Electrical Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design electrical schematics for automotive and defense applications, incorporating SoCs/MCUs, power components, and memory.
• Design boards utilizing high and low-speed digital interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, and automotive interfaces like CAN and LIN.
• Oversee PCB layout to ensure compliance with DFx standards, thermal, and mechanical constraints.
• Collaborate with system, firmware, and software teams to ensure successful platform bring-up and validation.
• Develop and execute detailed test plans to validate design performance and document results.
• Engage with PCB/PCBA vendors for fabrication and assembly processes.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
• 2+ years of hands-on hardware design experience.
• Proficiency in schematic capture and layout.
• Strong grasp of analog and power design, as well as digital interfaces (PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, I2C, SPI, UART).
• Proficiency with lab tools including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and multimeters.
• In-depth understanding of PCB manufacturing, testing, and troubleshooting.
• Excellent technical writing and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience building automotive hardware systems or prototype vehicles.
• Experience with high-volume hardware production.
• Experience designing real-time hardware systems with safety constraints.
• Proficiency with Altium Designer.
• Experience designing circuits for cameras or displays.

About the Company

Applied Intuition is powering the future of physical AI. We are creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet, servicing the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining, and agriculture industries. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, we provide essential tools, operating systems, and autonomy solutions to the world's leading automakers and military organizations.