Vehicle Development - Hardware Engineer

On-Site role

Job Description:

• Hardware Engineer, Test Development.
• On-Site in Foster City, 5 days a week.
• As our hardware engineer, you will be responsible for developing, documenting, and executing component and system-level hardware testing.
• You will collaborate with suppliers, design and system engineers to characterize the functional performance of client sense and compute hardware.
• You will be responsible for development testing on early prototypes and qualification testing on modules intended for vehicle use.
• Projects range from interface compliance testing to developing purpose-built tools.
• We are looking for someone who’s enthusiastic, innovative, a self-starter, and willing to take on the challenges to work with us as an exceptional hardware engineer.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Test Execution
• Use oscilloscopes, network analyzers, and other electrical/environmental test equipment.
• Develop test setups via block diagrams, BoMs, and test plans.
• Test Infrastructure Development.
• Develop custom test assets such as load simulators, test harnessing and Python scripts.
• Facilitate test infrastructure projects by working with procurement and suppliers.
• Documentation.
• Draft and present Test Plans, Design Reviews, Test Readiness Reviews and Data Reviews.
• Review and consult on documentation release for standards, design, and risk assessments.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• B.S. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or similar discipline.
• 6+ years of professional, relevant work experience.
• 2+ years in electronics development.
• Experience with testing electronic, automotive, aerospace, or vehicle components.
• Experience with Design tools.
• PCBA: Altium preferred.
• 3D Modeling: 3DExperience or Catia preferred.
• Experience in using lab equipment (Environmental Chambers, Oscilloscopes, E-loads, VNA, TDR, and spectrum analyzer)
• Experience with Ubuntu and Python.

Bonus Qualifications:

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Engineering or similar discipline.
• Team/club competitions (e.g. SAE, FIRST, DARPA)
• Systems and networking foundational knowledge (systems architecture, memory hierarchy, storage subsystems, LANs, routing)

Experience with:

• Ethernet switching chipsets (i.e. Broadcom, Marvell), PCIe, CAN Compliance.
• Simulation Tools (Ansys preferred)
• Common bus protocols (SPI, I2C, MDIO)

Process/Tool Familiarity with:

• Data Acquisition systems (UEI and/or Keysight preferred)
• Requirement-Test Case management tools (Polarion preferred)
• Atlassian software products (Jira/Confluence)