The company
Outrider is a software company that is automating distribution yards with electric, self-driving trucks. Our system eliminates manual tasks that are hazardous and repetitive while it improves safety and efficiency. Outrider’s mission is to drive the rapid adoption of sustainable freight transportation. We are a private company founded in 2018 and backed by NEA, 8VC, Koch Disruptive Technologies, and other top-tier investors. Our customers are Fortune 200 companies and our autonomous trucks are already running in distribution yards. For more information, visit
www.outrider.ai
The role
In the Design for Excellence (DfX) position, you'll be working as part of the hardware engineering team to create safe and reliable autonomous vehicle systems. You’ll be responsible for areas such as development, reliability, testing and hardening of the systems that enable our vehicles and supporting products.
The successful candidate will have a demonstrated history of contributing technically to the design and implementation of complex systems in autonomous vehicles, robotic systems or automotive systems.
This role is mission-critical for helping deliver a safety-critical system for industrial automation. The opportunity offers a technical, hands-on team leader the chance to help develop a market-defining enterprise product that combines autonomous vehicle technology with a software-as-a-service (SaaS) business model.
The ideal candidate will embrace our goal to drive zero-emission, self-driving vehicle adoption, and help us realize our potential to define, build, and lead a new category of robotic automation for the enterprise.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Drive and conduct DfX activities in the product development cycle to meet or exceed product targets (ex. Manufacturability, assembly, scale, quality, reliability, safety, cost)
- Complete detailed designs using 3D mechanical CAD tools, directly interfacing with the broader Engineering development team
- Design, analyze, and test complex systems that enable advanced autonomous vehicles
- Develop and test production-ready electronic sub-assemblies (PCBs, wire harnesses, electronic enclosures, etc.) that can be manufactured at scale
- Travel to support customer deployments on-site (25%)
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in Design for Manufacturing (DfM), Design for Reliability (DfR) and Design for Cost (DfC)
- Mechanical CAD proficiency (SolidWorks and SolidWorks PDM strongly preferred)
- Demonstrated initiative and ability to deconstruct complex problems into discrete components
- Excellent documentation and technical writing skills
Ideal Qualifications
- Autonomous vehicle experience
- Automotive systems design experience
- 3D Printing and Design for Manufacturability experience preferred
At Outrider, we believe in cultivating an environment where there is diversity of perspectives, experiences, and knowledge with the expectation that we thrive in an inclusive environment. Outrider is committed to a workforce where everyone's opportunities are limitless regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, veteran status, or any others that are protected by law.
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