EE, Systems

Standard Subsea•El Segundo, CA

About The Position

Standard Subsea is building the offshore robotics company. We are developing a fleet of unmanned surface vessels and subsea vehicles to put operations capacity where it's needed, without crewed vessels, without mobilization delays, and at a fraction of the cost. The Role We are hiring an Electrical Systems Engineer to own the electrical architecture of our marine vessels. You will take a working prototype and drive it toward production by defining power and signal distribution, component selection, and the system-level design that makes these machines reliable and fieldable. The work covers propulsion, power systems, sensors, networking, and control hardware, with close coordination across mechanical, software, and operations. This is a hands-on role. You will decide how the electrical system is built, what it is built from, and prove that it works.

Requirements

Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
2–5 years of experience in system-level electrical design for robotics, vehicles, aerospace, marine, or similar complex electromechanical systems
Strong understanding of power distribution architectures, electrical protection strategies, and control system interfaces
Experience defining system-level electrical architectures, including power, signal, and communication buses
Demonstrated expertise in component selection for high-reliability applications (power electronics, sensors, connectors, cabling, converters)
Familiarity with electrical safety and environmental standards relevant to mobile or marine systems
Experience with CAD tools for electrical schematics, system diagrams, and harness definitions
Proven ability to take systems from prototype concepts to robust, repeatable designs suitable for production
Comfortable working cross-functionally and making structured trade-offs between performance, reliability, cost, and schedule

Nice To Haves

Experience with uncrewed or remotely operated marine vehicles or other harsh-environment platforms
Background in high-reliability or mission-critical electrical systems (aerospace, defense, industrial)
Familiarity with hybrid power systems, battery management, and energy storage architectures
Experience with reliability analysis and techniques (derating, FMEA, DFMEA, MTBF estimation)

Responsibilities

Own the vessel-wide electrical architecture for propulsion, energy storage, power distribution, control, and communications
Define system topologies, interfaces, and grounding/shielding strategies to ensure safety, robustness, and serviceability
Develop block diagrams, power-tree diagrams, and system-level schematics that guide PCB, harness, and enclosure design
Define and track power budgets and current paths across all subsystems, including worst-case and transient conditions
Establish requirements and standards for harnessing, connectors, protection devices, and power conversion modules
Lead component selection (power electronics, sensors, converters, controllers, communication interfaces)
Evaluate components and vendors based on performance, reliability, environmental ratings, availability, cost, and lifecycle/obsolescence
Support validation of architecture and part choices through analysis, bench testing, and on-water trials
Collaborate closely with software engineers, and mechanical engineers to ensure the architecture is practical, manufacturable, and maintainable
Support compliance efforts related to electrical safety, EMC, and marine standards by choosing appropriate components and protection schemes