Senior Electrical Engineer - Self-driving Vehicles
Designs and develops electrical systems for self-driving vehicles, including PCB layouts, schematics, embedded ARM development, and vehicle integration. Requires 5+ years EE experience with wire harnessing and bachelor's/master's in EE.
About the job
Responsibilities
- PCB layout, schematic design
- Embedded development with ARM Cortex (STM32)
- Communication protocols: CAN (J1939, CANOpen), SPI, I2C, serial port
- Develop and support electrical architecture for special applications
- Create electrical drawings, schematics, assembly drawings, and component layouts for electrical and electro-mechanical subsystems
- Understand vehicle architecture and functional schematics to develop reliable electrical components ensuring operation safety
- Integrate vehicle with custom-built components
- Test, maintain, and improve electrical systems
- Work with suppliers and drive implementation of development into production
Qualifications
- Bachelor/Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering
- 5+ years of hands-on EE experience with direct experience in wire harnessing
- Interest in self-driving vehicles and robotics
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience with electrical drawings and parts management
Preferred
- Experience with motor control, IMU, GPS, and LIDAR
- Robotics/autonomous experience
Skills
Pcb Design, Schematic Design, Arm Cortex, Stm32, Can, J1939, Canopen, Spi, I2C, Wire Harnessing, Electrical Drawings, Motor Control, Imu, Gps, Lidar
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