Senior Mechanical Engineer - Self-driving Trucks
Oversees hardware development for self-driving trucks, from design and testing through production. Owns new projects, writes specs, ensures regulatory compliance, and leads design reviews. Requires 5+ years experience and Mechanical Engineering degree.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Design, integrate, and validate hardware for autonomous vehicles
- Build schedules for new hardware initiatives
- Create engineering specifications and coordinate development work on various vehicle subsystems
- Develop assembly and test procedures
- Work with contract manufacturers to ensure proper delivery of components
- Lead design reviews
- Design parts for manufacturing and BOM creation
- Manage engineering changes for updates to existing vehicles
- Work with Hardware team to ensure safety through all stages of development
Qualifications
- Bachelors/Masters in Mechanical Engineering
- 5+ years relevant industry experience designing products for production
- Familiarity with GD&T and generation of engineering drawings and documentation
- Familiarity with CAD Software (Solidworks, Fusion 360, NX)
- Experience designing both sheet metal and machined parts
- Experience with designing for outdoor or harsh environments (particulate ingress, water ingress, UV exposure, shock and vibe, high temp, etc)
- Basic hand tool knowledge and experience
- Excellent communication skills
Preferred
- Experience with plastic injection molding
- Passionate about AI, robotics, and self-driving cars
- Startup work experience
- Robotics and logistics experience a plus
- Familiarity with a machine shop
- Familiarity with automotive systems
Skills
Solidworks, Fusion 360, Nx, GD&T, Sheet Metal, Machined Parts, Plastic Injection Molding, Bom, CAD, Engineering Drawings
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