Senior Electrical Engineer

Parallel Systems • Los Angeles, CA

18d • $160,000 - $180,000

About The Position

Parallel Systems is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead the design, development, integration, and validation of electrical systems for production autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles. The role owns critical electrical architectures and subsystems, including power distribution, traction and braking interfaces, safety-critical control systems, wiring harnesses, and compute and sensor networks.

As a senior technical contributor, this engineer will guide electrical engineering decisions from concept through production deployment, establish design and verification processes, and ensure integration across mechanical, software, and autonomy systems. The role develops reliable electrical systems that meet performance, safety, and regulatory requirements while supporting the transition from prototype development to production.

The successful candidate will bring experience designing and integrating complex electrical systems in vehicle-based applications, take ownership of ambiguous technical challenges, lead cross-functional engineering efforts, and balance hands-on execution with system-level technical leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience designing, developing, integrating, or validating electrical systems for vehicles or other complex electromechanical products.
• Demonstrated ownership of electrical systems or subsystems through multiple stages of product development, from concept and design through testing and production.
• Strong understanding of vehicle power distribution, electrical architecture, control systems, and embedded communication protocols such as CAN and Ethernet.
• Experience defining system requirements, managing electrical interfaces, and developing verification and validation strategies.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex electrical systems using first-principles analysis, structured debugging, and root-cause investigation.
• Experience with electrical design and documentation tools such as SolidWorks Electrical, Altium, RapidHarness, or equivalent.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and communicate technical decisions, risks, and tradeoffs to engineering and manufacturing stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing and deploying electrical systems for automotive, rail, aerospace, commercial vehicles, or heavy industrial equipment.
• Experience with traction, braking, high-voltage power distribution, vehicle control systems, or other safety-critical vehicle subsystems.
• Working knowledge of functional safety standards and frameworks such as ISO 26262, Automotive Safety Integrity Levels (ASIL), IEC 61508, or equivalent.
• Experience designing, prototyping, integrating, and validating complex wiring harnesses and electrical assemblies.
• Experience with system-level hazard analysis, DFMEA, fault analysis, reliability engineering, and formal verification and validation processes.
• Programming or scripting experience in Python, C/C++, Rust, or similar languages for test automation, diagnostics, or hardware integration.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop testing, automated test systems, data acquisition, or electrical test stand development.
• Experience supporting contract manufacturers, supplier qualification, design-for-manufacturing, and production ramp-up.
• Evidence of exceptional technical ability through shipped products, complex system deployments, patents, technical projects, or a portfolio of engineering work.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, development, integration, and validation of vehicle electrical systems, including power distribution, wiring harnesses, commercial-off-the-shelf hardware, and electrical test infrastructure.
• Establish electrical design requirements, define system interfaces, evaluate tradeoffs, and recommend solutions balancing performance, reliability, safety, cost, and manufacturability.
• Develop and maintain system-level risk assessments, DFMEAs, hazard analyses, and verification and validation plans for critical electrical subsystems.
• Coordinate electrical interfaces with mechanical, embedded software, controls, and autonomy teams to support reliable operation across vehicle subsystems and dependencies.
• Lead hardware bring-up, bench testing, prototype vehicle integration, fault isolation, and root-cause analysis to resolve electrical and system-level issues.
• Partner with manufacturing, suppliers, and contract manufacturers to transition electrical designs from prototype to production, addressing design-for-manufacturing, assembly, testability, and quality requirements.
• Develop and maintain electrical design practices, interface specifications, test procedures, and validation methods.
• Maintain accurate and traceable schematics, wiring diagrams, bills of materials, test reports, engineering changes, and release documentation.
• Provide technical leadership by mentoring engineers as needed, reviewing electrical designs, identifying technical risks, and driving resolution of complex engineering challenges across the product lifecycle.

What This Job Offers

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