Last updated: 2025-06-06

66 Automotive Engineering jobs in San Francisco.

Hiring now: Business Development Role Automotive @ Applied In, Sr Staff Mechanical Architect @ Form Energ, Sr Controls Engineer @ Boxbot, System Engineer High Voltage Battery @ Gotion, Head Of Vehicle Eng @ Pebble, Staff Electrical Engineer @ Pyka, Battery Pack Design Lead @ Wisk, Electrical Engineer @ Zoox, Electrical Engineer @ Ample, Controls Engineer New Products @ Redwood Ma. Explore more at at jobswithgpt.com

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Mountain View (11) Newark (7) Fremont (6) Foster City (6) San Francisco (5) Sunnyvale (4) Santa Clara (3) South San Francisco (3) Berkeley (2) Alameda (2)

Applied Intuition

Applied Intuition is a vehicle software supplier that accelerates the adoption of safe and intelligent machines worldwide. Founded in 2017, Applied Intuition d…

Business Development Role (Automotive)

Mountain View

  • Skills: automotive, business development, customer engagement, project management, ADAS, autonomy stack, stakeholder collaboration, customer discovery, revenue strategy, workshops
  • Experience: 10+ years of prior experience in automotive or relevant domains
  • Type: Full-time
  • Salary: $112,000 - $182,000 USD annually

Form Energy

Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company revolutionizing energy storage with cost-effective, multi-day technology. They focus on …

Senior Staff Mechanical Architect

Berkeley

  • Skills: Mechanical Engineering, Energy Storage, Battery Systems, Design Optimization, Prototyping, Cross-functional Teams, Manufacturing, Cost Estimates, Verification Testing, Solidworks
  • Experience: 10+ years of industry experience
  • Type: Full-time

Boxbot

Boxbot revolutionizes logistics with adaptive automation, creating the facility of the future. Our advanced solutions effectively meet industry challenges like…

Senior Controls Engineer

Alameda

  • Skills: Controls Engineer, Beckhoff, TwinCAT, control systems development, architecture decisions, implementation, automation, logistics, supply chain, dispatch efficiency
  • Experience: Beckhoff / TwinCAT experience

Gotion Inc.

Gotion Inc. is based in Silicon Valley, CA, currently building a Manufacturing facility in Manteno, IL and has R&D centers in Ohio, China, Japan and Europe. We…

System Engineer - High Voltage Battery

Fremont

  • Skills: High Voltage Battery, Battery Pack Design, Electrical System Requirements, BMS Software Review, Electrical Components, Test Requirements, Lithium Ion Battery Technology, Data-Driven Analytical Skills, Supplier Design Review, Design Changes
  • Experience: High voltage battery design experience is a must; experience with supplier design review and system requirement developments.
  • Salary: $70,000 - $130,000 USD

Pebble

Pebble is a sustainable living startup defining a new way to live, work and explore from anywhere with a 100% electric, hassle-free RV trailer. Built by a team…

Head of Vehicle Engineering

Fremont

  • Skills: automotive vehicle engineering, electric vehicle technology, product development, cross-functional collaboration, engineering strategy, supplier relationships, product quality, innovation, leadership, high-performing teams
  • Experience: 15 - 25 years in automotive industries, at least 5 years in senior leadership roles in automotive product development
  • Type: Full-time
  • Salary: $251,255 - $284,913 USD

Pyka

Pyka’s goal is to provide society with a new form of safe, clean, and cost-effective transportation enabled by autonomous electric aviation. They design, devel…

Staff Electrical Engineer

Alameda

  • Skills: Staff Electrical Engineer, FPGA, MCU-based systems, PCBA design, Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), cross-functional collaboration, safety critical systems, high power motor controller, embedded systems, schematic design
  • Experience: 7+ years of hands-on experience designing and testing microprocessor based circuitry and interfaces
  • Type: Full-time
  • Salary: $152,000-$193,000 per year base salary + equity

Wisk

Wisk is transforming the future of urban mobility through safe, all-electric, autonomous flight. We are a passionate team working together toward a sustainable…

