About the RoleAs a Hardware Engineer on the Autonomy Platforms team you will architect, source, build, and bring to life the key hardware systems that enable autonomy on our machines. You will work with a wide range of engineering teams within Bedrock (product, commercial, perception, behavior, controls, platform integration, supply chain, and more) to drive consensus on critical HW system functionality and decomposition. You will work alongside other HW engineers to bring about these components, ensuring the platform meets our high performance bars and works reliably in the harsh environments that we deploy into.
What You'll DoThe candidate will be responsible for designing, characterizing, integrating, and validating bedrock autonomy hardware.
- Help define system and component level HW architecture for autonomous machines
- Establish and lead relationships and programs with external vendors to deliver critical components and systems for our autonomous HW platforms
- Work with other HW platform engineers to bring together a cohesive and high performance system that is flexible and modular
- Work with safety team to establish requirements and performance metrics for components and systems
- Write reusable, high quality, data analysis and test automation software (Python and/or C++/C/Rust)
What We're Looking ForRequired:- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field
- Hands on experience with design and testing of autonomy HW such as sensing, compute, HMI, connectivity, and machine control interfaces
- Strong foundational knowledge in traditional HW engineering subjects such as electrical design, high and low speed communication protocols, power electronics, bring-up and testing, and deployment of hardware systems in rugged outdoor environments
- Experience leading large HW development programs from ideation through proto, EVT, DVT, and production stages
- Experience with some of the following:
- High performance/power edge compute including multi-CPU platforms (x86, ARM) with significant GPU resources, including experience around power and cooling (air/liquid)
- Common autonomous sensing technologies including lidar (spinning, flash), camera (visible, SWIR, NIR, etc...), radar, RTK GNSS, and IMU
- Remote operator stations including ergonomic human interfaces, low latency information display, and safety critical design
- HMI deployment in rugged (high shock/vibe and temp) environments including screens and/or tablets
- Packaging and integration strategies for high performance HW systems in rugged environments including high shock/vibe, wide temp ranges, IP, and solar loading
- High speed signaling including GSML, multi gigabit ethernet, RF
- Proficiency in compiled (C/C++/Rust), shell (linux bash), or runtime (Python) languages with ability to prototype and debug software components of HW systems as well as run tests, data collection, analysis, and reporting
Preferred:- 6+ years of relevant industry experience preferred
- Heavy machinery hydraulic systems including electronic control
- High performance embedded compute, in particular Nvidia Jetson lineup
- High and low speed communication protocols (GMSL, FPDlink, PCIe, multi GigE, A2B, CAN, UART, SPI, RS232/422/485, etc...)
- Experience with system engineering requirements definition and V&V
- High power LED lighting for scene illumination
- Experience with common standards for HW deployment in construction
- ISO26262, ISO16750, SAE J1455, etc...
- Familiarity with large commercial construction equipment basic machine electrical and mechanical HW and interface
