Senior Component Systems Engineer, Camera Sensors at Motional

You're a seasoned engineer with at least seven years of automotive component development experience, holding a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engin

Work type: onsite

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Salary: $125,000 – $167,000/yr

Type: Full-time

Summary

You're a seasoned engineer with at least seven years of automotive component development experience, holding a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, and possess a strong understanding of optical systems and machine vision camera design. **What makes it worth a look...** Motional is offering a full-time, on-site Senior Component Systems Engineer role in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a salary of $125,000 - $167,000 per year. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Have experience with automotive communication protocols like CAN, CAN-FD, Ethernet, GMSL, and FPD-Link. * Are proficient in Linux and scripting languages such as Python or C++ for hardware interaction. * Are familiar with NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin / Thor architecture and developer kits. * Have experience with automotive diagnostic tools like Vector CANoe, CANape, and vFlash.

Job Description

Motional’s Pittsburgh office is located in the new Hazelwood Green development, a culmination of the city’s goal of restoring an economic driver to the neighborhood in a thoughtful, inclusive, and sustainable way. With views along the Monongahela river, the Pittsburgh office is in the heart of this new state of the art development.Mission Summary:

Our Vehicle Platform Components team is seeking a highly motivated Senior Engineer to assume ownership of the development and integration of the autonomous vehicle’s vision sensors. This position serves as the primary technical owner for the development, validation, and production readiness of our vision sensors. The incumbent will ensure that sensors adhere to all functional requirements and quality standards, and will support sensor delivery to satisfy all performance, cost, and timing objectives.

Key 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.

• 7+ years of experience in automotive component design, development and integration.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Technology, Optoelectronics (or a related field).

• Demonstrated knowledge of optical systems, encompassing the construction and design of camera components.

• Experience with machine vision camera design, development and integration.

• Understanding of high-throughput Image Signal Processing (ISP) pipeline design and implementation.

• 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 camera hardware.

• Familiarity with NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin / Thor architecture and developer kits.

• Experience with lab equipment, including power supplies, oscilloscopes, multimeters, and function generators.

• Proficiency in automotive diagnostic tools, including Vector tools (CANoe, CANape, vFlash).

• Experience with automotive environmental, EMI, and shock/vibration testing.

• Experience in root-cause analysis, with a focus on utilizing AV / ADAS vehicle logs to pinpoint sensor impairments that negatively affect autonomous system performance.

• Familiarity with automotive components validation documentation and procedures, such as DVP&R, DFMEA and PFMEA.

• Experience with requirement compliance, issue-tracking and task management software platforms such as JIRA, Polarion, Confluence, etc.

• Demonstrated experience collaborating with an automotive Tier-1 supplier on the technical development of electronic components.

• Understanding of vehicle integration, packaging, and functional safety standards (ISO 26262)

• Prior experience in automotive vision sensor hardware and software integration or ADAS technologies.

• Prior experience in an autonomous vehicle or robotics company.

Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional’s benefits program. Motional’s benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.

Salary Range
$125,000—$167,000 USD

Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We’re driven by something more.Our journey is always people first.

We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.

Higher purpose, greater impact.

We’re creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it’s not only good for our business, it’s the right thing to do.

Scale up, not starting up.

Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We’re driven to scale; we’re moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.

Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit [www.Motional.com](https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3300142-1&h=1642745316&u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3253528-1%26h%3D3781125006%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fc212.net%252Fc%252Flink%252F%253Ft%253D0%2526l%253Den%2526o%253D3089636-1%2526h%253D3468778127%2526u%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fc212.net%25252Fc%25252Flink%25252F%25253Ft%25253D0%252526l%25253Den%252526o%25253D2881693-1%252526h%25253D646020682%252526u%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Furldefense.com%2525252Fv3%2525252F__http%2525253A%2525252Fwww.motional.com%2525252F__%2525253B!!KT8c38mO!j78LjnhAm2VK7Fu23VO6KlwqDXvVTQFMzmyzieKQqZDQksh2tpWEseK4to8eKzwsEwI%25252524%252526a%25253Dwww.Motional.com%2526a%253Dwww.Motional.com%26a%3Dwww.Motional.com&a=www.Motional.com) and follow us on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/motionaldrive), [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/67123512/), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/motionaldrive/) and [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr__mGPkBb-KMoYWbSGuA9w).

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