Director, Vehicle Integration for Autonomous Mining Platforms

Socket.dev; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 255,000 - 322,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, &

401(k)

Equity

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

Job summary

Atoms is hiring a Director of Vehicle Integration to lead the hardware-in-the-loop and bench validation group for our vehicle platforms in San Francisco. You will oversee bring-up, commissioning, and cross-functional interfaces across hardware, software, and partner teams.

We seek a leader with 10+ years in engineering, 5+ years leading engineers, and deep expertise in vehicle networks, drive-by-wire, and system integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, CS, Robotics, or related field is required.
• Ownership of vehicle integration from architecture through fleet deployment with accountability for installation and validation on the road.
• Hands-on depth in vehicle networks (CAN, CAN FD, LIN, Automotive Ethernet) and drive-by-wire integration.
• Experience turning bespoke bring-up into repeatable processes; L3/L4 ADAS or production ADAS program experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Off-vehicle validation: hardware-in-the-loop and bench capability to validate software releases against real vehicle interfaces.
• Integration architecture: manage development fleet electrical architecture, harnesses, mounting, sensor/compute placement, and fault handling.
• On-vehicle bring-up and commissioning: build instructions, drawings, calibration procedures, and production scripts.
• Cross-functional interfaces: coordinate with robotics, vehicle operations, hardware engineering, manufacturing, and OEM/supplier partners.

Skills

Leadership experience

Vehicle integration

Onsite collaboration

AD program experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

CAN/CAN FD

LIN

Automotive Ethernet

Drive-by-wire

Job description

Atoms is hiring a Director of Vehicle Integration to lead the hardware-in-the-loop and bench validation group for our vehicle platforms in San Francisco. You will oversee bring-up, commissioning, and cross-functional interfaces across hardware, software, and partner teams.

We seek a leader with 10+ years in engineering, 5+ years leading engineers, and deep expertise in vehicle networks, drive-by-wire, and system integration.