Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Sensor Cleaning
Core
Design and validate electromechanical systems to keep automotive sensors free of debris and contaminants such as rain, snow, ice, bugs, and dirt for self-driving vehicles.
Role type
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (Sensor Cleaning)
Builds
Custom hardware modules for the Aurora Driver Kit (ADK), specifically sensor cleaning systems
Domain
Autonomous driving / Automotive ADAS / Electro-mechanical systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Mechanical design, applied fluid dynamics, robotics/mechatronics, hands-on test campaign execution, solid modeling CAD (CATIA V6), geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), supplier management
Preferred skills
CFD analysis (ANSYS Workbench), automotive camera/sensor experience, Matlab/Python
Technologies
CATIA V6, ANSYS Workbench, Matlab, Python
Responsibilities
Design and validate electromechanical components and systems for sensor cleaning; Design and validate surrogate test infrastructure to simulate weather and contamination; Integrate sensor cleaning solutions with ADK components and OEM vehicle interfaces; Prototype next generation systems in lab, track, and real world environments; Collaborate with manufacturing partners to kick off mass production tooling; Manage external suppliers and internal cross functional test teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC