Wireless Communications & Controls Engineer; Vehicle​/Robotics

Wireless Communications & Controls Engineer

At Intramotev, we are dedicated to revolutionizing the freight industry by liberating tons of freight from congested highways, reducing carbon emissions, and enhancing transportation efficiency. We are deploying self-propelled battery-electric railcars and vehicles to transform freight logistics and bring innovation to our rail network. Based in St. Louis, MO, we are committed to promoting industrial revitalization, saving lives, and minimizing the environmental impact of trucking and transportation.

We actively foster a work environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful, and inclusive, with great opportunities for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Wireless Communications & Controls Engineer to join our communications team as a peer to our existing communications engineer, co-owning the communication layers that connect tablet controllers, edge/site servers, and our self-propelled battery-electric railcars and vehicles. This is embedded, field-deployed RF and wireless engineering for machines in motion — real-time control links, protocol design, embedded networking, RF hardware selection, and field validation — not enterprise, campus, or data-center IT networking.

The successful candidate shares ownership of interface architecture, testing and validation, and design reviews; neither engineer reports to the other, and together they own the growing communication workload this domain requires. This is a full-time, 100% in-office role based in St. Louis, MO. You'll work with in a team of 3–10 engineers and engage in occasional domestic travel for testing, integration, demonstrations, and customer interactions.

• Design & Architecture:
  Co-own the architecture of the wireless communication layers linking tablet controllers, edge/site servers, and the railcars — real-time control links, protocol design, and interface definitions between infrastructure and moving vehicles.
• RF & Hardware Selection:
  Select, integrate, and validate RF hardware, radios, and antennas for reliable command-and-control links under real-world mobility conditions, including multipath, interference, and range/handoff.
• System Development:
  Develop and integrate communication software modules in C/C++ and Python across embedded targets, edge servers, and controller applications, and optimize networking for low-latency, high-resiliency real-time links between site infrastructure and vehicles in motion.
• Testing & Validation:
  Test and validate communication systems on operating railcars — not only in the lab or on the bench — drive fielded issues to root cause, and provide lifecycle support for fielded systems alongside the existing communications engineer.
• Collaboration:
  
  Partner as a co-owner with the existing communications engineer and collaborate across electrical, mechanical, and software teams on interface architecture and design reviews.
• Innovation & Research:
  Evaluate emerging wireless technologies — cellular LTE/5G, C-V2X, private LTE/5G — and recommend applications that improve link reliability for machines in motion.

Base salary: $100,000–$130,000 plus equity Intramotev offers a comprehensive benefits package for all team members, including:

• Medical coverage:
  We cover 100% of employee medical premiums, plus low-cost dental and vision options.
• Vacation:
  Full-time employees enjoy unlimited paid time off.
• Equity:
  Full-time employees receive equity in the company.
• Parental leave:
  New parents receive paid time off to spend quality time with their family.

At least a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field. 3+ years of experience developing communication systems, networking solutions, or related engineering projects, with a focus on robust and reliable system design. Hands-on experience designing or deploying a wireless communication link that commands, controls, or telemeters a moving vehicle, robot, drone, or piece of mobile equipment — for example teleoperation, remote or…