Sr. Electrical Design Validation Engineer

TL;DR

Sr. Electrical Design Validation Engineer (Hardware): Develop and execute comprehensive board-level and module-level validation test plans for hirify.global hardware with an accent on high-speed/low-speed interfaces, voltage regulators, power delivery network (PDN), thermal and voltage corners. Focus on executing electrical validation, hardware bring-up, debugging, troubleshooting, and enhancing efficiency through automation scripts.

Onsite in Mountain View, California (100% onsite work schedule)

Salary Range $158,000—$200,000 USD

Company

Autonomous driving technology company building the hirify.global Driver for ride-hail service and vehicle platforms, with experience from over 100 million autonomous miles driven.

What you will do

• Develop and execute board-level and module-level validation test plans, working with EE and software teams
• Execute electrical validation for boards, systems, and silicon across interfaces, voltage regulators, PDN, thermal/voltage corners
• Drive validation to meet deadlines, document results, track bugs, and communicate plans/results
• Support hardware bring-up, debug, and troubleshooting
• Develop scripts and automation tools to enhance validation efficiency and scalability

Requirements

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years hands-on experience in hardware electrical validation
• Excellent communication and project management skills for cross-functional teams and suppliers
• Experience with bench validation using oscilloscopes, DMM, e-load, power supplies, power analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, thermal chambers
• Practical knowledge of signal/power integrity, board schematics/layout, probe locations, failure points
• Experience in Linux; working knowledge of Python or Matlab for data processing, visualization, automation

Nice to have

• M.S.E.E or PhD.EE with 3+ years relevant experience
• Experience validating voltage regulators, multi-phase VRs, PDN methodologies
• SI/PI validations with VNA, TDR, Scope, BERT, probing station
• Familiarity with protocols like PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, SPI; validating/debugging high/low-speed interfaces
• Extensive electrical debug and firmware verification experience; Linux, bash, test scripts

Culture & Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus program
• Equity incentive plan
• Generous company benefits program