Senior / Staff Eds Engineer

Waabi Waabi · Robotics · Pittsburgh, PA · Electrical Engineering

This role focuses on the design and development of automotive-grade electrical distribution systems, including wire harnesses, connectors, and load analysis, for autonomous vehicles. It involves creating 3D CAD assemblies, tailoring integration strategies, and ensuring production-ready designs while adhering to safety and regulatory standards. The role requires experience with various manufacturing processes and resolving electromechanical interface issues.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead the design and development of automotive-grade electrical distribution systems, including wire harnesses, connectors, load analysis, pin outs and vehicle networks.
  2. Develop complex 3D CAD assemblies that integrate COTS and proprietary hardware across diverse vehicle zones.
  3. Tailor integration strategies for various vehicle platforms (passenger cars to heavy-duty trucks) while adhering to specific technical requirements.
  4. Deliver production-ready 2D and 3D CAD packages, applying GD&T and detailed specifications to ensure precision fabrication. Includes development and upkeep of device transmittals.
  5. Oversee technical implementation from initial prototyping through final vehicle launch, collaborating with build technicians to validate hardware performance.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Electrical, or related engineering disciplines.
  • 5+ years of automotive or aerospace harness assembly design and release experience.
  • Experience with electrical harness and routing CAD design in the automotive, autonomous vehicle industry or equivalent.
  • Experience / understanding with harness sub-components, rapid proto-harnessing sub-assembly, and form-board production assembly processes.
  • Hands-on experience and willingness to build rapid-prototypes, including supporting the procurement of necessary components.
  • Effective ability to package harness in 3D virtual environment, understanding. non-compliant ergonomics, tach-times, and vehicle assembly sequencing.
  • Experience packaging harnesses with consideration of communication protocol circuits (ex: CAN/LIN/Base T-1000/video, lighting signals, etc.).
  • Industry standard knowledge of design verification testing required for various Harness Assemblies.
  • Strong 2D CAD experience and proficiency with Zuken, Capital, MentorGraphics, Arcadia, or etc.
  • Ability to interface with connector, PDC, vehicle architecture and systems engineers to manage all electrical aspects of wiring design.

Nice to have

  • Open-minded and collaborative team player with the willingness to help others.
  • Passionate about self-driving technologies, solving hard problems, and creating innovative solutions.

What the JD emphasized

  • automotive-grade electrical distribution systems
  • production-ready 2D and 3D CAD packages
  • safety and regulatory standards