Staff Mechanical Design Engineer, Sensor Cleaning Systems

Uber; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 211,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Equity award

401(k)

Benefits

Job summary

Uber AV Labs is seeking a Staff Mechanical Design Engineer to lead sensor cleaning systems for data-collection vehicles. You will own mechanical solutions that keep cameras, LiDAR, radar and other perception sensors operational across rain, snow, dust, and road spray, from concept to production.

You will collaborate with sensor, perception, vehicle integration, electrical, reliability, and manufacturing teams, driving prototypes, testing, and validation while guiding tradeoffs on performance,

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of relevant mechanical engineering experience or equivalent demonstrated technical depth.
• Strong mechanical design, CAD, GD&T, tolerance analysis, and prototyping experience.
• Strong fundamentals in fluid mechanics, thermal systems, pneumatics, or fluid delivery.
• Experience owning complex hardware from concept through validation and production.
• Demonstrated ability to lead ambiguous, cross-functional engineering problems.

Responsibilities

• Own sensor cleaning system architecture from concept through production.
• Design cleaning solutions using air, fluid spray, heating, wipers, coatings, or other technologies.
• Design and optimize nozzles, manifolds, pumps, valves, tubing, reservoirs, seals, and related mechanical components.
• Define cleaning performance requirements, test methods, and validation criteria.
• Apply fluid mechanics, thermal analysis, mechanical design, and first-principles engineering to optimize system performance.
• Lead prototype builds, lab testing, environmental testing, and vehicle-level validation.
• Partner with sensor, perception, vehicle integration, electrical, reliability, and manufacturing teams.
• Lead technical tradeoffs involving cleaning performance, packaging, fluid/energy consumption, reliability, cost, and manufacturability.
• Drive root-cause analysis and design improvements based on test and fleet data.

Skills

Mechanical design

CAD

GD&T

Tolerance analysis

Prototyping

Education

BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

CFD

Job description

Uber AV Labs is seeking a Staff Mechanical Design Engineer to lead sensor cleaning systems for data-collection vehicles. You will own mechanical solutions that keep cameras, LiDAR, radar and other perception sensors operational across rain, snow, dust, and road spray, from concept to production.

You will collaborate with sensor, perception, vehicle integration, electrical, reliability, and manufacturing teams, driving prototypes, testing, and validation while guiding tradeoffs on performance,