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Staff Test Engineer

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 28 Jun 2023

💰 $218,500/yr($148,600/yr – $218,500/yr)

About the role

We're Cruise, a self-driving service designed for the cities we love.

We’re building the world’s most advanced self-driving vehicles to safely connect people to the places, things, and experiences they care about. We believe self-driving vehicles will help save lives, reshape cities, give back time in transit, and restore freedom of movement for many.

In our cars, you’re free to be yourself. It’s the same here at Cruise. We’re creating a culture that values the experiences and contributions of all of the unique individuals who collectively make up Cruise, so that every employee can do their best work.

Cruise is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, both in our workplace and in our products. If you are looking to play a part in making a positive impact in the world by advancing the revolutionary work of self-driving cars, come join us. Even if you might not meet every requirement, we strongly encourage you to apply. You might just be the right candidate for us.

Our autonomous vehicles rely on state of the art electronics to ensure safety, sensor data compute, and in-car infotainment processing. Each of these modules need to be thoroughly tested and validated to pass stringent qualifications. We are seeking a dynamic electrical validation engineer to test and validate our extensive range of car modules. This is an opportunity to work cross functionally with many stakeholders (hardware, software, systems engineering, suppliers) and roadmap from validating power integrity to high speed signals and everything in between.

Day-to-day responsibilities include:

Day-to-day lab operations and support.
Responsible for hardware bench setup, equipment, fixtures, system integration.
Debug components, boards, and system failure activities. Accurately document test methodology, qualitatively analyze test data, and clearly communicate the root cause analysis with the team and various stakeholders
Participate in bring-up, execute test plans, and collaborate with multi-functional teams, i.e. mechanical, thermal, design, manufacturing and software teams, etc.
Participate in design reviews to ensure test and validation coverage of new components and boards during the design phase. Continually work with teams to improve test methodology and fixtures.
Work with Tier1 / Contract Manufacturers vendors on component development and testing strategies, clarify technical queries on testing and validation

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

BS in Electrical Engineering or related technical field
10+ years of experience with hardware validation with proficiency in: ethernet switch design, high speed interface design and validation, compliance tests for different standards like IEEE (Ethernet), FPD, MIPI, DDR, PCIe, etc.
Good knowledge in EE fundamentals, power & signal integrity, clock, and analog/digital circuits
Good knowledge with schematic design and layout tools.
Experience using lab equipment such as bench power supplies, high-speed oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, VNA’s, and thermal/heat chambers
Experience with high speed interfaces such as: 25G-KR, 10G-KR, 10GBase-T, SFP, QSFP, 1G-T1, PCIe, DDR4, as well as I2C, MDIO is preferred.
Self-motivated individual with team player spirit and can do attitude.

Bonus points!

Automotive industry experience
Experience in ASIL B/D Validation
Scripting to automate data collection and control ATE/Test fixtures (Python, VBA, C++)
PCB Rework experience

The salary range for this position is $148,600 - $218,500. 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 ranges are subject to change.