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gatikaiinc · Santa Clara, CA · Santa Clara, California, United States
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<h3><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Who we are</span></h3> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Gatik, the leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, is revolutionizing the B2B supply chain with its autonomous transportation-as-a-service (ATaaS) solution and prioritizing safe, consistent deliveries while streamlining freight movement by reducing congestion. The company focuses on short-haul, B2B logistics for Fortune 500 retailers and in 2021 launched the world’s first fully driverless commercial transportation service with Walmart. Gatik's Class 3-7 autonomous trucks are commercially deployed across major markets, including Texas, Arkansas, and Ontario, Canada, driving innovation in freight transportation. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">The company's proprietary Level 4 autonomous technology, Gatik Carrier™, is custom-built to transport freight safely and efficiently between pick-up and drop-off locations on the middle mile. With robust capabilities in both highway and urban environments, Gatik Carrier™ serves as an all-encompassing solution that integrates advanced software and hardware powering the fleet, facilitating effortless integration into customers' logistics operations. </span></p> <h3><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">About the role</span></h3> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">As a Staff Electrical Engineer in our Hardware Engineering team you will be responsible for all electronic components on and off the vehicle along with establishing </span><br><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">processes needed to bring-up and to calibrate the stack. This means you are closely working with the Systems Engineering team to establish architectures meeting our requirements as well as bringing the system to production, while collaborating with a diverse and multidisciplinary team delivering high quality vehicles. You are following best </span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">engineering practices & standards in general and are able to be scrappy when needed to make progress. Your area of expertise is selecting, integrating, connecting and troubleshooting electronics and software bring-up. While the focus is on technical leadership and cross-functional coordination, a willingness to engage at a practical level—such as reviewing prototypes, validating system behavior, or supporting early integration efforts—is essential to drive informed decision-making and ensure real-world </span><br><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">performance. </span><br><br><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">This role is onsite 5 days a week at our Santa Clara, CA office.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">What you'll do</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Define and develop the electrical/electronic components and overall system architecture for an autonomous vehicle platform.</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Collaborate across hardware, software, and systems teams to drive integration of sensors, compute, and power systems from concept through deployment </span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Serve as the technical point of contact for key component and sensor suppliers, guiding selection, validation, and integration decisions </span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Oversee vehicle- and system-level bring-up, ensuring readiness for calibration, testing, and manufacturing in close partnership with software and validation teams </span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Define and manage technical documentation, interface specifications, and deliverables to support New Product Introduction (NPI) and volume manufacturing </span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Support field performance improvements through structured investigation of vehicle issues and coordination with test, systems, and service teams </span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Contribute to the development and enforcement of engineering best practices for electrical system integration, verification, and vehicle reliability </span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Participate in design reviews, integration planning, and cross-functional problem-solving to ensure system-level performance and scalability </span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-family: '

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