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Senior Field Engineer

Detroit, Michigan USA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-10 → 2026-07-31

Core

Senior hands-on individual contributor diagnosing complex vehicle software and hardware issues in autonomous driving fleets, acting as an escalation point and operational enabler for the Field Engineering Lead.

Role type

Senior Field Engineer (Autonomous Driving)

Builds

Fleet operations continuity, diagnostic workflows, and safety-compliant fault resolution for automated driving systems.

Domain

Automotive / Autonomous Driving / Robotics

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Advanced vehicle software and hardware diagnostics, Independent problem solving on ambiguous issues, Operational leadership without people management, Project and process ownership, Safety and compliance governance, Cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

On-road testing operations experience, ADAS or autonomous vehicle systems knowledge, Software engineering team collaboration, Senior/lead-in-practice experience

Technologies

Vehicle diagnostic tools, Datadog, Mender, JIRA

Responsibilities

Lead resolution of complex vehicle software and hardware issues, Act as escalation point for high-severity faults, Operate as senior Field Engineer on shift setting technical priorities, Own projects and processes end-to-end, Mentor other Field Engineers, Ensure fault triage meets safety and compliance standards

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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