Senior Component Systems Engineer, Vehicle HMI/Cabin Monitoring

About the role

Our Vehicle Platform Component team is seeking a highly motivated Senior Component Engineer to take technical ownership of our Human-Machine Interface (HMI) Cabin Monitoring systems (CMS) for Motional’s next-generation vehicle platform. In this role, you will lead the development, validation, and production readiness of HMI and CMS components. The incumbent will ensure that components adhere to all functional requirements and quality standards, and will support component delivery to satisfy all performance, cost, and timing objectives. As a highly self-motivated collaborator who enjoys solving complex challenges daily, you will work directly with cross-functional teams, including software engineers, design release engineers, system engineers, vehicle integration engineers and Tier-1 Suppliers. You will be directly responsible for requirements, guidelines, component readiness, verification & validation, and testing of HMI and CMS modules.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage component-level technical requirements throughout the program development lifecycle.
• Lead technical collaboration with component suppliers, serving as the internal technical expert for the component.
• Ensure all components comply with specifications for performance KPIs, safety, and reliability.
• Guarantee that components adhere to relevant industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with Design Release Engineers to ensure components meet the overall product's program targets and goals.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineers to confirm that component requirements satisfy system needs and that selected components integrate seamlessly into the overall system architecture.
• Responsible for validating component functionality through hands-on testing conducted at both the bench and vehicle levels.
• Lead issue resolution with suppliers and internal cross-functional teams in a timely and effective manner.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in automotive component design, development and integration.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Technology, or a related field.
• Experience with HMI systems engineering and/or SW development.
• Experience working on in-cabin monitoring systems and related technologies.
• Familiar with AI algorithms used for in-cabin detection / monitoring of occupants and other objects.
• Experience with automotive communication protocols including CAN, CAN-FD, Ethernet, GMSL, and FPD-Link.
• Proficiency in Linux, including the ability to develop scripts (e.g., Python, C++) for testing, validation, and interaction with sensor hardware.
• Proficiency in automotive diagnostic tools, including Vector tools (CANoe, CANape, vFlash).
• Familiarity with hardware-level time-synchronization protocols (PTP/IEEE 802.1AS, PPS).
• Experience with requirement compliance, issue-tracking and task management software platforms such as JIRA, Polarion, Confluence, etc.
• Familiarity with automotive high-performance compute architectures (e.g., NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin / Thor).
• Experience with lab equipment, including power supplies, oscilloscopes, multimeters, and function generators.
• Experience with automotive environmental, EMI, and shock/vibration testing.
• Familiarity with automotive components validation documentation and procedures, such as DVP&R, DFMEA and PFMEA.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with an automotive Tier-1 supplier on the technical development of electronic components.