Senior / Staff Electrical Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Waabi, founded by AI visionary Raquel Urtasun, is the leader in Physical AI. With a world-class team, we're unlocking the next era of autonomous transportation with technology that's powering commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis. Waabi is backed by and partners with world leaders in AI, automotive, logistics, and deep tech.

With offices in Toronto, San Francisco, Dallas, and Pittsburgh, Waabi is growing quickly and looking for diverse, innovative and collaborative candidates who want to impact the world in a positive way. To learn more visit:

Waabi's autonomous vehicles run on road-ready custom electronics. In this role, you'll own that hardware from schematic to vehicle. You'll design boards, work with our contract manufacturers to build them, bring them up in the lab, and prove they hold up in the real world. You will also be responsible for ensuring the quality of our designs by designing test fixtures and working on V&V efforts.

This is an onsite position to be based in Pittsburgh/SF with the expectations of 3-4 days onsite.

You Will...

Design & Test

• Design PCBAs across high-speed, power, analog, and digital circuits

• Translate OEM technical and non-functional requirements into board-level design decisions

• Take modules from requirements through customer delivery

• Develop new modules or features, weighing COTS versus custom hardware

• Verify circuit designs with SPICE or equivalent

• Own board bring-up at scale and direct technician work

• Debug and solder at the component level using scopes, signal generators, DMMs, and other lab equipment

• Support vehicle end-of-line testing by diagnosing board- and vehicle-level issues

• Build module end-of-line test fixtures and load boxes with the design and V&V teams

• Test designs under nominal and stressed electrical and environmental conditions

• Support EMI/EMC testing and qualification

Manufacturing & Quality

• Manage CM builds from fabrication through assembly, tracking schedules and flagging risks early

• Scale hardware from low-volume prototypes to reliable high-volume production

• Develop quality controls and in-process monitors with the quality team

• Lead incoming inspection, rework, hand assembly, and enclosure integration with technicians

• Ensure compliance with OEM partner and internal quality standards

• Track components, boards, and assemblies: what's on hand, in transit, and due for reorder

Collaboration & Process

• Work closely with systems, firmware, mechanical, V&V, bring-up, and quality teams

• Document procedures, test results, design revisions, and performance data for traceability

• Define and improve internal processes and quality standards

Qualifications:

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or a related field

• 10+ years in hardware development.  Some experience with test engineering is beneficial

• 2–3+ years in a formal leadership role

• Analog circuit design from first principles, including filtering, protection, and voltage/current sensing

• Familiarity with ECAD tools (e.g. Altium, OrCAD, KiCAD)

• Sound judgment on component and topology tradeoffs

• Hands-on experience debugging circuit-level functionality

• Experience partnering with CMs to deliver high-quality products

• Ability to read schematics, board layouts, engineering drawings, and technical documentation

• Familiarity with communication interfaces (e.g. CAN, Ethernet,  SPI, I2C, LIN, USB, UART, and JTAG/SWD)

• Familiarity with automotive standards (e.g. ISO 26262, ISO 16750, AEC-Q)

• Experience with firmware testing and debug, scripting, and embedded Linux

• Comfortable switching between hands-on lab work and roadmap planning

• Nice to have: automotive, robotics, or AV experience

The US yearly salary range for this role is: $147,000 - $250,000 USD in addition to competitive perks & benefits. Waabi (US) Inc.’s yearly salary ranges are determined based on several factors in accordance with the Company’s compensation practices. The salary base range is reflective of the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations.  Note: The Company provides additional compensation for employees in this role, including equity incentive awards and an annual performance bonus.

Perks/Benefits:

• Competitive compensation and equity awards.
• Health and Wellness benefits encompassing Medical, Dental and Vision coverage (for full-time employees only).
• Unlimited Vacation.
• Flexible hours and Work from Home support.
• Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals (when in office).
• Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events both on-site, off-site & virtually.
• As we grow, this list continues to evolve! 

Waabi is a technology start-up building technologies to transform the way the world moves. Join our talented team to be a part of the future and to make an impact!

Waabi is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and accessible workplace for all our employees. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, caregiver status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. We make workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.