Director of Electrical Engineering

Brelle • Los Alamitos, CA

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About The Position

Brelle Energy is a California-based, venture-backed company developing advanced engineering, software, testing, and automated production capabilities for high-performance energy and powertrain systems. Its work includes battery pack architecture, full-stack software, and automated manufacturing for high-performance mobility applications.

The Director of Electrical Engineering will lead Brelle’s electrical engineering function and provide hands-on technical leadership. The role owns electrical engineering across products and programs, from system architecture and electrical design through integration, testing, and validation. The director will collaborate with mechanical engineering, firmware, systems integration, manufacturing, company leadership, and customers to deliver electrical systems designed for performance, reliability, safety, manufacturability, and real-world use. The role also manages and develops the electrical engineering team, establishes engineering practices and standards, and helps build the organization as the company grows.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Significant electrical engineering experience, including leading the design and development of complex electrical systems for physical products.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing engineers through direct people management, mentorship, and technical leadership.
• Deep understanding of electrical system architecture, circuit design, power distribution, electrical interfaces, and hardware integration.
• Experience taking electrical designs from concept through prototyping, testing, validation, and production.
• Ability to evaluate technical tradeoffs involving performance, reliability, safety, cost, packaging, and manufacturability.
• Experience working closely with embedded firmware and control systems, including ECU design and hardware-software integration.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to lead technical investigations from initial symptoms through root cause and resolution.
• Hands-on approach and technical depth to participate directly in design reviews, troubleshooting, and complex engineering decisions.
• Clear communication skills and ability to work effectively across engineering disciplines, manufacturing, and company leadership.
• Comfort working in a growing company with evolving priorities and developing processes, and taking ownership beyond one’s immediate area.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in automotive, motorsports, powersports, aerospace, robotics, or other complex electromechanical products.
• Experience with ECU architecture and design, embedded control electronics, and hardware-software integration.
• Experience with high-voltage and low-voltage electrical systems, including power distribution and electrical safety.
• Experience with electrified powertrains, energy systems, or other electrically driven products.
• Experience with design for manufacturing, automated production, and electrical end-of-line testing.
• Experience building or scaling an engineering team in an early-stage or high-growth environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the electrical engineering function and set technical direction, priorities, and engineering standards across products and programs.
• Lead electrical system architecture and design, balancing performance, safety, reliability, packaging, weight, cost, and manufacturability.
• Guide electrical design for complex electromechanical systems, including power distribution, control systems, ECUs, and supporting electronics.
• Make and communicate technical decisions, resolve design challenges, and establish design review, documentation, verification, and validation practices.
• Lead electrical design from architecture and requirements through detailed design, prototyping, integration, testing, and production.
• Partner with mechanical engineering, embedded firmware, systems integration, and manufacturing to ensure electrical systems work across the product.
• Oversee electrical interfaces, control electronics, wiring, connectors, and related systems.
• Lead system-level issue resolution and root cause analysis.
• Ensure designs account for applicable electrical safety requirements, environmental conditions, electromagnetic compatibility, and production constraints.
• Collaborate with manufacturing on practical, repeatable assembly, testing, and quality-control approaches.
• Manage, mentor, and develop electrical engineers; provide technical guidance, set expectations, and support individual growth.
• Establish ownership, priorities, and accountability across electrical engineering projects and build a collaborative, initiative-oriented team culture.
• Identify capability gaps and help shape hiring plans as the electrical engineering organization expands.
• Develop engineering processes and standards that improve execution without unnecessary bureaucracy.
• Align electrical engineering priorities with customer requirements and business objectives in partnership with engineering and company leadership.
• Work with cross-functional teams and customers to understand technical requirements, communicate tradeoffs, and resolve issues.
• Balance competing program needs while maintaining technical quality and execution.
• Help build the engineering organization, tools, and processes needed for Brelle’s growth.

Benefits

• Meaningful equity participation through Brelle’s Employee Incentive Plan.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (HMO/PPO).
• 401(k).
• Flexible PTO.
• Team meals twice a week.
• Monthly team events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director