Staff External Human Machine Interface Technical Lead

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Cruise is looking for a Staff External HMI (Human Machine Interface) Technical Lead to identify, evaluate, integrate, and lead the sourcing of display and lighting technologies for the exterior of our autonomous vehicles. In this role you will be responsible for a full external display and/or lighting solution that addresses the needs of a variety of customers, other road users, and operations staff. You will need to manage and decompose requirements from various stakeholder teams such as product, brand, industrial design, mechanical integration, electrical integration, software, and operations. You will model display and lighting performance to refine requirements and component architectures. You will build relationships with Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers to evaluate various technologies and propose customizations or even fully custom solutions. You will consult technical subject matter experts on mechanical, electrical, and optical design and integration elements, though you will be expected to contribute with a significant amount of expertise in display and lighting hardware. You will collaborate with our automotive partners to complete sourcing agreements with suppliers.

If you’re interested in helping to enhance the product experience of autonomous vehicles, let’s chat!

Day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Leading the development of display and lighting technologies in partnership with Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers

• Decomposing requirements from various stakeholders to hardware requirements

• Modeling display and lighting parameters to balance performance, cost, vehicle styling, and other requirements

• Collaborating with test engineers to establish methods for verifying models and/or characterizing display and lighting components and subsystems

• Evaluating supplier technology offerings for display and lighting core technology and complete solutions

• Leading the development of an overall subsystem design that harmonizes the product experience, cost, mass, power consumption, vehicle styling, and vehicle performance such as aerodynamics

• Collaborating with supply partners to develop, integrate, manufacture, and scale the subsystem design

You should apply for this role if you have the following qualifications:

• BS or MS in optics, optomechanics, electrical engineering or a related field

• 10+ years of industry experience

• Proficiency with optical systems, specifically displays

• Proficiency with key performance indicators for lighting systems

• Experience with optics, illumination fundamentals, display fundamentals, and/or optical coatings

• Experience working with LED displays, LCDs, OLED displays, or vehicle lighting solutions

• Experience with electromechanical systems design

• Experience working through an automotive sourcing process at a major automotive OEM

• Experience working with automotive Tier 1 and 2 suppliers

• Strong communication skills

• Ability to adapt and operate under ambiguity, setting requirements if they are not available

• Ability to identify and act on opportunities to improve processes and increase efficiency

Bonus Points!

• Familiarity with regulations for vehicle lighting

• Proficiency with CAD tools such as NX, Solidworks, CATIA, etc.

• Proficiency with programming languages such as Python, MATLAB, etc.

• Experience with key integration concepts such as tolerance, vibration, thermal, power, etc.

• Experience developing high-reliability hardware

• Experience with FMEA and Functional Safety concepts

• Familiarity with working in a mass production environment

The salary range for this position is $170,000 - 250,000. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. You may also be offered a bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. These