Senior / Staff Electrical Engineer

The role

Design, build and test custom electronic boards for autonomous vehicles, from schematic to vehicle. Work with contract manufacturers, lead board bring-up, and design test fixtures and V&V efforts.

What you will do

• Design PCBAs across high-speed, power, analog, and digital circuits
• Translate OEM technical and non-functional requirements into board-level design decisions
• Take modules from requirements through customer delivery
• Own board bring-up at scale and direct technician work
• Debug and solder at the component level using lab equipment
• Support vehicle end-of-line testing and EMI/EMC testing
• Build module end-of-line test fixtures and load boxes with the design and V&V teams
• Manage CM builds from fabrication through assembly, tracking schedules and flagging risks
• Scale hardware from low-volume prototypes to high-volume production
• Document procedures, test results, design revisions, and performance data

Required qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• 10+ years in hardware development
• 2-3+ years in a formal leadership role
• Analog circuit design from first principles, including filtering, protection, and voltage/current sensing
• Familiarity with ECAD tools (e.g. Altium, OrCAD, KiCAD)
• Sound judgment on component and topology tradeoffs
• Hands-on experience debugging circuit-level functionality
• Experience partnering with CMs to deliver high-quality products
• Ability to read schematics, board layouts, engineering drawings, and technical documentation
• Familiarity with communication interfaces (e.g. CAN, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, LIN, USB, UART, JTAG/SWD)
• Familiarity with automotive standards (e.g. ISO 26262, ISO 16750, AEC-Q)
• Experience with firmware testing and debug, scripting, and embedded Linux

Nice to have

• Some experience with test engineering
• Automotive, robotics, or AV experience

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity awards
• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage (full-time employees only)
• Unlimited vacation
• Flexible hours and work from home support
• Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals when in office
• Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events

Before you apply

• Waabi is an equal opportunity employer; accommodations are available during the application and interview process

About the company

Waabi, founded by Raquel Urtasun, builds autonomous technology for commercial trucks and robotaxis. It has offices in Toronto, San Francisco, Dallas, and Pittsburgh.