Gatik AI
Senior Systems & Safety Engineer – Hardware
Santa Clara, CA · Senior
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Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $168,854 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors" for prevailing-wage purposes.
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About the role
- Gatik's autonomous medium-duty trucks and tractor-trailers operate in rigorous commercial environments requiring ultra-reliable, fail-operational hardware.
- You will ensure Gatik's hardware stack withstands severe thermal, vibration, and component failure conditions without compromising safe autonomous operation.
- This role is onsite 5 days a week at our Santa Clara, CA office!
Requirements
- Standards Expertise: Deep working knowledge of ISO 26262 (Hardware level development), ISO 16750, SAE J1455, and FMVSS.
- Proven experience conducting FMEDA, FTA, and worst-case circuit analysis for safety-critical hardware.
- Expert knowledge of Automotive Ethernet, CAN-FD, LIN, PCIe, and high-speed deserializer (GMSL/FPD-Link) topologies.
- Experience with high-power DC-DC converters, smart power distribution modules (ePDMs), and battery management systems (BMS).
- Generate hardware safety manuals, FMEDA reports, and hardware verification documentation required for safety sign-off.
- Safety Case Evidence: Generate hardware safety manuals, FMEDA reports, and hardware verification documentation required for safety sign-off.
Nice to have
- Direct experience designing or safety-certifying high-compute AV platforms.
- Experience with heavy/medium-duty commercial vehicle platform integration.
- Thermal and structural safety analysis experience under extreme environmental conditions.
- More about Gatik
- We have delivered complete, proprietary AV technology - an integration of software and hardware - to enable earlier successes for our clients in constrained Level 4 autonomy.
- By choosing the middle mile - with defined point-to-point delivery, we have simplified some of the more complex AV challenges, enabling us to achieve full autonomy ahead of competitors.
- Visit us at Gatik for more company information and Careers at Gatik for more open roles.
- Forbes: Forget robotaxis.
Compensation
- Salary Range - $160,000- $240,000
Benefits
- Fault Injection & Diagnostics: Design test methodologies for hardware fault injection to validate hardware diagnostic coverage.
Company info
- Gatik, the leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, is revolutionizing the B2B supply chain with its autonomous transportation-as-a-service (ATaaS) solution and prioritizing safe, consistent deliveries while streamlining freight movement by reducing congestion. The company focuses on short-haul, B2B logistics for Fortune 500 retailers and in 2021 launched the world's first fully driverless commercial transportation service with Walmart. Gatik's Class 3-7 autonomous trucks are commercially deployed across major markets, including Texas, Arkansas, and Ontario, Canada, driving innovation in freight transportation.
- The company's proprietary Level 4 autonomous technology, Gatik Carrier™, is custom-built to transport freight safely and efficiently between pick-up and drop-off locations on the middle mile. With robust capabilities in both highway and urban environments, Gatik Carrier™ serves as an all-encompassing solution that integrates advanced software and hardware powering the fleet, facilitating effortless integration into customers' logistics operations.
- Gatik, the leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, is revolutionizing the B2B supply chain with its autonomous transportation-as-a-service (ATaaS) solution and prioritizing safe, consistent deliveries while streamlining freight movement by reducing congestion.
- The company focuses on short-haul, B2B logistics for Fortune 500 retailers and in 2021 launched the world's first fully driverless commercial transportation service with Walmart.
- Gatik's Class 3-7 autonomous trucks are commercially deployed across major markets, including Texas, Arkansas, and Ontario, Canada, driving innovation in freight transportation.
- The company's proprietary Level 4 autonomous technology, Gatik Carrier™, is custom-built to transport freight safely and efficiently between pick-up and drop-off locations on the middle mile.
- With robust capabilities in both highway and urban environments, Gatik Carrier™ serves as an all-encompassing solution that integrates advanced software and hardware powering the fleet, facilitating effortless integration into customers' logistics operations.
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