Cariadinc

Cariadinc

Principal EMI/EMC Engineer

Mountain View, CA · Principal · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$195k-$283kDetected 71 days ago
LogisticsPCB DesignEMI/EMCElectrical EngineeringLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • Join us as we shape the future of the car and everyone around it.
  • In the city of Mountain View, CA, the salary range for this position is $194,670 - $282,735.
  • We also offer a unique vehicle lease program that covers registration and insurance fees.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end EMC/ECU strategy, planning, execution, and issue closure for hardware platforms and ECUs across development milestones (EVT/DVT/PVT), including pre-compliance and certification phases
  • Lead EMC/EMI testing at third-party labs (test planning, scheduling/logistics, witnessing, configuration control, and timely delivery of complete test reports), and drive corrective actions to closure when issues occur
  • Lead EMC Test Readiness Reviews and provide formal go/no-go recommendations for chamber entry and certification (test plan readiness, HW/SW configuration control, harness/setup definition, operational modes, pass/fail criteria, and run sheets)
  • Provide design consultation and technical leadership to engineering teams: schematic and PCB layout reviews, component and filter selection, grounding/return-path strategy, shielding/bonding approaches, and cable/harness mitigation recommendations (balancing performance, cost, and manufacturability)
  • Lead debug-to-fix investigations for EMC failures, including hypothesis-driven experiments, measurement plans, mitigation selection, verification scans, and documenting root cause + design lessons learned
  • Develop and maintain correlation methods between in-house pre-scan setups and external certification labs (fixtures, bandwidth/detectors, harness/config, grounding) to improve predictability of pass/fail outcomes against internal specifications
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including hardware engineers, software developers, and quality assurance specialists
  • Support team members across various stages of the product development lifecycle
  • The Principal EMI/EMC Engineer owns emissions and immunity compliance for hardware platforms-defining the EMC control/verification plan, leading pre‑compliance and certification testing at internal and third‑party labs and driving debug‑to‑fix mitigations.
  • The Principal EMI/EMC Engineer also partners with design teams on schematics/layout, harness/shielding, and test readiness reviews, communicating risks and evidence to ensure global regulatory and internal spec adherence.

Requirements

  • Experience supporting multi-region regulatory approval contexts (e.g., FCC / RED / SRRC) as they intersect with EMC deliverables and documentation expectations
  • Working knowledge of infotainment and driver assistance systems and common EMC risk areas in high-speed digital and mixed-signal automotive electronics
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline
  • Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline
  • You, the applicant, will be required to answer certain questions for export control purposes, and that information will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law.

Skills

  • Technical leadership skills
  • Analytical and conceptual thinking
  • Supervisory and management skills
  • Experience in developing strategies for R&D
  • Communication skills - interpersonal, presentation and written
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
  • Excellent organization and delegation skills
  • Strategic/visionary mindset
  • Experience collaborating within VW Group ey7tngineering / validation ecosystems (processes, stakeholders, ways of working)
  • Years of Relevant Experience:
  • 12+ years of experience in EMC compliance testing industry
  • ​Required Education:

Compensation

  • Salary range is dependent on factors such as geographical differentials, credentials or certifications, industry-based experience, qualification and training.
  • In the city of Mountain View, CA, the salary range for this position is $194,670 - $282,735.
  • CARIAD, Inc. provides performance based merits and annual bonus along with a competitive benefits package.
  • We also offer a unique vehicle lease program that covers registration and insurance fees.
  • Employment with Cariad Inc. is contingent upon the successful completion of this screening process.
  • We emphasize the importance of compliance with export control and sanctions laws as a fundamental aspect of our operations.

Benefits

  • Own the EMC Control & Verification Plan, requirements traceability, and compliance matrix (internal specs + applicable regulatory standards), ensuring test coverage aligns to product use cases and release criteria

Equal opportunity

  • CARIAD is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • We emphasize the importance of compliance with export control and sanctions laws as a fundamental aspect of our operations
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