What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Electrical Engineer - Vehicle Platform Engineering position at Motional?
Mission Summary
You will be responsible for power and signal distribution design for Autonomous Vehicles. We are looking for someone who is proficient in hardware design life cycle, comfortable working in a high paced environment, and someone who can adapt quickly. You will work cross functionally to gather details required for proper connections, generate system diagrams, electrical schematics, wiring harness diagrams, and assist with assembly and build documentation. You will also create detailed component and system qualification, validation test plans, and perform & oversee testing.
We are looking for a detail-oriented problem-solver, able to employ critical thinking and time management skills and can work effectively both independently and in teams. Work with people of diverse backgrounds and develop creative and innovative ways to improve processes.
The Motional Pittsburgh office is located in the new Hazelwood Green development, a culmination of the city's goal of restoring an economic driver to the neighborhood in a thoughtful, inclusive, and sustainable way. With views along the Monongahela river, the Pittsburgh office is in the heart of this new state of the art development.
What you'll be doing:
- Quickly gain a deep understanding of system architecture and specifications to implement the detailed electrical design of the AV system into a vehicle platform.
- Work within an interdisciplinary team to troubleshoot, test, and fix electrical and system issues in prototype vehicles and test fixtures.
- Support product design reviews.
- Review internal and external requirements and specification documentation.
- Perform worst case analysis and simulation to ensure compliance to system requirements.
- Generate system diagrams, electrical schematics, wiring harness diagrams, and assist with assembly and build documentation.
- Create detailed component and system qualification and validation test plans and perform / oversee testing.
- Support EMC certification testing and develop and maintain electrical DFMEA.
- Utilize structured problem-solving techniques for test failure resolution.
What we're looking for:
- 6 years of experience in electrical engineering.
- Ability to read and interpret schematics and assembly drawings.
- Lab equipment experience with power supplies, oscilloscopes function generators and multimeters.
- Familiarity with wire harness design process and software tools to help EE team design vehicle power and signal distribution
- Ability to multitask across various project activities and work with a global team.
- Ability to provide hands-on debugging as needed during testing and evaluation.
- Experience with other vehicle communication networks (CAN, CAN-FD, Automotive Ethernet, LIN).
- Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering
Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We're driven by something more.
Our journey is always people first.
We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.
Higher purpose, greater impact.
We're creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it's not only good for our business, it's the right thing to do.
Scale up, not starting up.
Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We're driven to scale; we're moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.
Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.
Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.
Salary : $134,000 - $174,500