User Experience Hardware Electrical Engineer

HireArt; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Employer subsidized healthcare

Flexible Spending Account

Disability and life insurance covered

401k package

Job summary

HireArt is seeking a User Experience Hardware Electrical Engineer in Foster City, CA to own sustaining engineering for the infotainment hardware, debug field issues, and partner with software teams. You will support hardware from prototype through production, coordinate with suppliers, run validation, and build rapid prototypes for future in-cabin UX platforms; travel as needed.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering, 5+ years of hands-on hardware experience,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in electrical component or system design, integration, and troubleshooting.
• Strong hands-on electrical debugging, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience developing and supporting hardware from prototype through production.
• Experience working directly with external suppliers throughout development, validation, and production.
• Experience investigating complex field, manufacturing, or production hardware issues.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills.
• Ability to travel within the Bay Area, to manufacturing sites, and internationally as needed.

Responsibilities

• Own sustaining engineering activities for the current production infotainment hardware platform.
• Investigate field, production, and returned-hardware issues through hands-on debugging, log analysis, component-level troubleshooting, and root cause investigation.
• Partner closely with software and firmware engineers to determine whether issues originate in hardware, software, or system integration.
• Develop and implement corrective actions while clearly communicating findings, technical decisions, and recommended solutions.
• Support hardware development from prototype through production, including bring-up, validation, deployment, and engineering change activities.
• Coordinate with external suppliers on technical issues, drawing reviews, requirements, validation, manufacturing readiness, and production support.
• Partner with mechanical, systems, software, firmware, manufacturing, and quality engineering teams to resolve cross-functional hardware issues.
• Support manufacturing sites and production teams with supplier quality concerns, returned-hardware investigations, and production readiness.
• Build rapid prototypes and proof-of-concept hardware to support future infotainment and in-cabin user experience platforms.
• Develop and execute component-and-system-level validation test plans.
• Travel within the Bay Area, to manufacturing sites, and internationally as needed to support suppliers, testing, and production activities.

Job description

Expected compensation: 94.81 USD Per Hour

As a User Experience Hardware Electrical Engineer, You'll

• Own sustaining engineering activities for the current production infotainment hardware platform.
• Investigate field, production, and returned-hardware issues through hands-on debugging, log analysis, component-level troubleshooting, and root cause investigation.
• Partner closely with software and firmware engineers to determine whether issues originate in hardware, software, or system integration.
• Develop and implement corrective actions while clearly communicating findings, technical decisions, and recommended solutions.
• Support hardware development from prototype through production, including bring-up, validation, deployment, and engineering change activities.
• Coordinate with external suppliers on technical issues, drawing reviews, requirements, validation, manufacturing readiness, and production support.
• Partner with mechanical, systems, software, firmware, manufacturing, and quality engineering teams to resolve cross-functional hardware issues.
• Support manufacturing sites and production teams with supplier quality concerns, returned-hardware investigations, and production readiness.
• Build rapid prototypes and proof-of-concept hardware to support future infotainment and in-cabin user experience platforms.
• Develop and execute component-and-system-level validation test plans.
• Travel within the Bay Area, to manufacturing sites, and internationally as needed to support suppliers, testing, and production activities.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related discipline
• 5+ years of experience in electrical component or system design, integration, and troubleshooting
• Strong hands-on electrical debugging, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis skills
• Experience developing and supporting hardware from prototype through production
• Experience working directly with external suppliers throughout development, validation, and production
• Experience investigating complex field, manufacturing, or production hardware issues
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills
• Ability to clearly explain technical findings, decisions, and recommendations to technical stakeholders
• Ability to travel within the Bay Area, to manufacturing sites, and internationally as needed

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience with automotive electronics, infotainment systems, displays, speakers, video systems, or related HMI hardware
• Experience supporting manufacturing, production readiness, supplier quality, or returned-hardware investigations
• Experience working across hardware, firmware, and software interfaces
• Familiarity with automotive communication networks and protocols such as CAN bus, automotive Ethernet, A2B, or similar systems
• Experience with onboard digital interfaces such as SPI, UART, I2C, or I2S
• Experience with electrical validation, EMI/EMC testing, or system-level troubleshooting
• Firmware or software experience, including Python, C/C++, or scripting languages
• Strong presentation and technical storytelling skills

Benefits

• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Employer (HireArt) subsidized healthcare benefits (eligibility begins on the first of the month following 60 days of service)
• Flexible Spending Account for healthcare-related costs
• HireArt covers all costs for short- and long-term disability and life insurance
• 401k package

Commitment

This is a full-time, ongoing contract position staffed via HireArt. It will be onsite and available to candidates who are local to the Foster City, CA area.
HireArt values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor visas or employ corp-to-corp.