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# Staff Hardware Engineer, Electrical Distribution System / Harness at Stack AV

- **Company:** Stack AV
- **Location:** Pittsburgh PA, OR
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-10-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-25
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/stackav/jobs/5262471007

## Job description

About Stack:

Stack is developing revolutionary AI and advanced autonomous systems designed to enhance safety, reliability, and efficiency of modern operations. Stack's autonomous technology incorporates cutting-edge advancements in artificial intelligence, robotics, machine learning, and cloud technologies, empowering us to create innovative solutions that address the needs and challenges of the dynamic trucking transportation industry. With decades of experience creating and deploying real world systems for demanding environments, the Stack team is dedicated to developing an autonomous solution ecosystem tailored to the trucking industry's unique demands.

If you are an Internal Candidate, please apply via our Internal Job Board.

About the Role:

The Hardware Engineering team is responsible for the engineering, manufacturing, and testing of the complete autonomous vehicle, encompassing both components and fully assembled vehicles. This responsibility extends to the base vehicle platform as well as the discrete modules that constitute Stack’s Automated Driving System.

As an integral member of the hardware engineering team, you will own the electrical distribution system (EDS) and wiring harness design for autonomous vehicle platforms. You will translate system and vehicle requirements into robust power, grounding, signal, and communication architectures, and carry the design through schematic definition, 3D packaging, release, build, validation, and production support.

The ideal candidate is located in Pittsburgh, PA with the expectation of regular onsite presence at our New Stanton, PA site. Consideration will be given to remote employees on a case-by-case basis. This position will also require occasional travel to manufacturing, supplier, and partner sites.

Responsibilities:

- Own the EDS and wiring harness architecture, including power distribution, grounding, circuit protection, signal integrity, and network interfaces.
- Develop and release schematics, wiring diagrams, pinouts, harness drawings, bill of materials, and installation documentation using appropriate ECAD/MCAD and PLM tools.
- Perform wire sizing, voltage-drop, current-capacity, fuse, relay, connector, terminal, and grounding analyses for low-voltage and, where applicable, high-voltage circuits.
- Partner with systems, electrical, mechanical, firmware, manufacturing, and supplier teams to resolve integration issues and deliver buildable harness designs.
- Lead design reviews, electrical interface definition, change control, and configuration management from early concept through production-intent hardware.
- Define and execute harness verification and validation plans, including continuity, insulation, hipot where applicable, network, EMI/EMC, environmental, and vehicle-level testing.

Qualifications:

- BS in electrical engineering, electrical engineering technology, computer engineering, automotive engineering, or a related field; advanced degree is a plus.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant electrical distribution system, wiring harness, automotive, commercial vehicle, aerospace, robotics, or industrial equipment experience; 8+ years preferred for Staff-level scope.
- Demonstrated experience taking vehicle or complex-machine harnesses from requirements and architecture through design release, prototype builds, validation, and production support.
- Expertise with EDS architecture, circuit protection, wire sizing, voltage drop, grounding, connectors and terminals, shielding, splices, routing, retention, service loops, and harness packaging.
- Proficiency with electrical schematics and harness design tools such as Capital, CATIA, Siemens NX, Zuken, AutoCAD Electrical, or comparable ECAD/MCAD and PLM systems.
- Working knowledge of CAN/CAN FD, LIN, Automotive Ethernet, J1939, vehicle diagnostics, EMI/EMC, and relevant SAE, USCAR, IPC/WHMA-A-620, ISO 26262, and IATF 16949 practices.
- IPC/WHMA-A-620 training or certification, SAE/AIAG credentials, or equivalent manufacturing and wiring-harness credentials are a plus.
- Experience with DFM/DFA, APQP/PPAP, FMEA, supplier collaboration, and developing engineering processes in a startup or greenfield environment is desired.
- Strong troubleshooting, systems thinking, technical documentation, and data-driven problem-solving skills, with sound engineering judgment in ambiguous situations.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to influence cross-functional teams, suppliers, and manufacturing partners.

## #LI-VJ1

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We believe that diverse teams produce the best ideas and outcomes. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion, entrepreneurship, and innovation across gender, race, age, sexual orientation, religion, disability, and identity.

Check out our [Privacy Policy](https://stackav.com/join/policy).

