Job Details

Title: Manufacturing Diagnostics Engineer

Pay Rate: $60/hr+ DOE

Location: Foster City, CA Onsite

Type: Contract 6+ Months with possibility of extension

About Our Client

Our client is a pioneering automotive services organization committed to redefining how people move. With a focus on innovation, quality, and user experience, they collaborate across industries to develop transformative solutions that respond to evolving urban needs.

About the Role

As a Manufacturing Diagnostics Engineer, you will be a part of the team that executes processes to bring up, validate, test, and troubleshoot the company products as well as implements diagnostic systems/infrastructure. You will develop and improve our processes for testing the electrical and firmware systems of the primary drive module subassembly that is ultimately assembled onto a vehicle.

What you will be doing:

• Serve as the first line of defense for all electrical and functional issues on the drive module manufacturing assembly including but not limited to software / firmware, harness, networking (CAN, LIN, Automotive and Standard Ethernet, GMSL, etc.), hardware, and infrastructure issues.
• Resolve electrical and firmware issues at manufacturing supplier by flashing firmware, updating test sequences, repairing harness connectors / terminals / wires, etc.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary engineers to collect and interpret the component and vehicle level requirements and translate them into scalable system-level validation test scripts and test cases
• Develop work instructions and troubleshooting / workaround guides for operators on the Manufacturing line
• Design and implement future manufacturing lines involving the next generation diagnostic architecture to support higher volume production

About You

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant area such as Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.
• Very strong troubleshooting and debugging skills and experience, including reading, troubleshooting, and injecting packets over various network protocols such as CAN, LIN, and Ethernet
• 2-4 years of experience with automotive controller integration testing or test script development / programming in high-level languages such as Python
• Experience with Github or similar tools for software management
• Strong background in Linux and shell / bash / terminal scripting

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in a relevant area such as Computer Science or Engineering
• Experience with integration and automation of manufacturing and test equipment
• Background in creating, reading, and writing to tables in SQL database
• Experience with computer network engineering, TCP / IP protocols, communication over API

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About Cinder

Cinder is a people-first staffing and recruiting company committed to creating workplaces where employees feel valued, supported, and engaged. Our mission is to leverage our power as a recruiting and consulting company to build workplaces where people thrive. Backed by our ISO 9001 certification, we deliver high-quality staffing solutions, and our clients have rated us over 100% for multiple quarters. Join us and be part of a team that makes a real impact!