Our client is seeking a Fleet Support Engineer to join their team. As a Fleet Support Engineer, you will be part of the Operations Support organization supporting Fleet Operations. The ideal candidate will have strong technical troubleshooting skills, a safety-first mindset, and the ability to communicate clearly in real-time service operation settings, which will align successfully in the organization.
Job Title: Fleet Support Engineer
Location: Foster City, CA
Pay Range: $70-$75/hour + Benefits
What's the Job?
- Serve as the primary technical point of contact for real-time escalations involving the vehicle's primary and backup motion-control units, including controller faults, unreachable or unresponsive controllers, and failed resets.
- Perform in-depth root cause analysis to implement interim and permanent corrective actions on motion-control and safety-controller faults.
- Diagnose and resolve complex issues across the primary motion controller's dual-processor architecture (compute and monitor processors) and the backup controller's takeover path, including fail-operational behavior and safe-stop (minimal-risk maneuver) execution.
- Troubleshoot network and gateway faults in the motion-control domain, including CAN, CAN-to-Ethernet gateway communication, and bus error conditions that lock up or stale controller messaging.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive troubleshooting guides for motion-control and safety-controller components to empower field technicians and drive knowledge sharing.
What's Needed?
- Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in transportation, aerospace, or autonomous vehicles, with a focus on embedded vehicle controllers, motion control, or safety-critical electronic control units.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.
- Hands-on experience with embedded ECUs and real-time control systems, including microcontroller-based architectures and state machines.
- Strong understanding of fail-safe/fail-operational architectures and redundant control strategies in safety-critical systems.
- Proficiency with interpreting electrical schematics, harness diagrams, and state machine diagrams, plus experience debugging Unified Diagnostic Services (UDS) issues and extensive CAN troubleshooting using tools like Vector CANalyzer, CANoe, or PCAN.
What's in it for me?
- Direct impact on fleet operational uptime and reliability by supporting safety-critical vehicle control systems.
- Opportunity to lead real-time technical escalations and drive root-cause resolutions that improve day-to-day operations.
- Chance to build durable troubleshooting documentation that helps field teams resolve issues faster.
- Work with cross-functional teams to connect fleet telemetry and large datasets to preventative actions.
- Engage in hands-on vehicle bring-up/functional verification, including controller firmware alignment after replacement or repair.
Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:
- Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
- Dental Plan
- Vision Plan
- Health Savings Account
- Health Flexible Spending Account
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
- Business Travel Insurance
- 401(k), Plus Match
- Weekly Pay
If this is a role that interests you and you'd like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!
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