May Mobility is transforming cities through autonomous technology to create a safer, greener, more accessible world. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, May develops and deploys autonomous vehicles (AVs) powered by our innovative Multi-Policy Decision Making (MPDM) technology that literally reimagines the way AVs think.
Our vehicles do more than just drive themselves - they provide value to communities, bridge public transit gaps and move people where they need to go safely, easily and with a lot more fun. We’re building the world’s best autonomy system to reimagine transit by minimizing congestion, expanding access and encouraging better land use in order to foster more green, vibrant and livable spaces. Since our founding in 2017, we’ve given more than 300,000 autonomy-enabled rides to real people around the globe. And we’re just getting started. We’re hiring people who share our passion for building the future, today, solving real-world problems and seeing the impact of their work. Join us.
Job Summary
The Senior Electrical Engineer is an integral part of our engineering team, contributing to the design, development, and implementation of electrical systems and components. Building upon foundational engineering principles, your role will involve advanced tasks and responsibilities to support our projects and initiatives. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the seamless integration of electrical systems into our products and platforms.
Essential Responsibilities
- Responsible for the electrical architectures, system requirements and designs of the Autonomous Drive kits (ADK)
- Responsible for development, troubleshooting and production release of all relevant electrical engineering deliverables
- Evaluating computes, including Electrical Characterization and reporting the outputs for analysis
- Leading and participating in internal technical review activities including risk analysis, DFMEA and test driven development.
- Collaborate and Participate in Architecture, quality, safety, project, production, peer, cross-functional,... reviews and ensure that all electrical engineering deliverables are met.
- Working to source components and identifying suppliers to meet the system design requirements.
- Evaluating and implementing proper electrical interfaces for sensors, actuators, and electrical and compute hardware
- Experience with working on Hybrid and EV vehicle power systems while following safe work procedures.
- Responsible for System Level Design of electrical systems for self-driving vehicles related to vehicle drive-by-wire, sensor integration, and rider-facing features
- Designing and implementing prototypes of complex parts of the full vehicle system
- Leading continuous improvement efforts, research, recommendations and implementation of enhancements to tools, products, processes in Electrical Lab and vehicles.
- Ensuring all necessary engineering documentation and data is generated and maintained to ensure traceability and compliance to applicable company procedures and industry standards and regulations
- Responsible for electrical requirements and their verification at the component and bench level testing
- Performing complex work assignments requiring independent problem solving and decision making, requiring strong electrical technical competency
- Providing technical team mentorship while following Industry best practices
- Following safe work procedures; Use of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE); Use of workplace tools and equipment as instructed; Reporting workplace hazards, injuries and illness as soon as possible.
- Performing other duties as necessary in support of business objectives. Ensures that facilities are in full compliance with all safety regulations.
Skills and Abilities
Success in this role typically requires the following competencies:
- Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Electrical architecture knowledge
- 12V, 48V Electrical systems Debugging & Hands on experience
- Familiarity with ISO26262 standards
- Excellent communication, documentation
- Proficiency in electrical design and troubleshooting of complex electrical systems
- Able to Understand electrical schematic and electrical harness design including the use of various software tools
- Systems-level thinking and ability to create architecture diagrams to meet system requirements
- Aptitude for identifying problems, analyzing root causes, and implementing effective solutions.
Qualifications and Experience
Candidates most successful in this role typically hold the following qualifications or comparable knowledge or experience:
Required
- At least 5 years of experience in vehicle engineering leadership for hardware products, which includes launching a vehicle
- A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university
Desirable
- Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, or Systems Engineering, Autonomous Driving, or Robotics.
- Experience in Autonomous Vehicles, Machine Learning, Robotics, and/or in-vehicle cabin monitoring
- Experience with User Experience and leveraging Design Thinking principles in the product development process
- Knowledge of automotive repair and maintenance
- Experience working in a startup
Physical Requirements
- Standard office working conditions which includes but is not limited to:
- Prolonged sitting
- Prolonged standing
- Prolonged computer use
Travel required? - Minimal: 1%-10%
Benefits and Perks
- Comprehensive healthcare suite including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans. Domestic partners who have been residing together at least one year are also eligible to participate!
- Health Savings and Flexible Spending Healthcare and Dependent Care Accounts available.
- Rich retirement benefits, including an immediately vested employer safe harbor match.
- Generous paid parental leave with immediate eligibility as well as a phased return to work.
- Flexible vacation policy in addition to 18 paid company holidays.
- Total Wellness Program providing numerous resources for overall wellbeing
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and/or people of color are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every qualification. At May Mobility, we’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workforce, so if you’re excited about this role but your previous experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway! You may be the perfect candidate for this or another role at May.
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May Mobility is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetics or any other legally protected basis. Below, you have the opportunity to share your preferred gender pronouns, gender, ethnicity, and veteran status with May Mobility to help us identify areas of improvement in our hiring and recruitment processes. Completion of these questions is entirely voluntary. Any information you choose to provide will be kept confidential, and will not impact the hiring decision in any way. If you believe that you will need any type of accommodation, please let us know.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: May Mobility does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Furthermore, May Mobility does not pay placement fees for candidates submitted by any agency other than its approved partners.
