Senior Electrical Engineer - Compute Hardware

The role

This person will develop compute hardware products for next-generation electric and autonomous vehicles. They will design electrical schematics, PCB boards, and component block diagrams while collaborating with system, firmware, and software teams.

What you will do

• Design electrical schematics for automotive, off-road, and defense applications
• Design PCB boards using high and low speed digital and automotive interfaces
• Guide and oversee PCB layout to meet DFx standards and constraints
• Create detailed component block diagrams
• Engage with PCB/PCBA vendors for fabrication and assembly
• Collaborate with system, firmware, software, and integration teams
• Develop and execute test plans to validate design performance
• Stay updated on new technologies to ensure solutions remain cutting-edge

Required qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
• At least 5 years of hands-on hardware design experience
• Strong grasp of digital design and interfaces including PCIe Gen 3.0/4.0/5.0, Ethernet 1G-T/T1 and 10G-T1, DDR, LPDDR, I2C, SPI, eMMC, USB, UART, and GMSL
• Proficient in schematic capture and PCB layout
• Skilled in using lab tools such as bench power supplies, multimeters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and network analyzers
• In-depth understanding of PCB manufacturing, product delivery, and testing, validation, and troubleshooting of electrical systems
• Open-minded and collaborative team player
• Excellent technical writing skills

Nice to have

• Prior experience building automotive, robotics, off-road, defense, or other real-time hardware systems
• Prior experience designing and building prototype vehicles or compute hardware platforms
• Prior experience with high-volume production of hardware products
• Prior experience building real-time HW systems with safety constraints
• Experience with Formula SAE / Formula Electric or similar hands-on engineering programs
• Prior experience with Altium Designer
• Experience designing circuits that drive cameras and/or displays

Benefits

• Base salary
• Equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage
• 401k retirement benefits with employer match
• Learning and wellness stipends
• Paid time off

About the company

Applied Intuition, Inc. is a Silicon Valley company creating digital infrastructure for physical AI. It services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries.