Principal Electrical Engineer - Ann Arbor, MI

16 days ago
Full time role
In-person · Ann Arbor, MI, US... more

Aperia is unlocking a new era of efficiency and sustainability for commercial vehicle fleets, by developing innovative hardware and data analytics solutions. Inventors of the award- winning and disruptive Halotm Automatic Tire Inflator, and the cloud delivered Halo Connect tire analytics platform. Aperia saves fleets thousands of hours of down-time every week, reduces the carbon footprint and environmental impact of the freight industry. Join us as we expand our product offering and take the next steps on our journey toward bringing the "backbone of our economy" into the automation age.

Your Role

This is an opportunity for a highly experienced Electrical Engineer to play a crucial role in the design of next generation tire inflation products and the continued scale-up of the Halotm Connect and related products. You will assume a lead role on an agile team of product design engineers, Operations, Quality, and Suppliers and other business stakeholders and functions and be responsible for the architecture, design, integration, validation, and release of embedded electronic assemblies for use in automotive systems. This role requires an individual who has deep expertise from the moment an idea crystalizes to when it is in mass production.

Your Responsibilities

  • Ideate on unique and novel solutions for problems in the automotive space.
  • Create and refine system and product requirements with adjacent engineering and business disciplines.
  • Architect embedded automotive systems that utilize a wide range of technologies.
  • Formulate and execute on design and validation strategies for complex electromechanical systems.
  • Weigh tradeoffs between performance, cost, reliability, manufacturability, and supply chain.
  • Lead and participate in hands-on activities of design simulation, schematic capture, printed circuit board layout, board bring up, debug, and validation including reliability, EMC, and RF certification testing.
  • Mentor and collaborate with less experienced engineers when needed to ensure fostering a growth and development team environment.
  • Lead engineering change management efforts in Arena PLM, following Aperia best practices & policies.

Skills/Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics Engineering, Master’s preferred, and 15 year’s experience in product development ideally in automotive or other high volume, high reliability industry. 
  • Demonstrated design experience with low power architectures, primary batteries, secondary batteries, MEMS sensors, power management, CAN, SPI, I2C, and implementation of radios and antennas for 433 MHz ISM, BLE, LTE, and GPS
  • Deep expertise with PCBA design tools, Altium preferred, and design simulation tools and lab test equipment. 
  • Firmware background is a plus (C/C++). Ability to translate electrical performance and functional requirements into documentation that is implementable in firmware is a must.
  • Ability to script and automate tests and electronic test equipment is a plus.
  • Ability to solder and repair fine pitch electronic components is highly desirable.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Self-motivated, independent, curious and driven to learn and improve.
  • Strong problem analysis and solving skills.

 

Pay Range: $140,000- $170,000

*Base salary only. Salary dependent on multiple factors including, but not limited to, experience and location.

**Additional compensation may include equity, bonuses, stipends, medical, dental, vision, 401-k, and long-term disability insurance.