The Company
Outrider is a software company that is automating distribution yards with electric, self-driving trucks. Our system eliminates manual tasks that are hazardous and repetitive while it improves safety and efficiency. Outrider’s mission is to drive the rapid adoption of sustainable freight transportation. We are a private company founded in 2018 and backed by NEA, 8VC, Koch Disruptive Technologies, NVIDIA, and other top-tier investors. Our customers are Fortune 200 companies and our autonomous trucks are already running in distribution yards. For more information, visit www.outrider.ai
At Outrider, you'll develop, improve upon, and ship cutting-edge software that drives next-generation freight transportation. Your work will directly contribute to autonomous systems that move millions of tons of freight across shipping & logistics centers, revolutionizing the way goods are transported globally. Over time, your contributions will enhance efficiency, safety, precision, and sustainability across the supply chain. Throughout your time at Outrider, you'll collaborate across teams and functions to build and maintain robust systems that keep the global economy moving.
The Role
In the Principal Electrical Engineer, Vehicle Integration position, you'll be working as part of the hardware engineering team to create safe and reliable autonomous vehicle systems. You’ll be responsible for architecture and development of the electronic systems that enable scalable and reliable vehicles.
The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated history of contributing technically to the design and implementation of complex electronic systems in autonomous vehicles, robotic systems, or advanced sensing. They will also embrace our goal to drive zero-emission, self-driving vehicle adoption, and help us realize our potential to define, build, and lead a new category of robotic automation for the enterprise.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Design, analyze, prototype, and test complex electronic systems that enable advanced autonomous vehicles
- Design of AV kit power management, distribution, and sequencing, including power interfaces to the vehicle
- Evaluate new electronic components and their impact on system integration, performance, and safety
- Interface with vendors for vehicle integration and component support
- Support deployed systems, both locally and at remote customer sites
- Debug wire harnesses, electronic assemblies and installed systems
- Collaborate with product, software, test, and manufacturing teams to refine electronic architectures and eliminate design, quality, or assembly issues
- Collaborate with and support field operations teams to refine electronic architectures for diagnostic and triage feature development
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to other engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 10 years of professional experience in design of complex electrical systems with a focus on autonomous vehicle, robotic, or automotive systems
- BS or above in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- Familiarity with autonomous vehicle technologies, including high-voltage power systems, sensors (GPS/INS, perception, positional, etc), control systems, and communication networks.
- Proficient with hardware layers of communication protocols (TCP, UDP, CAN, I2C, SPI)
- Wire harness design and debugging experience
- Proficient with multimeters, oscilloscopes, and other electrical analytical tools/equipment
- Expert soldering, crimping, and electronic prototyping experience
- Experience interfacing with suppliers and contractors for out-of-house projects and workstreams
- Experience scaling a complex electro-mechanical product
- Demonstrated initiative, excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Excellent documentation and technical writing skills
Ideal Qualifications
- Networking and operating systems background
- PCB design (preferably in Altium), assembly and rework experience, preferably in the automotive, trucking, or similarly challenging environment
- Familiarity with mechanical automotive topics
- Experience developing systems according to functional safety standards for complex electronic systems (e.g. ISO 13849, IEC 61508, MIL-STD-882, ISO 26262)
- Firmware design and implementation experience, especially in C
- Experience developing for EMI/RFI isolation and shielding (including grounding techniques)
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary: $125,000 - $150,000
- Equity: Equity package commensurate on experience and skills
- Benefits: Full health benefits
- Hybrid work model
- Actual compensation is based on several factors, including but not limited to job-related skills, qualifications, experience, and specific work location due to differences in the cost of labor