Battery Pack Design Lead

Mountain View

  • Skills: battery module, pack, enclosure, thermal systems, Energy Storage, Power System, mechanical, thermal system, autonomous vehicle, urban mobility
  • Type: Onsite

Zoox

At Zoox, you’ll collaborate with a team of world-class engineers with diverse backgrounds in areas such as AI, robotics, machine learning, controls, computer v…

Electrical Engineer

Foster City

  • Skills: Electrical Engineering, Infotainment, Connectivity Hardware, Human-Machine Interfaces, HMI, User Authentication, Communication Systems, Cabin Monitoring, Project Coordination, Prototype Development

Ample

A forward-thinking team dedicated to making a meaningful impact on the world through sustainability and cutting-edge technology.

Electrical Engineer

San Francisco

  • Skills: Electrical Engineer, Vehicle Integration, Design, Verification, Validation, Hardware Requirements, Collaboration, System Integration, Homologation, Mass Production
  • Experience: Not provided
  • Type: Not provided
  • Salary: Not provided

Redwood Materials

Redwood Materials was founded in 2017 to create a circular supply chain for electric vehicles and clean energy products, making them more sustainable and drivi…

Controls Engineer, New Products

San Francisco

  • Skills: control architectures, battery algorithms, SOC/SOH estimation, thermal control strategies, system identification, embedded firmware, energy storage, control systems, Coulomb counting, Kalman filters
  • Experience: 5+ years of model development or systems engineering experience

Aurora

Aurora’s mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly to make transportation safer, increasingly accessible, and …

Director of Electrical Engineering

Mountain View

  • Skills: Electrical Engineering, Hardware Product Engineering, LiDAR, Electronics Design, Technical Leadership, Autonomous Vehicle, Product Lifecycle, Signal Integrity, EMC, Altium/Cadence Tools
  • Experience: 12+ years experience in industry developing complex electrical hardware; 8+ years direct personnel leadership experience
  • Type: Full-time
  • Salary: $235,000-$376,000 per year

zoox

Senior Technical Program Manager

Foster City

  • Skills: Senior Technical Program Manager, chassis systems, thermal systems, cross-functional teams, project timelines, risk mitigation, budget planning, communication, vehicle development, engineering processes

rivosinc

PCB Designer

Santa Clara

  • Skills: PCB design, planning, feasibility study, co-design, component placement, routing, methodology development
  • Type: Full-time

Zoox

AV Safety Benchmarking Engineer

Foster City

  • Skills: AV technology, safety performance, metrics, models, research, processes, measurability, systematic, scalable, innovation

Meta

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Ap…

Product Cost Engineer

Sunnyvale

  • Skills: Product Cost Engineer, cost models, supply chain, engineering, budget, risk management, cross-functional teams, cost targets, hardware technology, communication skills
  • Experience: 5+ years of experience in product cost management roles in hardware technology products
  • Type: Full Time
  • Salary: $167,000/year to $230,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Natcast

Natcast (short for The National Center for the Advancement of Semiconductor Technology) is a new, purpose-built, non-profit entity created to operate the Natio…

RTL Back End Design Engineer

Sunnyvale

  • Skills: RTL-to-GDSII, manufacturability, SystemVerilog, Verilog, VHDL, RTL synthesis, timing analysis, power analysis, physical design, DFM optimization
  • Experience: 7+ years back-end design experience
  • Type: Full time

ALTEN Technology USA

ALTEN Technology USA is an engineering company that provides solutions for engineering, technology, and product development projects, focusing on various indus…

Dynamics Development Engineer

Newark

  • Skills: vehicle dynamics, suspension design, chassis development, hands-on development, on-site vehicle testing, test data analysis, driver feedback, engineering targets, collaboration, automotive industry
  • Experience: 3 to 5 years
  • Type: Full-time
  • Salary: $100,000 - $105,000

GILLIG

As the leading transit bus manufacturer in the United States, GILLIG buses play a critical role in the environmental and social initiatives in communities acro…

