Sr. Manager, EE System Design & Automotive Advanced Technology - 20235

OVERVIEWThe Electrical Engineering COE within Smart Hardware is responsible for R&D of hardware platform technologies in autonomous driving, digital cockpit, and digital networking. The team innovates around project pain-points across global NIO products, explores cutting-edge technologies within and beyond automotive industry, and develops prototypes/architectures/ processes/standards to push product boundaries. You will collaborate with other NIOers around the world (US, CN, UK, DE, etc.) to develop hardware that delights the user. 

Responsibilities

• Lead a team responsible for the innovation, design, and development of all hardware components and infrastructure in support of NIO Smart Hardware team
• Collaborate with technical leadership in other areas such as Mechanical, Software, and Program Management to deliver solutions that are reliable, safe, and cost effective
• Ensure high quality design decisions are being made during development with proper tradeoffs from design to cost, as well as component availability from supply chain
• Participate in overall architecture design and iteration, selecting tools and technologies
• Contribute to a healthy and positive engineering culture
• Partner with global leaders, HR and recruiting to develop and execute on a strategy to attract, retain and develop top talent and role model leadership best practices

Qualifications

• Masters or B.S in Electrical Engineering or equivalent field
• Experience with high compute, sensors, high speed design, network and communications protocols
• Experience of leading full development from concept, design, validation, and production
• Good communication skills with diverse cross functional teams and external partners
• Passionate about leading teams, staying on top of technology and developing real-world solutions
• Effective leader and strong negotiator with vendors and third parties, and/or industry organizations
• Ability to work collaboratively across functions
• Excellent business judgment, work ethic, and integrity
• Team-builder; focused on developing internal talent and creating pathways for growth

Great to Have

• Experience designing to automotive or military standards is a plus
• Experience with L2+ autonomous vehicle hardware is a plus

About NIO    NIO Inc. is a pioneer in China’s premium smart electric vehicle market. Founded in November 2014, NIO’s mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle. NIO aims to build a community starting with smart electric vehicles to share joy and grow together with users. NIO designs, jointly manufactures, and sells smart premium electric vehicles, driving innovations in next-generation technologies in connectivity, autonomous driving, and artificial intelligence. Redefining the user experience, NIO provides users with comprehensive and convenient power solutions, innovative Battery as a Service (BaaS) program, and other user-centric services. NIO began deliveries of the ES8, a 7-seater flagship premium electric SUV, in China in June 2018, and its variant, the 6-seater ES8, in March 2019. NIO officially launched the ES6, a 5-seater high-performance premium electric SUV, in December 2018 and began deliveries of the ES6 in June 2019. NIO officially launched the EC6, a 5-seater premium electric coupe SUV, in December 2019 and began deliveries of the EC6 in September 2020.
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