Uber

Senior Electrical Engineer

Uber  •  Sunnyvale, CA (Onsite)  •  12 hours ago
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Job Description

About the Role

Uber is launching AV Labs to accelerate the autonomous technology ecosystem. We're building out a high-velocity team of multi-disciplinary experts to turn real-world operations into high-quality data for our autonomous partners. This team is focused on the hardest problem in AV today: unlocking real-world, long-tail driving data. Autonomy is now a data race—and Uber has an edge: We collect rare, real-world driving data at a scale and capital efficiency no one else can match.

Our AV Labs Hardware team is pioneering the next-generation E/E architecture for our cutting-edge L4 data collection vehicle fleet. As a Senior Electrial Engineer, you will lead the architecture, design, and vehicle integration of complex wiring systems from early concept through to mass production. In this role, you will tackle the unique challenges of bridging high-voltage/low-voltage power distribution with high-performance computing platforms and safety-critical sensors (LiDARs, Radars, and Cameras). Your expertise will directly optimize signal integrity, ensure power redundancy, and guarantee the flawless data transmission required to safely operate driverless vehicles in complex urban environments.

What You Will Do

  1. Lead End-to-End L4 Hardware Architecture Design: Own the end-to-end routing, schematic capture, component selection, and 3D integration of complex wire harness assemblies, specifically focusing on the L4 autonomous driving sensor kit and high-performance computing platform.
  2. Optimize Topology & Redundancy: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (E/E Architecture, Perception, Packaging, and Power Distribution) to define network topologies, optimize grounding strategies, and ensure robust power distribution redundancy for fail-operational systems.
  3. Mitigate EMI & Ensure Signal Integrity: Define and implement strict shielding, twisting, and physical separation rules within the harness layout to guarantee signal integrity for High-Speed Ethernet channels and prevent cross-talk/EMI between high-power lines and sensitive sensor data lines.
  4. Troubleshoot & Launch Prototypes: Lead root-cause analysis and troubleshooting for electrical noise, signal degradation, and EMI issues during vehicle prototype builds and fleet testing; efficiently execute engineering change orders (ECO) to support rapid vehicle iteration.
  5. Supplier Management & Validation: Partner with Tier 1 suppliers to source high-quality, automotive-grade high-speed connectors and cables, manage engineering drawings for manufacturing feasibility (DFM), and author validation test plans (mechanical, environmental, and electrical) to guarantee production-ready compliance.

Basic Qualifications

  1. Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline with 5+ years of hands-on experience in automotive wire harness design and development.
  2. Core Technical Expertise: Strong experience in both 2D schematics and 3D physical routing, with a specific focus on designing wire harnesses for high-speed data communication protocols such as Automotive Ethernet (100BASE-T1/1000BASE-T1) and CAN/CAN-FD bus.
  3. Software Proficiency: Proficiency in industry-standard professional EDS design, simulation, and CAD software (e.g., Siemens Capital/CHS, CATIA V5/V6, or AutoCAD).

Preferred Qualifications

  1. Advanced L4 & E/E Architecture Expertise: Proven track record of designing fail-safe/redundant power distribution systems and fail-operational architectures; deep experience managing unique harness requirements for autonomous vehicle sensor suites and low-latency, high-bandwidth data feeds (e.g., GMSL/FPD-Link, Automotive Ethernet).
  2. Signal Integrity & EMI/EMC Mitigation: Deep understanding of Signal Integrity (SI) and Electromagnetic Interference (EMI/EMC) mitigation techniques in complex harness design, including optimized grounding strategies, twisted-pair serialization, and coaxial/shielding selection.
  3. Rigorous Quality & Industry Standards: Comprehensive knowledge of automotive industry and testing standards (e.g., USCAR-2, CISPR 25 for EMI, ISO 26262 functional safety, and IPC/WHMA-A-620), with strong experience leading DFMEA and DFM/DFA reviews with Tier 1 suppliers.
  4. Prototyping & Cross-Functional Launch: Demonstrated success in resolving complex, interdisciplinary electrical and mechanical integration issues during vehicle prototype builds, fleet testing, and high-velocity launch phases.

For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $180,000 per year - USD $200,000 per year.

You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits.

Ready to Ride?

This isn't the kind of place where you follow a playbook — it's where you help write one. If you're driven by impact, energized by challenge, and ready to shape how the world moves — we'd love to hear from you.

You may be eligible for bonuses, equity, and other compensation, as well as a range of benefits. Explore our benefits.

Offices remain key to collaboration and Uber's culture. Unless approved for full remote work, employees must spend at least 50% of their time in-office. Some roles, like those at greenlight hubs, require full-time in-office presence. Ask your Recruiter for details about this role's requirements.

Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.

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About Uber

We are Uber. The go-getters. The kind of people who are relentless about our mission to help people go anywhere and get anything and earn their way. Movement is what we power. It’s our lifeblood. It runs through our veins. It’s what gets us out of bed each morning. It pushes us to constantly reimagine how we can move better. For you. For all the places you want to go. For all the things you want to get. For all the ways you want to earn. Across the entire world. In real time. At the incredible speed of now.

The idea for Uber was born on a snowy night in Paris in 2008, and ever since then our DNA of reimagination and reinvention carries on. We’ve grown into a global platform powering flexible earnings and the movement of people and things in ever expanding ways. We’ve gone from connecting rides on 4 wheels to 2 wheels to 18-wheel freight deliveries. From takeout meals to daily essentials to prescription drugs to just about anything you need at any time and earning your way. From drivers with background checks to real-time verification, safety is a top priority every single day. At Uber, the pursuit of reimagination is never finished, never stops, and is always just beginning.

Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
uber.com
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