Systems Engineer, Power Systems (Low Voltage) (Automotive)

TL;DR

Systems Engineer, Power Systems (Low Voltage) (Automotive): Work on vehicle platform low voltage systems with OEM partners and internal teams, defining requirements, architecture, and functional safety for power electronics. Focus on developing safety concepts, FTA, FMEDA, V&V plans, test execution, and issue resolution for safety-critical systems.

Hybrid work schedule, onsite in Mountain View, California

Salary Range $196,000—$248,000 USD

Company

Autonomous driving technology company building the hirify.global Driver for ride-hail and vehicle platforms.

What you will do

• Define low voltage systems requirements and interfaces with OEM partners and functional systems engineers (networks, infotainment, thermal, security, motion/body controls).
• Write requirements for embedded software/hardware and power electronics architecture development.
• Develop safety work products including safety concepts, FTA, and FMEDA.
• Create V&V plans, execute tests, analyze results, and resolve defects for low voltage systems.
• Collaborate with embedded software teams on implementation and design documents.
• Manage delivery timing and troubleshooting for vehicle prototype fleet updates.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Physics or similar.
• Deep knowledge of electrical power systems and design for fault tolerance in safety-critical systems.
• Ability to create/negotiate requirements with OEMs and execute DVPs.
• Understanding of low voltage systems in safety-critical contexts (fail-safe vs. fail-tolerant, timing).
• Knowledge of Functional Safety per ISO26262.
• Software code comprehension skills.

Nice to have

• At least 3 years in automotive electrical low voltage systems/software delivering hardware/software.
• Understanding of automotive development process (M1, VB, TT etc.).
• Working knowledge of vehicle networks (CAN, FlexRay, LIN, Ethernet).
• Experience with fail-safe/tolerant design, ASIL D systems, FTA, FMEDA, FMEA.
• LV system design with DCDC, batteries, charge control, load shedding.
• LV system simulations for fault injection testing.
• Complex systems requirements mapping with attention to detail.
• Strong root-cause analysis mindset.
• SQL for large datasets.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule reporting to Electrical Systems Engineering Manager.
• Discretionary annual bonus, equity incentive plan, generous benefits.
• Collaborative hardware engineering team focused on electrical, mechanical, reliability, software, and vehicle integration.