Please Note: Pursuant to its business activities and use of technology, Stack AV complies with all applicable U.S. national security laws, regulations, and administrative requirements, which can restrict Stack AV’s ability to employ certain persons in certain positions pursuant to a range of national security-related requirements. As such, this position may be contingent upon Stack AV verifying a candidate’s residence, U.S. person status, and/or citizenship status. This position may also involve working with software and technologies subject to U.S. export control regulations. Under these regulations, it may be necessary for Stack AV to obtain a U.S. government export license prior to releasing its technologies to certain persons. If Stack AV determines that a candidate’s residence, U.S. person status, and/or citizenship status will require a license, prohibit the candidate from working in this position, or otherwise be subject to national security-related restrictions, Stack AV expressly reserves the right to either consider the candidate for a different position that is not subject to such restrictions, on whatever terms and conditions Stack AV shall establish in its sole discretion, or, in the alternative, decline to move forward with the candidate’s application.

## About Stack AV

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Stack AV develops revolutionary AI-powered autonomous systems designed to enhance safety, reliability, and efficiency for the trucking industry.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Venture Capital-backed; total funding $1B)
- **Headquarters**: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- **Founded**: 2023
- **Founders**: Bryan Salesky (CEO), Peter Rander (President), Brett Browning, Ph.D. (CTO) – all former co-founders or leaders of Argo AI.

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Autonomous vehicle technology / trucking logistics
- **Target Customers**: B2B – trucking fleets, freight carriers, and supply chain partners (enterprise)
- **Mission**: To create revolutionary AI and advanced autonomous systems that enhance safety, reliability, and efficiency in modern operations, specifically within the trucking industry.

## Products & Services
- **Autonomous Trucking System**: A full-stack autonomy solution integrating AI, robotics, machine learning, and cloud technologies into heavy-duty trucks. The system is designed for safe, reliable, and efficient driverless freight hauling. (Product type: Hardware + Software Suite)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding: **$1 billion** (Single venture round led by SoftBank, September 2023)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: SoftBank (lead investor); member of the Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association (AVIA)
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Headcount growth: 228 employees as of early 2026 (+16.4% YoY, +39 people).
  - Active job postings increased 80% year-over-year (18 open roles).
  - Talent heavily recruited from leading autonomy companies: Argo AI (37), Cruise (23), Aurora (15), Waymo (7), Motional (16), Latitude AI (31), Uber/ATG.
  - Established a Safety Advisory Council (announced Dec 2023).
  - First CDL Operations Specialists hired in New Stanton, PA, and Oklahoma City, OK, indicating real-world testing and deployment.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Experienced Leadership & Team**: Founders/leadership have decades of experience deploying autonomous systems (CMU, Google, Argo AI, Uber ATG). Over half of the workforce is technical, with deep expertise from top AV companies.
- **Safety-First Culture**: Safety is embedded as the company’s foundation, supported by a dedicated Safety Advisory Council and transparent processes.
- **AI-First Approach**: Leverages cutting-edge AI, robotics, and ML to solve complex trucking challenges, differentiating from traditional ADAS or lane-keeping systems.
- **Strong Financial Backing**: $1B from SoftBank provides a multi-year runway to develop and commercialize without immediate revenue pressure.

## Strategic Focus
- **Product Development**: Completing the autonomous driving system for heavy-duty trucks, with ongoing testing on public roads (indicated by CDL operations specialists).
- **Partnerships & Standards**: Engaging with industry bodies (AVIA) and building a regulatory and safety framework to support deployment.
- **Talent Acquisition**: Aggressively hiring across autonomy, ML, software engineering, systems, and operations to accelerate development.
- **Operational Expansion**: Establishing operations hubs beyond Pittsburgh (New Stanton, PA; Oklahoma City, OK; Germany) to support fleet testing and deployment.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values**: Emphasis on safety, excellence, humility, transparency, grit, and passion. Employees describe a collaborative, ambitious environment focused on making a real impact.
- **Remote & Flexible Work**: Offers remote, office-based, and hybrid work modes. Many engineering roles are listed as “Pittsburgh, PA or Remote (US).”
- **Benefits**:
  - 100% employer-paid medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
  - Competitive 401k matching.
  - Open PTO plus 14 paid holidays (including a week-long winter break).
  - Paid leave for medical, parental (birth, adoption, foster), military, civic duty, and bereavement.
  - Annual lifestyle stipend (gym, home office, wellness).
- **Engineering Culture**: Teams are empowered to work on challenging problems in AI, perception, controls, ML infrastructure, and systems engineering. The tech stack includes C++, Python, ML frameworks, and cloud/infrastructure tools.
- **Growth Trajectory**: As a well-funded early-stage startup with strong talent draw and clear product focus, employees have significant ownership and growth potential.

## Sources
1. [Stack AV Homepage](https://stackav.com/)
2. [Stack AV About Page](https://stackav.com/about)
3. [Stack AV Join (Careers) Page](https://stackav.com/join)
4. [Stack AV Jobs on Greenhouse](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/stackav)
5. [LinkedIn Company Page (via RocketReach data)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/stackav)

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