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Senior Vehicle Integration Engineer

$176K–$242K

San Francisco, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 27, 2026

Location
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, California, United States
Experience
5+ years; the posting specifies experience in autonomous vehicles, EVs, or at an automotive OEM or supplier.
Education
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.

About the job

Own vehicle bring-up and sensor calibration for autonomous platforms, creating repeatable validation and release processes for fleet vehicles.

What you'll do

  • Lead vehicle bring-up from power-on through first autonomous engagement and fleet-release sign-off; define and execute validation plans.
  • Own calibration of lidar, radar, camera, IMU, and GNSS, including calibration infrastructure and verification criteria.
  • Diagnose cross-domain failures and build test hardware and tooling, while feeding findings back into hardware design and partnering with technicians.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related engineering field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
  • 5+ years integrating, validating, and debugging electrical and electromechanical systems on prototype and production vehicles in autonomous vehicles, EVs, or at an automotive OEM or supplier.
  • Hands-on expertise in vehicle E/E architecture, automotive networks and diagnostics, and vehicle actuation or comparable motor-control and powertrain systems.
  • Able to work onsite five days a week in San Francisco, travel to test and deployment sites, and hold a valid driver's license with a clean driving record.

Pay

$176,000 - $242,000 per year (base salary)

Tools

CAN, CAN FD, Automotive Ethernet, DTCs, Vector CANalyzer, Vehicle Spy, lidar, GNSS

AI focus

Integrate and validate autonomous vehicle platforms; the posting describes the company’s broader work as Physical AI but does not specify AI development duties for this role.

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First seen Oct 29, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)