Senior Product Validation Engineer

Livermore

  • Skills: validation, engineering, testing, DV/PV plans, data analysis, requirements, design verification, production validation, automotive, heavy-duty vehicles
  • Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience within the Engineering industry
  • Type: Full-time
  • Salary: $75,000 - $275,000 /annual salary

Tonal

Tonal is developing innovative fitness products and has a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Staff Electrical Engineer - Power Electronics

San Francisco

  • Skills: Power Electronics, BLDC motor control, AC/DC power conversion, inverter design, system integration, product development, compensation range, FCC/EMC requirements, electrical systems, engineering best practices
  • Experience: 10+ years of experience developing electronics systems
  • Type: Full time
  • Salary: $163K – $225K

Lucid Motors

Lucid Motors is leading the future in luxury electric vehicles, aiming to transform the perceived limitations of space and performance.

Lead Hard Modeler

Newark

  • Skills: Lead Hard Modeler, Design prototypes, Workshop cleanliness, Surface finishes, Show car builds, Automotive spray paint, Hand tools, Collaboration, CAD skills, Automotive industry
  • Experience: At least 4 years in a workshop environment
  • Type: Full-time
  • Salary: $48 - $66 USD per hour

BlueSpace

BlueSpace.ai is revolutionizing the autonomous vehicle industry with our groundbreaking self-driving technology. Unlike conventional autonomy software, our pat…

Hardware Engineer

Oakland

  • Skills: hardware design, autonomous vehicles, vendor selection, CAD software, testing and validation, failure analysis, documentation, thermal management, EMI/EMC considerations, robotics
  • Experience: 5-10 years
  • Type: Full-time
  • Salary: $125,000 - $160,000 a year

Synopsys

At Synopsys, we drive the innovations that shape the way we live and connect. Our technology is central to the Era of Pervasive Intelligence, from self-driving…

Low Power, SOC Architect

Sunnyvale

  • Skills: Low Power Design, SOC architecture, micro-architecture, power management, power analysis, dynamic voltage scaling, clock gating, power gating, RTL design, customer collaboration
  • Experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience in low-power design, architecture, and power optimization.
  • Type: Employee
  • Salary: $200000-$299000

Pebble

Pebble is a sustainable living startup defining a new way to live, work, and explore from anywhere with a 100% electric, hassle-free RV trailer.

Director of Global Supply Management

Fremont

  • Skills: supply chain, sourcing, procurement, automotive, EV, cost optimization, risk mitigation, supplier management, mechanical sourcing, cross-functional leadership
  • Experience: 12+ years
  • Type: Full-time
  • Salary: $160,000 - $204,000 USD

Serve Robotics

At Serve Robotics, we’re reimagining how things move in cities. Our personable sidewalk robot is our vision for the future, designed to take deliveries away fr…

Senior Power Engineer - Motor Controller

Redwood City

  • Skills: electrical architecture, high-speed analog design, embedded systems, motor controllers, PCBA development, design specifications, hardware-firmware integration, power electronics, EMC compliance, collaboration
  • Experience: 10+ years
  • Type: Full-time
  • Salary: $120K – $185K

Kodiak Robotics, Inc.

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is a leading provider of AI-powered autonomous vehicle technology committed to a safer and more efficient future …

Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer

Mountain View

  • Skills: hardware development, autonomous vehicles, DFMEA analysis, product-level system validation, safety validation, electrical system, ISO 26262, PCBAs, failure analysis, communication protocols
  • Experience: 8+ years of hardware development experience, ideally within the automotive, aerospace or a related industry. 5+ years of experience with PCBAs, Harnesses, Power Distribution Units, Power Supplies, and automotive subcomponents.
  • Type: Full-time
  • Salary: $170,000-$225,000 + bonus + equity + benefits

ALTEN Technology USA

ALTEN Technology USA is an engineering company providing solutions for engineering, technology, and product development projects across various industries.

