Senior Hardware Engineer

Los Angeles or Houston office (hybrid role)

Senior-Level Role (5+years of experience)

$100k - $130k base, plus bonus + benefits

Well, this is not your average job ad, and we're not looking for your average engineer. Interested? Let's dig in.

1⃣ Who we are

Our company was foundedin 2006 specializing in all things technical for bus-based public transitsystems in the US. This means we design, manufacture, and manage all kinds ofdifferent products and features, including driver interfaces, dispatch communications,passenger counters, announcers, GPS tracking, and reporting & dataanalytics. It also means we build real-time information systems for ridersincluding apps and digital signage found at bus stops. We have relationshipswith Apple Maps, Google Maps, Transit app, and our work goes out to millions ofriders on those platforms. Our product is like air traffic control, but forbuses. There are a mix of hardware and software products in this role. We hopethis excites you!

The US-based division of the company has approximately 60 people, with 15in the product / engineering department. It's the best of both worlds : smallcompany feel with big company support.

We have offices in Downtown LA & Houston, TX, plus many remoteemployees, and we hold offsites once or twice a year where we all get together.

2⃣ We're here to serve customers

Our customers are public transit operators. Their customers are the transitriding public, which is often people who have far less than we do. Our job isto Make Transit Work for them. We take this mission very seriously, and to putit bluntly : we want engineers who are here to solve problems and servecustomers as our first priority. While this isn't an easy job and we don't do alot of handholding, our process is flexible and we're interested in constantlydelivering value in whatever way works best for the situation at hand.

If you want to be challenged with growth opportunities in a small teamenvironment with high autonomy and see your work live on thousands of transitbuses nationwide, then we are the team for you.

3⃣ We're looking for passion

We value engineers who like to ship solutions to problems and aren't afraidto receive direct feedback about why a particular solution may or may not bethe best. We value people who enjoy being wrong and learning something newabout why in the process, recognizing that the team has something to learn fromeveryone on it. We value people who challenge & support their peers,pressing them to be better versions of themselves and up-level the team.

Recognizing the importance of time-to-market for our business and ourusers, a sense of optimism and exploration to find solutions and deliver greatthings with high quality is important. Whether you're maintaining old hardwareor designing a new system, you'll be tackling big challenges and we're lookingfor people who love the excitement of delivering to the end user more thananything. Our end users are transit agencies and their end users are riders -having a passion for civic services, cities, transportation, environment, orrelated topics is a benefit!

This kind of transparency, passion, and professionalism is what makes aworld-class engineering team.

4⃣ Whatwe need you to do in this role

We are looking for problem solvers. Someone who can be given a task and ownit from beginning to end. You will be coming up with designs for new systemsand new configurations as well as supporting existing systems. Documenting,testing, and proving the stability of these systems is key. If an issue arisesin the field we will lean on your knowledge and expertise to guide the team onthe ground to come up with a feasible solution. We will also ask you todiagnose failures on the hardware and include the lessons learned into futuredesigns.

You will collaborate with other hardware engineers, software engineers,field engineers, and our warehouse to help deliver a quality product,consistently and on time. You'll work directly in a small team of 3 hardwareengineers within the product-engineering side of the organization. This role isexpected to be in office with the hardware lab multiple days per week.

We are looking for someone with :

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in hardware integration, electrical design, or embedded systems (transportation or automotive preferred).
• Strong knowledge of DC power systems (12 / 24V) , grounding, relays, fuses, and EMI / RFI considerations.
• Hands-on experience with CANBus / J1939 / J1708 protocols and data analysis tools.
• Proficiency with wiring diagrams, schematics, and connector / harness design .
• Strong troubleshooting and validation skills .
• Experience with system-level testing (bench setups, lab racks, vehicle-level validation).
• Excellent documentation skills (test reports, integration guides, troubleshooting procedures, SOP).
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects.
• Proven ability to thrive in fast-paced environments , adapt to shifting priorities, and deliver results under tight deadlines.
• Ability to prioritize workload effectively and maintain focus on critical tasks.
• Experience using Jira, Confluence, or similar project tracking and collaboration tools .
• Ability to travel (10-20%) to OEM sites and customer locations across the U.S.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills for cross-functional / global teamwork.

5⃣ Pay and Benefits

We can offer great benefits, and a career-making move for you.

Most of our work happens on Slack, but once or twice a year we gettogether in person to collaborate within and across our teams. Our company is asmall one with great culture, and you're going to have fun being a part of it.

Our team is passionate, our product makes a difference. Let us sell youon that. We'll show you this during the interview process, and we promise youwon't be disappointed.

6⃣ To apply, you must send more than a resume-we need to understand who you are

We don't need a formal sir or madam cover letter, but we do need to seeyou taking the application seriously, which means writing a note to us tellingus why this job appeals to you and specifically why you'd be a great fit. Tellus about a project you've completed that you're particularly proud of, and why.Most importantly, show us something about you that we can't get from yourresume. We don't need an AI-summary of your resume and if the letter feelslike it was written by AI, we will ignore it.

In addition to completing the online application, the best way to get ourattention is to email your note and resume to the hiring manager directly : careers-na [AT] gmv [DOT] com with the subject "Hardware Engineer." Theletter you write for us will be 10 times more valuable than your resume ingetting our attention.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Pablo Durán Álvarez , in charge of this vacancy.

Pablo Durán Álvarez

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