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Hardware Software Integration Engineer

HireArt · Foster City, CA · 3 wk ago
On-siteQuality AssuranceFull-time

About the role

The Hardware Software Integration Engineer will support the deployment, integration, and reliability of next-generation compute, sensor, and networking systems used in autonomous vehicles. This role involves working at the intersection of hardware, firmware, and software, ensuring critical vehicle subsystems operate reliably throughout development, manufacturing, and fleet operations.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the investigation, debugging, and resolution of complex hardware-software integration issues across vehicle platforms.

  • Partner with hardware, firmware, software, manufacturing, test, and operations teams to identify root causes and drive corrective actions to closure.

  • Support vehicle hardware bring-up, validation, and manufacturing readiness activities for compute, sensor, and networking systems.

  • Develop and execute test plans, validation procedures, and system-level test strategies to support vehicle integration and production requirements.

  • Build and maintain automation tools, debugging workflows, and test infrastructure to improve issue investigation and test coverage.

  • Utilize diagnostic and analysis tools to evaluate system performance, investigate failures, and support root cause analysis.

  • Develop processes and operational workflows that improve vehicle reliability, fleet stability, and deployment readiness.

  • Provide feedback to engineering teams to improve future hardware, firmware, and software designs.

  • Travel domestically as needed to support fleet operations and engineering activities.

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or a related technical discipline; equivalent hands-on experience may also be considered

  • 2+ years of relevant industry experience

  • Experience debugging complex hardware, firmware, and software integration issues

  • Experience working with hardware communication interfaces and protocols, including Ethernet, CAN, USB, UART, LIN, I2C, and SPI

  • Experience developing test cases, validation plans, requirements, or test specifications

  • Proficiency with Python or a similar scripting language

  • Experience with Git or other version control systems

  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills

  • Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering and operations teams

Bonus Qualifications

  • Experience with requirements management and issue tracking tools such as Polarion, Jira, or similar platforms

  • Strong electrical engineering fundamentals

  • Experience working with microcontroller-based systems, sensing technologies, power electronics, or wireless communication technologies such as Bluetooth, LTE, or NFC

  • Familiarity with electrical characterization equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and related laboratory tools

  • Experience supporting autonomous vehicles, robotics, automotive, aerospace, consumer electronics, or other complex embedded systems environments

Benefits

  • Pre-tax commuter benefits

  • Employer (HireArt) subsidized healthcare benefits (eligibility begins on the first of the month following 60 days of service)

  • Flexible Spending Account for healthcare-related costs

  • HireArt covers all costs for short- and long-term disability and life insurance

  • 401k package

Commitment

This is a full-time, ongoing contract position staffed via HireArt. It will be onsite and available to candidates who are local to the Foster City, CA area.

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