| Location | Palo Alto, CA |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Salary | $140,000–$160,000 Per Year |
We are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to investigate field-returned automotive Zonal ECU units, troubleshoot hardware failures, and identify root causes at the component and board level. The role involves bench-level debugging, failure reproduction, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and developing detailed root cause reports and Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) recommendations.
• Triage and classify returned units and field failures
• Debug ECU boards at bench level: power, communication, I/O
• Build Fault Tree Analyses (FTA) and failure hypotheses
• Reproduce failures in the lab
• Write root cause reports and CAPA recommendations (8D)
• 7+ years in automotive electronics / ECU hardware
• Strong schematic and PCB layout reading, component-level debug
• Hands-on with oscilloscope, power supplies, multimeter, CAN tools
• Experience in failure analysis, FTA, 8D, RCA
• Knowledge of CAN/CAN-FD, LIN or Automotive Ethernet
• Fluent English, written and spoken