Senior/Staff Electrical Engineer

Socket.dev; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 145,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and equity

Health and wellness benefits

Unlimited vacation

Flexible hours and WFH support

Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals

Team building activities

Growth and evolution of benefits

Job summary

Waabi is seeking an Electrical Engineer to translate our custom electronics from design files into road-ready hardware for autonomous vehicles. You will partner with contract manufacturers, validate boards, and assemble enclosures for final installation.

You will also design test fixtures and contribute to verification and validation efforts, ensuring quality and reliability. Strong lab hands-on skills and leadership experience are essential for this onsite Pittsburgh role.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years in hardware development and/or test engineering, with 2-3 years in a leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Turn our custom electronics into road-ready hardware in collaboration with contract manufacturers.
• Validate, program and assemble boards and enclosures for vehicle installation.
• Design test fixtures and contribute to Verification and Validation efforts.

Skills

Leadership

Hardware development

Test engineering

CM coordination

Soldering & test

Education

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Waabi, founded by AI visionary Raquel Urtasun, is the leader in Physical AI. With a world-class team, we're unlocking the next era of autonomous transportation with technology that's powering commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis. Waabi is backed by and partners with world leaders in AI, automotive, logistics, and deep tech.

With offices in Toronto, San Francisco, Dallas, and Pittsburgh, Waabi is growing quickly and looking for diverse, innovative and collaborative candidates who want to impact the world in a positive way. To learn more visit: www.waabi.ai

As an Electrical Engineer, you will be responsible for turning our custom electronics from a design file into road-ready hardware. You'll partner with our contract manufacturers to get boards built and then work with technicians to validate, program and assemble them, ready to be installed on our autonomous vehicles. You will also be responsible for ensuring the quality of our designs by designing test fixtures and working on Verification and Validation efforts. On top of all that, when something doesn't behave the way the schematic says it should, you'll be getting your hands dirty as the one with the soldering iron, the scope, and the terminal open.

This is an onsite position to be based in Pittsburgh with the expectations of 3-4 days onsite.

You Will...

• CM Coordination: Work directly with our Contract Manufacturers (CMs) to get PCBs and assemblies manufactured. You'll shepherd builds through fabrication, follow up on schedules, and flag issues before they become bottlenecks.

• Incoming Inspection & Assembly: Collaborate with our quality management team to develop controls and monitors of our embedded hardware products at various stages of manufacture. You'll work with our technicians to inspect received boards for quality and workmanship issues, perform rework and hand-assembly as needed, test and validate boards and then integrate into their final enclosures. And of course, you'll make sure we comply with our OEM partner and internal quality standards.

• Inventory Management: Track components, boards, and assemblies so the team always knows what's on hand, what's in transit, and what needs reordering.

• End-of-Line (EOL) Debug: Support vehicle end-of-line testing by helping diagnose and resolve board- and vehicle-level issues.

• Test Fixture Design & Module V&V: You'll work with our design and V&V teams to develop module end-of-line test fixtures, which you'll then use to evaluate our designs under nominal and stressful environmental and electrical conditions.

Qualifications:

• The Credentials: BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or a related field. You've likely spent 10+ years in hardware development and/or test engineering, with at least 2-3 years in a formal leadership role.

• CMFluency: You speak the language of CMs. You understand how to partner with them to deliver a high quality product.

• The 'Maker' Mindset: You aren't afraid to get your hands dirty in the lab, but you have the strategic vision to step back and manage the high-level roadmap.

• Process Improver: You are always looking for ways to improve our designs, our processes, and the ways we work.

The US yearly salary range for this role is: $145,000 - $185,000 USD in addition to competitive perks & benefits. Waabi (US) Inc.'s yearly salary ranges are determined based on several factors in accordance with the Company's compensation practices. The salary base range is reflective of the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Note: The Company provides additional compensation for employees in this role, including equity incentive awards and an annual performance bonus.

Perks/Benefits:

• Competitive compensation and equity awards.
• Health and Wellness benefits encompassing Medical, Dental and Vision coverage (for full-time employees only).
• Unlimited Vacation.
• Flexible hours and Work from Home support.
• Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals (when in office).
• Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events both on-site, off-site & virtually.
• As we grow, this list continues to evolve!

Waabi is a technology start-up building technologies to transform the way the world moves. Join our talented team to be a part of the future and to make an impact!

Waabi is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and accessible workplace for all our employees. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, caregiver status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. We make workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know.