Senior Electrical Engineer
Core
Lead the design, development, integration, and validation of vehicle electrical systems for autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles, including power distribution, traction, braking, and safety-critical control systems.
Role type
Senior IC electrical engineer (vehicle systems)
Builds
Autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles
Domain
Transportation / Rail / Automotive
Required skills
electrical system architecture, power distribution, traction and braking interfaces, safety-critical control systems, wiring harness design, embedded communication protocols (CAN, Ethernet), system requirements definition, verification and validation strategies, root-cause analysis, electrical design tools (SolidWorks Electrical, Altium, RapidHarness)
Preferred skills
high-voltage power distribution, functional safety standards (ISO 26262, ASIL, IEC 61508), complex wiring harness integration, system-level hazard analysis and DFMEA, hardware-in-the-loop testing, Python/C/C++/Rust scripting, contract manufacturer support
Technologies
SolidWorks Electrical, Altium, RapidHarness, CAN, Ethernet, Python, C/C++, Rust
Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end electrical system development from concept to production; drive technical design decisions and define system interfaces; lead safety-critical engineering including risk assessments and DFMEAs; coordinate system integration with mechanical, software, and autonomy teams; lead hands-on testing, troubleshooting, and hardware bring-up; support production readiness and design-for-manufacturing; establish engineering standards and maintain documentation.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC