# Electrical Engineer - Vehicle Systems

**Company:** [Parallel Systems](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/parallel-systems)
**Location:** Los Angeles, CA
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $137k – $157k/yr
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Power Distribution, Control Logic, Can, Ethernet, Spi, Solidworks, Altium, Rapidharness, Python, Rust, C/C++
**Posted:** 2026-06-04

> As an Electrical Engineer, you will design and develop vehicle electrical systems for autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles, focusing on power distribution, traction, braking, and safety-critical control logic. This role involves hands-on hardware bring-up, testing, and integration within a cross-functional team.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities:

* Own the design & development of vehicle electrical systems, including wiring harnesses, commercial-off-the-shelf hardware, and test stands
* Drive the development and documentation of safety-critical subsystems, including DFMEAs, system hazard analyses, and verification & validation
* Perform hands-on hardware bring-up, bench testing, and debugging of electrical assemblies and prototype vehicles
* Lead end-to-end system integration with full lifecycle ownership, interface management, and cross-functional alignment to ensure the system works with all software and mechanical dependencies
* Maintain accurate engineering documentation including schematics, BOMs, test reports, and change logs

## Basic Requirements:

* Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related discipline
* 3+ years experience with power distribution, control logic, or embedded communication protocols (e.g., CAN, Ethernet, SPI)
* Comfortable working from first principles to analyze, troubleshoot, and validate system performance
* Experience with CAD and design tools such as SolidWorks, Altium, RapidHarness, or similar

## Preferred Qualifications:

* Evidence of exceptional ability (prior projects, portfolio of work, completed products, etc)
* 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

## Target Salary Range:

$137,000—$157,000 USD

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