Design Release Engineer - Mechanisms

Newark

  • Skills: mechanism systems, automotive, interior design, product development, haptics, mechanical engineering, integration, Kinematic analysis, technical specifications, manufacturing technologies
  • Experience: 8+ years of experience in design and development of Automotive interior systems
  • Type: Full-time
  • Salary: $110,000-125,000

Pebble

Pebble is an electric vehicle startup defining a new way to live, work, and explore from anywhere with a 100% electric, hassle-free RV.

Mechanical Design Engineer – Exterior Design (Glazing & Sealing Focus)

Fremont

  • Skills: Mechanical Design, Glazing, Sealing Systems, Electric RV, Automotive Engineering, Vehicle Design, Prototype Testing, CAD Software, Product Reliability, Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Experience: 5–10 years of experience in automotive or consumer product design, with specific experience in glazing, sealing, or closure systems.
  • Salary: $123,000–$183,000 USD

Zoox

Chassis Actuators Engineer

Foster City

  • Skills: chassis, actuators, requirements, testing, reporting, system integration, vehicle, engineering milestones, tier one suppliers, controller development

Pivotal

Pivotal is the leader in the emerging market of electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft. We design, develop, and manufacture light eVTOL aircraf…

Lead Power Electronics Engineer

Palo Alto

  • Skills: Power electronics, Electrical systems, Design lifecycle, Validation testing, High-voltage power architectures, Semiconductor selection, Communication protocols, Automotive experience, PCB layout, Manufacturability
  • Experience: Minimum of 8+ years of relevant experience in power electronics, electrical systems, or related fields
  • Type: Full-time
  • Salary: $180,000 - $210,000 a year

ALTEN Technology USA

ALTEN Technology USA is an engineering company that provides solutions for engineering, technology, and product development projects across various industries …

Vehicle Systems Stability Engineer

Foster City

  • Skills: Vehicle Systems, Electrical Systems, Troubleshooting, CAN, LIN, Mechatronics, Electric Vehicles, Architectures, Project Management, Automation
  • Experience: 3+ years in automotive engineering
  • Type: Full-time
  • Salary: $100,000-125,000

Tenstorrent

Tenstorrent is leading the industry on cutting-edge AI technology, revolutionizing performance expectations, ease of use, and cost efficiency. Our diverse team…

Power Methodology Lead

Santa Clara

  • Skills: Power Methodology, VLSI Physical Design, Power Optimization Techniques, Power Intent Specification, Power Analysis Tools, Physical Design Specifications, High-Performance Design, Low-Power Designs, Power Integrity Analysis, Automation
  • Experience: 10+ years
  • Type: Hybrid
  • Salary: $100k - $500k

Range Energy

Range Energy is accelerating the electrification of commercial transportation via powered trailers for the heavy-duty truck market. Their mission is to make to…

Mechatronics Design Engineer

Mountain View

  • Skills: electrification, powered trailers, heavy-duty truck, mechatronics design, mechanical, electrical, engineering, electric vehicle technology, innovation, transportation

Hayden AI

Hayden AI is on a mission to harness the power of computer vision to transform the way transit systems and other government agencies address real-world challen…

Manager, Electrical Engineering

San Francisco

  • Skills: Electrical Design, Edge AI, Hardware Products, Automotive grade, Circuit Design, PCB Layout, System Validation, Telematics Sensors, AI Processor Platforms, Regulatory Testing
  • Experience: 10+ years in related space with 4+ years of management experience
  • Type: Full-time
  • Salary: $201K – $236.5K

Cyngn

Based in Menlo Park, CA, Cyngn is a publicly traded autonomous vehicle company. We have a culture of collaboration, diversity, and continuous learning.

