Electrical Engineering Team Lead — OEM & Safety Focus

Waabi; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and equity

Health and Wellness benefits (Medical,

Unlimited Vacation

Flexible hours and Work from Home

Daily drinks, snacks and meals

Team events and off-site activities

Job summary

Waabi seeks an experienced Electrical Engineering Team Lead to guide a high-performance embedded compute and power distribution group. You will drive manufacturability and testability across iterations and manage the contract manufacturers through NPI cycles.

You will partner with OEMs to translate supplier requirements into engineering specs and ensure vehicle integration meets ISO 26262 and AEC-Q100 standards, aiming for reliability and scalability.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 10+ years in hardware development with leadership experience.
• Deep experience with complex PCB design, high-speed signaling, and the thermal challenges of AV compute platforms.
• A strong grasp of power distribution and DC-DC conversion for high-performance compute and sensor loads.
• Fluency with the automotive production world - you know PPAP, APQP, and what automotive-grade reliability actually demands.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team of electrical engineers and set technical direction.
• Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Testability (DFT) across every hardware iteration, moving from prototype toward mass production.
• Own the CM relationship with contract manufacturers during NPI cycles, line audits, and bottleneck clearance.
• Partner with OEMs, translating supplier requirements into hardware specifications and ensuring seamless integration into vehicle platforms.
• Uphold ISO 26262 and AEC-Q100 standards and maintain a roadmap for long-term reliability.

Skills

Team leadership

DFM

DFT

NPI

CM management

OEM liaison

Power electronics

ISO 26262

APQP/PPAP knowledge

Education

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

PCB design tools

Job description

Waabi seeks an experienced Electrical Engineering Team Lead to guide a high-performance embedded compute and power distribution group. You will drive manufacturability and testability across iterations and manage the contract manufacturers through NPI cycles.

You will partner with OEMs to translate supplier requirements into engineering specs and ensure vehicle integration meets ISO 26262 and AEC-Q100 standards, aiming for reliability and scalability.