Staff Mechanical Engineer, Vehicle Platform

Job Description

Job Description

Motional's Pittsburgh office is located in the new Hazelwood Green development, a culmination of the city's goal of restoring an economic driver to the neighborhood in a thoughtful, inclusive, and sustainable way. With views along the Monongahela river, the Pittsburgh office is in the heart of this new state of the art development.

Mission Summary :

Our Vehicle Engineering team, focused on Vehicle and Product Systems in Pittsburgh, is seeking a highly motivated Staff Mechanical Engineer to own and drive complex, cross-functional mechanical design and fabrication initiatives for our next-generation vehicle prototypes and systems. This role will serve as a key technical authority, defining system-level architecture for mechatronic systems for automated driving and leading execution with minimal oversight, ensuring alignment with broad business and product objectives.

What you'll do :

• Own complex, cross-functional initiatives that span multiple subsystems or technical domains. Define the system-level architecture and drive execution with minimal oversight, ensuring alignment with business and product objectives. Serve as a key technical authority within the domain and lead others through technical influence rather than formal authority.
• Lead the design and drive the end-to-end delivery of complex mechanical components and systems for next-generation in-vehicle prototypes and benchtop systems, such as mechatronic systems for automated driving, requiring coordination across multiple engineering teams.
• Create detailed 3D CAD models and robust engineering drawings for manufacturing. Create comprehensive Bills of Materials (BOM) and assembly documentation, anticipating integration and reliability challenges across systems and proactively developing mitigation strategies.
• Design, build, and continually improve internal processes, documentation, and structure for the team, focusing on scalability, efficiency, and quality across multiple quarters.
• Define and implement rigorous testing plans for vehicles and subsystems. Perform initial testing and debugging of newly-assembled systems, ensuring high-quality, scalable, and reliable engineering solutions that advance department and company objectives.
• Build strong partnerships across multiple teams (hardware, software, systems, manufacturing, operations) and disciplines to define requirements, explain complex trade-offs, and drive consensus to integrate complex systems in vehicles.
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to cross-functional team members. Serve as a trusted technical partner and advisor, driving consensus among engineers, product managers, and leadership on complex technical decisions.
• Own the manufacturing BOM and Engineering Change Notice (ECN) process for complex systems. Source critical suppliers and parts, creating robust documentation for outsourced components.
• Develop and document comprehensive system-level requirements for prototype and production vehicle systems, considering all sub-systems and translating complex technical challenges into measurable business outcomes (e.g., manufacturability, efficiency).
• Help define the technical roadmap and architecture, proactively identifying cross-functional dependencies and risks based on technology and business needs.

What we're looking for :

This role is based in our Pittsburgh office and requires in-office days each week.

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.

Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional's benefits program. Motional's benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.

Salary Range

$156,000—$210,000 USD

Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We're driven by something more.

Our journey is always people first.

We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.

Higher purpose, greater impact.

We're creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it's not only good for our business, it's the right thing to do.

Scale up, not starting up.

Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We're driven to scale; we're moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.

Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.