Senior Hardware Integration & Validation Engineer

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Hardware Integration & Validation Engineer to lead the systems-level integration, manufacturing readiness, and quality assurance of our advanced sensor and compute platforms. You will serve as the bridge between hardware design, vehicle engineering, vendors, and operations, ensuring that every sensor kit and vehicle installation meets stringent fit, form, function, and quality requirements.

This role focuses on building and sustaining the infrastructure, tooling, processes, and acceptance criteria that enable reliable, repeatable integration at scale. You will define standards, QA workflows, and traceability systems that transform prototype hardware into robust, production-ready systems deployable across diverse vehicle platforms and operating environments.

This is a critical position for our Data Collect program: you will ensure integration and manufacturing readiness is engineered from day one, enabling Uber to scale vendor operations, fleet retrofits, and city deployments with confidence.

What You'll Do

• Own system-level integration readiness for the sensor and compute stack, including mechanical, electrical, and vehicle-interface validation.
• Define and refine integration and manufacturing requirements (mounting, power, networking, thermal, timing, build tolerances) with hardware design, perception, and vehicle engineering teams.
• Define the QA and traceability systems that allow contract manufacturers and upfit partners to deliver consistent, high-quality installs at scale.
• Develop acceptance criteria, build-quality checks, validation procedures, and quality gates for prototype, pilot, and production sensor kits.
• Plan, build, and maintain integration and QA test infrastructure, including benches, harnesses, fixtures, operator workflows, and validation rigs.
• Partner with vendors, CMs, and manufacturing teams to support first-article builds, audit build quality, review process performance, and drive corrective actions.
• Establish traceability requirements for parts, builds, calibration data, and installation workflows to ensure scalable, auditable operations.
• Author detailed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for integration, installation, QA, and first-power-on workflows to ensure repeatability and safety.
• Collaborate closely with vehicle teams to ensure seamless installation on new platforms, including wiring, power distribution, CAN/fiber routing, and compute mounting requirements.
• Analyze hardware failures, collect field feedback, and drive reliability improvements across mechanical, electrical, and thermal domains.
• Perform structured root-cause analysis on integration or manufacturing issues, documenting findings and driving cross-functional resolution.
• Support development of tools, fixtures, automation, and inspection methods to improve build consistency, integration throughput, and quality.
• Mentor technicians and cross-functional partners on integration best practices, QA workflows, safety procedures, and validation methodologies.

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in hardware integration, manufacturing engineering, systems validation, or related roles (automotive, robotics, aerospace, industrial).
• Strong understanding of mechanical/electrical integration fundamentals, including power systems, harnessing, grounding, thermal considerations, and communication interfaces.
• Proven experience developing or executing integration SOPs, build-quality checks, validation frameworks, or QA procedures for complex systems.
• Proficiency with mechanical and electrical diagnostic tools (multimeters, oscilloscopes, CAN analyzers, alignment or measurement systems).
• Experience interpreting schematics, wiring diagrams, mechanical drawings, and sensor/compute specifications.
• Solid foundation in Linux and scripting (bash, Python, or similar) for validation, automation, or data/logging workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with hardware design, manufacturing, test, and operations teams.
• Excellent documentation and organization skills with a focus on repeatability and traceable, auditable processes.

• Experience integrating multi-sensor perception systems (cameras, LiDAR, radar, IMU) or compute platforms in automotive or robotic systems.
• Familiarity with fleet or production system bring-up (first article builds, pilot runs, or manufacturing engineering).
• Background in hardware reliability testing, environmental validation, or durability engineering.
• Working knowledge of vehicle systems, including 12V/48V power, CAN, LIN, Ethernet, and thermal constraints.
• Experience working with external vendors, contract manufacturers, or integration partners.
• Ability to architect fixtures, jigs, and validation tools for repeatable integration workflows.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering, or equivalent experience.