Director of Engineering, Cyngn
Hardware
$220-240k
+ Stock options
Office located in Mountain View, CA
Industrial autonomous vehicle technology
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Industrial autonomous vehicle technology
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$220-240k
+ Stock options
Office located in Mountain View, CA
21-100 employees
Company mission
To help industrial organizations become more efficient, productive, and safe, addressing challenges such as labor shortages, safety incidents, and increased eCommerce demand.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or a related field
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in hardware engineering with at least 5 years in a leadership or management role overseeing multidisciplinary teams in a product organization
- Proven track record of successfully leading the development, launch, and full product lifecycle of complex hardware products, preferably in robotics, autonomous vehicles, automotive, or industrial automation
- Strong foundational knowledge in one or more core hardware engineering disciplines (e.g. mechanical, electrical, mechatronics)
- Understanding of system development principles including hardware/software co-design, firmware development, etc
- Knowledge of manufacturing, fabrication, and assembly processes, CAD/CAE tools and design practices
- Familiarity with relevant functional safety practices and standards (e.g. risk assessment, FMEA, ANSI B56.5, ISO 13849)
- Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders at all levels
- Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities
- Willing and able to take a hands-on approach, when needed, diving into technical details to solve problems and lead the team
What the job involves
- The Director of Hardware Engineering is a critical role responsible for the strategy, development, and execution of all hardware and vehicle system development for Cyngn’s autonomous industrial vehicles
- This role will lead a multidisciplinary team of engineers, designers, and technicians to design, build, and iterate on robust, reliable, and manufacturable hardware solutions
- The Director will ensure strong cross-functional collaboration with other teams, interact with customers and vendors, contribute significantly to the company’s overall product roadmap and strategic objectives, and overall foster a culture of innovation and execution excellence
- Manage team personnel including hiring, onboarding, performance management, and professional development of team members
- Define team goals, priorities, workflows, and processes that align with company objectives, priorities, and processes
- Champion a culture of quality, safety, and growth-mindset within the hardware engineering team
- Oversee the end-to-end hardware development cycle from concept and design through prototyping, testing, validation, iteration, production handoff, and ongoing product engineering of Cyngn’s mobile autonomous robot products
- Deliver robust and reliable hardware solutions that meet product requirements, quality standards, and cost/manufacturability expectations
- Establish and iteratively improve hardware development processes and procedures
- Drive R&D initiatives for the hardware technology roadmap, evaluating new technologies and components to meet future product needs
- Be proactive and stay up-to-date in industry best-practices, industrial automation standards, and emerging technologies
- Lead architectural decisions for hardware systems by effectively incorporating input and requirements from the cross-functional team, ensuring designs are robust, scalable, and aligned with company objectives
- Effectively communicate project status, technical and program risks, technical strategies, and team resourcing needs/constraints to executive leadership and other stakeholders
- Collaborate closely with the software teams to ensure seamless hardware-software integration and reliable system performance
- Support downstream customer-facing teams with technical documentation for vehicle assembly and maintenance
- Manage relationships with key hardware vendors, suppliers, and partners
- Lead technical discussions with vendors to select components and ensure performance, quality, cost, and availability meet the needs of the product development
- Represent Cyngn’s hardware capabilities in discussions with external partners and key customers
Our take
From the switch from manual driving to automatic in the 40s, and now the rise of autonomous vehicles (AVs) in the past 5-10 years, cars have come a long way. The excitement of the fully automatic Tesla may have meant other AVs were overshadowed. It’s often not realised how many vehicles, from forklifts to stock chasers, are now operable in certain capacities without direct driver control.
Cyngn is a well-established company providing autonomous vehicle solutions. The company prides itself on a team of knowledgeable engineers and software engineers that make its DriveMod product easily unified with companies' current workflows, claiming “if a human driver can do it, so can DriveMod”.
Cyngn has raised significant funding since its founding in 2009, which reflects not only the quality of it's product, but the trust the industry has in it as well. It has made a number of impressive collaborations and partnerships in recent years; such as signing with US Continental to provide self-driving stock chasers, as well as working alongside Jtec Industries to bring a sophisticated cart system to its autonomous vehicle deployments, which opens new revenue opportunities for the company.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
22% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Mar 2015
$85m
SERIES C
Dec 2013
$23m
SERIES B
Total funding: $115m
Company benefits
- Health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA and FSA (Health & Dependent Daycare), Employee Assistance Program, 1:1 Health Concierge)
- Life, Short-term and long-term disability insurance (Cyngn funds 100% of premiums)
- Company 401(k)
- Commuter Benefits
- Flexible vacation policy
- Remote or hybrid work opportunities
- Stock options for all full-time employees
- Sabbatical leave opportunity after 5 years with the company
- Paid Parental Leave
- Daily lunches for in-office employees and fully-stocked kitchen with snacks and beverages
- Monthly meal and tech allowances for remote employees
Company HQ
Menlo Park, CA
Leadership
Lior Tal
(CEO)Previously founded Snaptu and was Director of International Growth and Partnerships at Facebook.
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