Electrical Engineering Team Lead

The role

Lead a team of electrical engineers who design Waabi's custom electronics for autonomous trucks. Carry hardware from prototype to production and act as the technical contact for contract manufacturers and OEM partners.

What you will do

• Guide and mentor a group of electrical engineers on embedded compute and power distribution.
• Set technical direction for the team.
• Drive Design for Manufacturability and Design for Testability across every hardware iteration.
• Run NPI cycles, conduct line audits and clear production bottlenecks with contract manufacturers.
• Translate OEM supplier requirements into engineering specifications.
• Ensure electrical systems meet ISO 26262 and AEC-Q100 standards.
• Maintain a roadmap for long-term reliability in the field.

Required qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 10+ years in hardware development, including leading or mentoring engineers.
• Deep experience with complex PCB design, high-speed signaling and thermal challenges of AV compute platforms.
• Strong grasp of power distribution and DC-DC conversion for high-performance compute and sensor loads.
• Understanding of how that hardware interfaces with a vehicle's power architecture.
• Fluency with PPAP, APQP and automotive-grade reliability.

Nice to have

• Direct experience owning a contract manufacturer or OEM technical relationship through an NPI cycle.
• Hands-on functional-safety work under ISO 26262.
• Comfort moving between the lab bench and the high-level roadmap.
• Formal management 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.
• Team building activities and social events on-site, off-site and virtually.

Before you apply

• Hiring is open to candidates in San Francisco and Pittsburgh.

About the company

Waabi is a Physical AI company founded by Raquel Urtasun that builds generative AI for autonomous trucks and robotaxis. It has offices in Toronto, San Francisco, Dallas and Pittsburgh.