Uber

Sr Staff Vehicle Engineer

Uber$241K — $268K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of automotive engineering or hardware systems design experience
  • Direct experience with automotive OEMs and proven ability to navigate their cultures
  • Expertise in automotive functional safety standards (e.g., ISO 26262)
  • Strong hardware systems engineering skills and understanding of electrical architectures
  • Professional experience integrating autonomous vehicle hardware on modern vehicle platforms

Responsibilities

  • Act as the primary technical advocate for autonomous vehicle partners
  • Align technical needs of multiple partners into unified vehicle requirements
  • Translate complex safety concepts into detailed vehicle hardware requirements
  • Define mechanical, electrical, and software interfaces for autonomous systems
  • Work with design and product teams to specify overall user experience

Benefits

  • Participation in a bonus program
  • Possible equity awards
  • 401(k) plan eligibility
  • Various other benefits offered
Full Job Description
Job Description

About the Role

As a Senior Staff Vehicle Engineer, you will bring deep automotive industry expertise to be the cornerstone of our fleet. Thinking like an OEM, you will represent our autonomous partners in technical discussions with vehicle manufacturers. As a functional safety expert, you will translate complex safety concepts into rigorous vehicle specifications, ensuring the vehicle form meets collective Operational Design Domain (ODD) demands and provides the exact interfaces for safe, seamless system interaction.

What the Candidate Will Do
  • Multi-Partner Alignment & OEM Leadership: Leverage deep OEM experience to act as the primary technical advocate for our AV partners. You will be responsible for aligning and synthesizing the varied technical needs of multiple partners into one single, unified set of vehicle requirements to deliver to the OEM.
  • Functional Safety Translation: Act as the domain expert for functional safety (e.g., ISO 26262), translating complex safety concepts into highly detailed, actionable vehicle hardware requirements for our OEM partners.
  • Interface & Architecture Definition: Define the exact mechanical, electrical, and software interfaces required for autonomous systems, and lead architectural decisions for vehicle sensor suites and compute platforms.
  • User Experience: Work closely with product, design, and operations teams to define and technically specify the overall user experience, translating broader rider needs into integrated vehicle requirements.

Basic Qualifications
  • 8+ years of experience in automotive engineering, hardware systems design, or robotics hardware development, with a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related engineering field.
  • Deep, direct experience working within or extensively with automotive OEMs, possessing an "OEM mindset" and a proven ability to navigate their culture, development cycles, and technical negotiation processes.
  • Expertise in automotive functional safety standards (e.g., ISO 26262) with a proven ability to translate safety requirements into detailed engineering specifications.
  • Strong hardware systems engineering skills and a deep understanding of vehicle electrical architectures, with no strict requirement for hands-on software development proficiency.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Extensive professional experience integrating autonomous vehicle hardware (sensors, compute) onto modern vehicle platforms.
  • Deep understanding of functional safety analysis methodologies (HARA, FMEA, FTA, SOTIF) and how they drive vehicle-level requirements.
  • Proven track record of designing for harsh environmental conditions and ensuring long-term reliability in fleet operations.
  • Hands-on experience with automotive networking protocols (CAN, Automotive Ethernet, LIN) and power management systems.


Responsibilities

For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $241,000 per year - USD $268,000 per year.

You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits.

About Uber

Uber Entertainment, Inc. is a privately held video game development company headquartered in beautiful downtown Kirkland, WA. Uber is currently developing Planetary Annihilation, a next generation real time strategy game of epic proportions.

Uber Careers

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Net Income
-$6.7 billion
Founded
2009
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