Sustaining Electrical Engineer

Who We Are

KeepTruckin builds technology using the latest advancements in AI and computer vision to improve the safety and efficiency of businesses with vehicles. Over one million drivers and 100,000 companies across every industry trust KeepTruckin’s integrated platform to power their operations, prevent accidents and reduce costs.  

At KeepTruckin, we see our hard work rewarded in tangible ways every day, and we believe that intelligence is most powerful when paired with humility. We’re motivated by the opportunity to save lives on the road while impacting and improving every facet of multiple trillion-dollar industries that keep our physical economy moving. KeepTruckin is proud to be a Forbes Cloud 100 company, Forbes Best Startup Employer 2020, and an Inc Magazine Best Place to Work.

About the role:

As a Sustaining Electrical Engineer, you will be a key member of the hardware team. Both a technologist and a leader, the successful candidate will develop and execute test strategies in order to debug hardware, solve complex hardware problems and propose solutions.

The ideal candidate will be a leader by example, promoting positive company culture and fostering transparency throughout the organization. This person approaches problems with insight and creativity in equal measure, never accepting solutions that compromise values or quality as an option. They treat everyone as a peer and understand that listening is as imperative to effective communication as speaking.

A Sustaining Electrical Engineer will have a knack for prioritization, be driven by data and quantifiable metrics, and will emphasize engineering excellence within the team.

As an engineer at Keep Truckin, you will have an amazing opportunity to shape the way we develop test strategies and improve our products. We are looking for candidates with a solid hardware background and hands-on experience in testing complex systems to join our team. This role is ideal for an engineer who is a strong, independent worker ready to take on new challenges, and eager to work with cutting-edge technology.

This position is an on site position based in Buffalo, NY. 

What you’ll do:

• Review electrical architectures, schematics, and layout
• Design prototype and test assemblies
• Define and take ownership of electrical test plans and strategies
• Work with other engineers to execute and refine test plans with a data-driven approach
• Write clear and organized test reports
• Design, operate, and maintain lab space, and derive technical specifications based on product level requirements
• Validate designs through functional verification, signal characterization, power modeling/test, and system coexistence testing
• Strive for engineering excellence within the team

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Passionate about hands-on experience
• 5+ years of experience as a hardware engineer, ODM, JDM experience is preferred but not required
• Demonstrated domain knowledge in electronics development
• Experience testing technologies such as WIFI, BT, GPS, etc.
• Experience with board bring-up, power supply, and signal integrity testing as well as debug and root cause analysis
• Experience with digital circuit design and various communications interfaces such as I2C, UART, SPI, USB, MIPI, I2S, DDR, eMMC, NAND flash, etc.
• Experience with cameras, batteries, and other sensors is a plus
• Experience or knowledge with ESD and EMI is a plus