[Hiring] Senior Hardware Engineer @Latitude AI

Role Description

As a member of the hardware sensing team, you will be responsible for the benchmarking, characterizing, nomination, and integration of all sensors. Your role will involve:

• Leading technical development of radar or lidar sensing systems from early concept to production launch.
• Defining sensor performance targets, requirements, evaluation criteria, and validation plans based on vehicle, perception, and ODD needs.
• Driving sensor benchmarking and technical down-selection across candidate suppliers and technologies.
• Leading supplier technical engagement, including requirements reviews, data reviews, architecture discussions, issue resolution, and design maturity assessments.
• Guiding architecture and tradeoff decisions related to sensing performance, environmental robustness, packaging, thermal constraints, power, diagnostics, manufacturability, and cost.
• Working cross-functionally with systems, perception, firmware, validation, vehicle integration, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure the sensor meets downstream functional and program needs.
• Reviewing test data from supplier, bench, track, and vehicle testing; identifying performance gaps; determining root cause; and driving corrective actions.
• Assessing whether supplier evidence is technically credible by reviewing test conditions, assumptions, filtering, sample quality, boundary cases, repeatability, and alignment to sensor physics and system requirements.
• Leading technical reviews and challenging unsupported claims, weak correlation, incomplete validation, and conclusions that do not match observed data or first-principles behavior.
• Establishing technical plans, milestones, risks, and mitigation strategies to keep sensor programs on track toward nomination and launch.
• Communicating technical status, open issues, and tradeoffs clearly to engineering leadership and cross-functional partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field and 7+ years of relevant experience (or Master's degree and 5+ years of relevant experience, or PhD and 2+ years of relevant experience).
• 8+ years of experience in automotive sensing, with deep hands-on expertise in either radar or lidar and demonstrated technical leadership on complex hardware programs.
• Strong first-principles understanding of the relevant sensing modality (Radar or Lidar).
• Strong scripting and analysis capability in Python, including hands-on use of NumPy, pandas, Jupyter, and similar tools.
• Ability to work directly with sensor data and debug artifacts.
• Practical experience with day-to-day engineering tools such as Wireshark/PCAP analysis, CAN tools, ROS/rosbag, and common automotive data interfaces.
• Ability to independently judge whether supplier test results are correct.
• Ability to lead and critically assess technical design reviews (TDRs).
• Experience translating system and perception needs into sensor requirements, validation methods, and supplier deliverables.
• Experience working across hardware, firmware, systems, perception, validation, manufacturing, and supplier teams.
• Strong technical judgment and communication skills.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field (Nice to have).
• Experience leading supplier nomination, sourcing, or technical selection for radar or lidar hardware (Nice to have).
• Experience bringing radar or lidar systems into automotive production (Nice to have).
• Familiarity with DV/PV, DFMEA, APQP, PPAP, functional safety, automotive quality processes, and production release expectations (Nice to have).
• Working knowledge of perception, tracking, calibration, and downstream use of radar or lidar data in automated driving systems (Nice to have).
• Experience supporting multiple vehicle platforms or series-production programs (Nice to have).

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages.
• High-quality individual and family medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health savings account with available employer match.
• Employer-matched 401(k) retirement plan with immediate vesting.
• Employer-paid group term life insurance and the option to elect voluntary life insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid medical leave.
• Unlimited vacation.
• 15 paid holidays.
• Daily lunches, snacks, and beverages available in all office locations.
• Pre-tax spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses.
• Pre-tax commuter benefits.
• Monthly wellness stipend.
• Adoption/Surrogacy support program.
• Backup child and elder care program.
• Professional development reimbursement.
• Employee assistance program.
• Discounted programs that include legal services, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and more.
• Company and team bonding outlets: employee resource groups, quarterly team activity stipend, and wellness initiatives.