Job Summary

The Site Autonomy Engineer’s primary role will be hands-on support of the operational fleet in respective site location, Atlanta, GA. The engineer will work intimately with the electromechanical and software elements of the system to ensure the success of the launch and safety of the autonomous operation.

Essential Responsibilities

• Coordinates and implements vehicle upfits to support fleet upgrades and initiatives
• Debugs electrical and mechanical issues on the vehicles 
• Executes on-site sensor calibrations
• Executes on-site testing of feature improvements
• Build and maintain local May Mobility mapping assets
• Performs preventative maintenance on May vehicles 
• Records issues found and resolutions, escalating in proper channels as necessary
• Assists in testing the autonomous operation of the vehicle to ensure it follows May’s standards for safety and rider comfort 
• Implements hardware changes in the field, ensuring safe operation for return to service
• Communicates issues and successes to the engineering team, and drives resolution
• Perform data acquisition by utilizing vehicle sensor suite
• Coordinates and develops the on-site configuration and deployment of autonomous technology in designated locations
• Assist in fleet cleanliness and demo readiness

Skills and Abilities

Success in this role typically requires the following competencies:

• Strong technical writing skills to update documentation on new processes
• Thorough understanding of May’s mapping tool
• Ability to train others on May vehicles and working within the mapping tool
• Goal setting with limited supervision in order progress site operations’ ability to meet customer/internal demands

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates most successful in this role typically hold the following qualifications or comparable knowledge or experience:

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or relevant experience
• At least 3 years of relevant experience
• Experience and comfort in computing environments, especially Linux
• Ability to read and understand mechanical and/or electrical schematics
• Safety-first approach to all work 
• Knowledge of wire harnesses and basic mechanical subsystems 
• Ability to debug and modify mechanical and electrical systems 
• Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot mechanical and electrical systems
• Systems-level thinking
• Experience using Git and GitHub or Gitlab, or ability to learn
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Standard site working conditions which includes but is not limited to:
• Prolonged sitting
• Prolonged standing
• Prolonged computer use
• Lift up to 50 pounds
• Install hardware and software

Travel required? -  Minimal: 1%-10%