Functional Safety Engineer

Mountain View

  • Skills: functional safety, regulatory compliance, autonomous systems, safety initiatives, hardware components, software components, industrial vehicles, safety aspects, development, engineering
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Pebble

Pebble is a sustainable living startup defining a new way to live, work and explore from anywhere with a 100% electric, hassle-free RV trailer. Built by a team…

CAD Designer

Fremont

  • Skills: CAD Design, CATIA V5, technical drawing, automotive components, design principles, engineering standards, 3D modeling, product development, prototypes, vehicle industry
  • Type: full_time
  • Salary: {'min': 123000.0, 'max': 157000.0, 'period': 'annual', 'currency': 'USD'}

Redwood Materials

Redwood Materials was founded in 2017 to create a circular supply chain for electric vehicles and clean energy products, making them more sustainable and drivi…

Design Validation Engineer

San Francisco

  • Skills: hardware reliability engineering, electronic failure mechanisms, statistical analysis, reliability lab equipment, reliability prediction methods, failure analysis, mechanical engineering, electric vehicles, battery supply chain, test methodologies
  • Type: full_time
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Lightship

Lightship is the first American all-electric recreational vehicle manufacturer currently developing an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer for the electric ag…

Mechanical Design Engineer

South San Francisco

  • Skills: mechanical design, electrical systems, 3D modeling, manufacturing processes, interior systems, aerodynamic, battery-powered, seating, storage, kitchen consoles
  • Type: full_time
  • Salary: {'min': None, 'max': None, 'period': '', 'currency': ''}

Aeva, Inc.

Aeva’s mission is to bring the next wave of perception to a broad range of applications from automated driving to industrial robotics, consumer electronics, co…

Systems Engineering Program Manager

Mountain View

  • Skills: LiDAR, contract manufacturing, manufacturing process flows, DFM principles, configuration management, root cause analysis, build management, integration testing, project tracking tools, automotive
  • Type: full_time
  • Salary: {'min': 132400.0, 'max': 179200.0, 'period': 'annual', 'currency': 'USD'}

Lucid Motors

At Lucid, we set out to introduce the most captivating, luxury electric vehicles that elevate the human experience and transcend the perceived limitations of s…

Senior Technical Program Manager - Low Voltage Electronics

Newark

  • Skills: low voltage electronics, automotive industry, ISO26262, IATF 16949, project management, cross-functional projects, Tier 1 suppliers, hardware development, product roadmap, risk mitigation
  • Type: full_time
  • Salary: {'min': 153100.0, 'max': 224510.0, 'period': 'annual', 'currency': 'USD'}

Muon Space

Founded in 2021, Muon Space is an end-to-end Space Systems Provider that designs, builds, and operates LEO satellite constellations delivering mission-critical…

CAD Designer, Harnesses

Mountain View

  • Skills: CAD Design, Solidworks, Wire Harness, Assembly Integration, Documentation, ECO Management, PLM Software, High Reliability Requirements, NASA Standards, Electrical Test Equipment
  • Type: full_time
  • Salary: {'min': 143000.0, 'max': 165000.0, 'period': 'annual', 'currency': 'USD'}

Google

Google is a global technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, including search engines, online advertising technologies, cl…

ASIC Power Efficiency Engineer

Sunnyvale

  • Skills: ASIC design, chip power analysis, EDA tools, power efficiency, SystemVerilog, RTL languages, power modeling, design methodology, automated tool flows, silicon design
  • Type: full_time
  • Salary: {'min': 132000.0, 'max': 189000.0, 'period': 'annual', 'currency': 'USD'}

GILLIG

GILLIG is the leading manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses in the United States, known for their unmatched quality and commitment to environmentally friend…

Assembler of Heavy Duty Transit Buses

Livermore

  • Skills: heavy-duty buses, assembly line, mechanical components, electrical components, safety protocols, team-oriented, problem solving, manufacturing environment, quality inspection, automotive repairs
  • Type: other
  • Salary: {'min': 37.84, 'max': None, 'period': 'hourly', 'currency': 'USD'}

Lightship

Lightship is the first American all-electric recreational vehicle manufacturer currently developing an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer for the electric ag…

Staff Test Engineer

South San Francisco

  • Skills: electric RV, aerodynamic, battery-powered, test planning, validation, propulsion system, power system, component testing, sub-system testing, vehicle-level testing
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