Who we are
Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, which is a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. At Samsara, we are helping improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of the physical operations that power our global economy. Representing more than 40% of global GDP, these industries are the infrastructure of our planet, including agriculture, construction, field services, transportation, and manufacturing — and we are excited to help digitally transform their operations at scale.
Working at Samsara means you’ll help define the future of physical operations and be on a team that’s shaping an exciting array of product solutions, including Video-Based Safety, Vehicle Telematics, Apps and Driver Workflows, Equipment Monitoring, and Site Visibility. As part of a recently public company, you’ll have the autonomy and support to make an impact as we build for the long term.
About Samsara Hardware Engineering:
Samsara's hardware systems bridge the gap for the rapidly evolving world of physical operations to a cloud platform that enables our customers to increase the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of the operations that power the global economy. The hardware footprint is big – we build ultra low power sensors, ruggedized asset trackers, vehicle ADAS systems with AI/ML, telematics systems, rackmount video inspection with AI/Ml and maybe much more. We leverage a myriad of technologies including low power MCUs, beefy SoCs, DSPs, LTE, GPS, BLE, WiFi, imaging sensors, ML/AI/CV, accelerometers, and more. Our challenges span the gamut from eeking out single digit microamps to thermals to desense to cost reduction to antenna design to enclosure design that survives extreme environments.
This is a position open to candidates residing in the US except the San Francisco Bay Metro Area, NYC Metro Area, and Washington, D.C. Metro Area.
About the role:
We’re looking for an Automation Manager to join our team and lead the team building our Automation and Test Framework. This team is responsible for building solutions connecting critical infrastructure ranging from trailers to construction equipment to heavy machinery to the cloud so our customers can better operate.
Samsara’s Automation team enables an exceptional customer experience by building reliable products, identifying opportunities to improve customer experience, and engaging cross-functionally to resolve key issues. In this role, a successful candidate will help build our Automation Test Framework. This key role will enable teams to ship high quality products, ship FW updates to our customers faster, and facilitate quality investigations.
You will lead the team to build a framework that facilitates testing and automation across SW, FW, and HW. Your team will build tools that enable new capabilities and expand our ability to automate systems and test in an efficient manner. Your team will build tools to test technologies including GPS, LTE, BLE and WiFi and work on products that are both battery powered and externally powered.
This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the US except the San Francisco Bay Area and NYC Metro Area.
You should apply if:
- You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impact—helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, reduce emissions, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
- You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work, this role won’t be your last at Samsara. We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development, countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper growth environment.
- You’re energized by our opportunity: The vision we have to digitize large sectors of the global economy requires your full focus and best efforts to bring forth creative, ambitious ideas for our customers.
- You want to be with the best: At Samsara, we win together, celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high-calibre team that will encourage you to do your best.
In this role, you will:
- Manage a team of 5-10 automation engineers working on multiple products in different stages of development.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship in automated systems development.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware, firmware, and full-stack engineering to develop new tools and features and improve existing ones.
- Lead the team to develop an end-to-end automation strategy to facilitate testing activities throughout Samsara product life cycles.
- Work with leadership on the planning and execution of quarterly roadmaps that balance product and engineering priorities for maximum customer impact.
- Build a healthy collaborative culture of accountability and continuous improvement while setting a high standard for execution quality.
- Architect and design software frameworks to meet the reliability, scalability, and performance requirements of our products.
Minimum requirements for the role:
- 10 years experience building automated test frameworks and software tools for product development and validation.
- 5+ years of hands-on execution-oriented technical management experience.
- Understanding of framework architectures and tradeoffs between efficiency, scalability, and performance.
- Software development experience.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well in a diverse fast paced customer-focused environment.
- Experience creating and implementing hardware-in-the-loop simulation.
- Technical understanding of communication protocols (TCP, UART, and wireless).
- Ability to design and develop hardware infrastructure for test applications. (e.g. power measurement tools, RF testing, etc.).
- Experience with test instrumentation including the use of power supplies, power analyzers, battery simulators, call boxes, and GPS simulators.
An ideal candidate also has:
- Experience building and maintaining automation testing infrastructure from the ground up.
- Experience testing devices with wireless protocols including BLE, WiFi, LTE, and GNSS.
- Experience interfacing with embedded systems’ command line interfaces and AT commands.
- Experience with cloud architecture and solutions.
- Experience with data analysis tools/packages such as SQL, Pandas, databricks, etc.
Samsara’s Compensation Philosophy: Samsara’s compensation program is designed to deliver Total Direct Compensation (based on role, level, and geography) that is at or above market. We do this through our base salary + bonus/variable + restricted stock unit awards (RSUs) for eligible roles. For eligible roles, a new hire RSU award may be awarded at the time of hire, and additional RSU refresh grants may be awarded annually.
We pay for performance, and top performers in eligible roles may receive above-market equity refresh awards which allow employees to achieve higher market
The range of annual base salary for full-time employees for this position is below. Please note that base pay offered may vary depending on factors including your city of residence, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
$150,237.50—$227,250 USD
At Samsara, we welcome everyone regardless of their background. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, and other characteristics protected by law. We depend on the unique approaches of our team members to help us solve complex problems and want to ensure that Samsara is a place where people from all backgrounds can make an impact.
Benefits
Full time employees receive a competitive total compensation package along with employee-led remote and flexible working, health benefits, Samsara for Good charity fund, and much, much more. Take a look at our Benefits site to learn more.
Accommodations
Samsara is an inclusive work environment, and we are committed to ensuring equal opportunity in employment for qualified persons with disabilities. Please email accessibleinterviewing@samsara.com or click here if you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process.
Flexible Working
At Samsara, we embrace a flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams. Our offices are open for those who prefer to work in-person and we also support remote work where it aligns with our operational requirements. For certain positions, being close to one of our offices or within a specific geographic area is important to facilitate collaboration, access to resources, or alignment with our service regions. In these cases, the job description will clearly indicate any working location requirements. Our goal is to ensure that all members of our team can contribute effectively, whether they are working on-site, in a hybrid model, or fully remotely. All offers of employment are contingent upon an individual’s ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the company and in the specified work location, if applicable.
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