Hardware Engineer, Autonomy Platforms

The role

You will architect, source, build, and bring to life key hardware systems that enable autonomy on machines. You will design, characterize, integrate, and validate Bedrock autonomy hardware.

What you will do

• Help define system and component level HW architecture for autonomous machines
• Establish and lead relationships and programs with external vendors to deliver critical components and systems
• Work with other HW platform engineers to bring together a cohesive and high performance system
• Work with safety team to establish requirements and performance metrics for components and systems
• Write reusable, high quality, data analysis and test automation software

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field
• Hands on experience with design and testing of autonomy HW such as sensing, compute, HMI, connectivity, and machine control interfaces
• Strong foundational knowledge in traditional HW engineering subjects such as electrical design, high and low speed communication protocols, power electronics, bring-up and testing, and deployment of h
• Experience leading large HW development programs from ideation through proto, EVT, DVT, and production stages
• Experience with high performance/power edge compute including multi-CPU platforms (x86, ARM) with significant GPU resources, including experience around power and cooling (air/liquid)
• Experience with common autonomous sensing technologies including lidar (spinning, flash), camera (visible, SWIR, NIR, etc…), radar, RTK GNSS, and IMU
• Experience with remote operator stations including ergonomic human interfaces, low latency information display, and safety critical design
• Experience with HMI deployment in rugged (high shock/vibe and temp) environments including screens and/or tablets
• Experience with packaging and integration strategies for high performance HW systems in rugged environments including high shock/vibe, wide temp ranges, IP, and solar loading
• Experience with high speed signaling including GSML, multi gigabit ethernet, RF
• Proficiency in compiled (C/C++/Rust), shell (linux bash), or runtime (Python) languages with ability to prototype and debug software components of HW systems as well as run tests, data collection, ana

Nice to have

• 6+ years of relevant industry experience
• Heavy machinery hydraulic systems including electronic control
• High performance embedded compute, in particular Nvidia Jetson lineup
• High and low speed communication protocols (GMSL, FPDlink, PCIe, multi GigE, A2B, CAN, UART, SPI, RS232/422/485, etc…)
• Experience with system engineering requirements definition and V&V
• High power LED lighting for scene illumination
• Experience with common standards for HW deployment in construction
• ISO26262, ISO16750, SAE J1455, etc…
• Familiarity with large commercial construction equipment basic machine electrical and mechanical HW and interface

About the company

Bedrock retrofits heavy equipment contractors already own, starting with excavators, to bring autonomy to the built world. The team includes veterans who helped launch Waymo, scaled Segment, and grew Uber Freight.