Cheng J.

Cheng J. is an accomplished engineering leader with extensive experience in hardware engineering and product development across multiple industries. Currently serving as a Senior Engineering Manager at Cruise since 2020, Cheng J. leads a hardware engineering team focused on design validation, reliability, and manufacturing testing for autonomous vehicle hardware. Prior experience includes roles as Head of ME and Vehicle Integration at Pony.ai, developing self-driving hardware modules, and as a Staff Engineer at Apple, optimizing product performance for devices such as the iPhone and Apple Watch. Cheng J.’s background also includes positions at WD, FS-Elliott, and various research roles, with a strong academic foundation featuring a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University at Buffalo and degrees from Zhejiang University and the University of Science and Technology Beijing.