Principal Electrical Engineer - Compute and Sensing

Description:

• Own the end-to-end design of Apollo’s safe compute architecture, including selection of core processing elements and system-level redundancy.
• Lead the design and validation of custom carrier boards for high-performance compute modules such as NVIDIA Jetson.
• Manage power delivery, thermal dissipation, and high-speed signal integrity for complex hardware interfaces.
• Drive Design for Manufacturability and Design for Reliability for compute modules operating in high-vibration, dynamic thermal environments.
• Define the electrical architecture for Apollo’s multi-modal perception stack, including LiDAR, depth cameras, IMUs, and tactile sensors.
• Architect high-bandwidth sensor data pipelines and synchronization protocols for sensor fusion.
• Manage communication interfaces such as GigE, GMSL2, USB 3.0, and MIPI to ensure low-latency data delivery.
• Drive physical and logical safety architecture decisions to meet Functional Safety requirements for human-occupied environments.
• Design hardware-level redundancy, fail-safe mechanisms, and Built-In Tests to support required safety integrity levels.
• Implement hardware diagnostics to monitor the health of the compute and sensing backbone in real time.
• Define the long-term technical roadmap for Apollo’s compute and sensing evolution and evaluate emerging technologies.
• Act as a technical authority in design reviews with Controls, Perception, and Systems Engineering teams.
• Provide technical mentorship to electrical and embedded engineers.

Requirements:

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 12+ years of experience in high-performance hardware design, preferably in robotics, autonomous vehicles, or aerospace.
• Proven track record of designing custom carrier boards for NVIDIA Jetson or similar high-end compute modules.
• Mastery of high-speed digital design, including PCIe, DDR4/5, GMSL, and 10GbE.
• Experience integrating multi-sensor suites with precise hardware-level time synchronization.
• Hands-on experience with Functional Safety architecture, such as ISO 26262 or equivalent.
• Proficiency with Altium Designer or similar PCB design tools.
• Proficiency with hardware simulation tools such as SPICE, Ansys, or HyperLynx.
• Experience with emerging SoCs or sensor modalities is a plus.
• Background in robotics, autonomous systems, or aerospace hardware is preferred.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with benefits.
• Highly motivating equity incentive package.
• Flexible work hours policy.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Generous paid time off (PTO).
• 401(k) plan.

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