42dot
Principal, Electrical Engineer
Sunnyvale, United States · Principal
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About the role
- ECU Lifecycle Ownership: Drive the EE development for next-generation platform ECUs from initial concept through mass production.
- Optimization & Efficiency: Lead initiatives to drive BOM cost down, improve hardware reliability/quality, and accelerate time-to-market through streamlined design cycles.
- ECU Lifecycle Ownership:
Responsibilities
- Process Leadership: Own the EE development process, establishing best practices for schematic capture, PCB layout, and Design for Manufacturing (DFM).
- Cross-Functional Orchestration: Manage interfaces with a large matrix of key stakeholders, to ensure seamless system integration.
- Resource Management: Leverage and direct both internal engineering talent and external Tier 1/2 partners to execute complex hardware roadmaps.
- Validation Strategy: Partner with the Lab and Test teams to define ATE and HIL testing requirements that validate hardware stability across the full product lifecycle.
- Own the EE development process, establishing best practices for schematic capture, PCB layout, and Design for Manufacturing (DFM).
- Manage interfaces with a large matrix of key stakeholders, to ensure seamless system integration.
- Leverage and direct both internal engineering talent and external Tier 1/2 partners to execute complex hardware roadmaps.
Requirements
- Functional Safety and Compliance: Extensive experience in safety-critical or highly regulated industries, with a proven track record of delivering production-grade electronics.
- Hardware Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in reading and interpreting complex EE schematics and designing for high-performance computing platforms.
- Minimum of 20+ years of hands-on experience in electrical engineering and hardware validation.
- Extensive experience in safety-critical or highly regulated industries, with a proven track record of delivering production-grade electronics.
- Expert-level proficiency in reading and interpreting complex EE schematics and designing for high-performance computing platforms.
- All documents must be submitted in PDF format and under 30MB in size.
- Manufacturing Fluency: Deep understanding of IPC-A-610/620 quality levels and experience validating supplier manufacturing processes on-site.
- End-to-End Execution: Demonstrated success in "greenfield" product development-taking an idea from a blank sheet to a fully operational, high-volume hardware platform.
- Education: Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
Nice to have
- Automotive Experience: Direct experience with automotive-grade electronics, high-voltage DC systems, and complex wiring harness architectures.
Compensation
- $233,700 - $336,300
- 42dot does not accept unsolicited resumes and will not pay fees for any such submissions.
Company info
- 42dot is a mobility AI company committed to solving mobility challenges with software and AI.
- As the Global Software Center of Hyundai Motor Group, 42dot pioneers the future of mobility by advancing the development of software-defined vehicles.
- We develop safety-first, user-centric software-defined vehicle technologies that deliver the latest performance through continuous updates like smartphones.
- By advancing software and AI technology, 42dot envisions a world where everything is connected and moves autonomously through a self-managing urban transportation operating system.
Equal opportunity
- Statement
- 42dot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.
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- How to work in 42dot, About 42dot Way → https://42dot.ai/careers/way
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