Waabi
Electrical Engineering Team Lead
$185K–$270K
Pittsburgh, PA +1 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Aug 4, 2026
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
San Francisco, CA - Experience
- 10+ years in hardware development, including time leading or mentoring engineers; formal management experience is a plus, not a prerequisite.
- Education
- BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
About the job
Leads the electrical engineering team designing Waabi’s custom autonomous-vehicle electronics from prototype through scalable, reliable production.
What you'll do
- Lead and mentor electrical engineers and set technical direction for embedded compute and power-distribution hardware.
- Drive manufacturability, testability, and production readiness, including NPI cycles and work with contract manufacturers.
- Coordinate with OEM partners and ensure hardware meets automotive safety, quality, and integration requirements.
What they ask for
- BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
- 10+ years in hardware development, including leading or mentoring engineers.
- Deep experience with complex PCB design, high-speed signaling, and thermal challenges in AV compute platforms.
- Strong knowledge of power distribution, DC-DC conversion, vehicle power architecture, PPAP, APQP, and automotive-grade reliability.
Nice to have
- Direct experience owning a CM or OEM technical relationship through an NPI cycle.
- Hands-on functional-safety work under ISO 26262.
Pay
$185,000 - $270,000 USD base salary
Tools
PCB, ISO 26262, AEC-Q100, PPAP, APQP, DC-DC
AI focus
The role develops electrical hardware supporting Waabi’s generative AI for autonomous trucks, including high-performance embedded compute and power distribution.
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