Electrical Engineer – Vehicle Systems

Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States. Up to 25% travel to contract manufacturer and customer sites is required.

Salary: $137,000–$157,000 USD per year.

Company

Develops autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles aimed at making freight transportation cleaner, safer, and more efficient.

What you will do

• Own the design and development of vehicle electrical systems, including wiring harnesses, commercial off-the-shelf hardware, and test stands.
• Develop and document safety-critical subsystems using DFMEAs, system hazard analyses, verification, and validation.
• Perform hands-on hardware bring-up, bench testing, and debugging of electrical assemblies and prototype vehicles.
• Lead end-to-end system integration, interface management, and cross-functional alignment with software, mechanical, autonomy, and manufacturing teams.
• Maintain schematics, bills of materials, test reports, change logs, and other engineering documentation.
• Support subsystem validation and transition of vehicle systems into production.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related discipline.
• 3+ years of experience with power distribution, control logic, or embedded communication protocols such as CAN, Ethernet, or SPI.
• Ability to analyze, troubleshoot, and validate system performance from first principles.
• Experience with CAD and design tools such as SolidWorks, Altium, RapidHarness, or similar.
• Experience working with electrical systems in regulated, safety-critical environments.

Nice to have

• Full lifecycle experience with electrical systems in automotive, rail, aerospace, or heavy industry.
• Programming experience with Python, Rust, or C/C++.
• Working knowledge of ISO 26262, ASIL, IEC 61508, or other functional safety frameworks.
• Hands-on experience designing, prototyping, integrating, and testing complex harnessing.
• Evidence of exceptional ability through prior projects, a portfolio, or completed products.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles and safety-critical transportation technology.
• Cross-functional collaboration across electrical, mechanical, software, autonomy, and manufacturing disciplines.
• Inclusive workplace with equal-opportunity employment and reasonable accommodation support.
• Compensation is determined based on skills, experience, qualifications, and location.