, or electric vehicle systems
• Experience with Design for Manufacturing, Design for Serviceability, Lean, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement methodologies
• Proficiency with 3D CAD tools, preferably CATIA
• Familiarity with 3DEXPERIENCE, DELMIA, SAP, Jira, Confluence, SQL, Python, dashboards, or data visualization tools

Benefits

• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Employer (HireArt) subsidized healthcare benefits (eligibility begins on the first of the month following 60 days of service)
• Flexible Spending Account for healthcare-related costs
• HireArt covers all costs for short- and long-term disability and life insurance
• 401k package

Commitment: *This is a full-time, ongoing contract position staffed via HireArt. It will be onsite and available to candidates who are local to the Foster City, CA area.

HireArt values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor visas or employ corp-to-corp.*