Senior / Staff Electrical Engineer, Autonomous Vehicles
AeroVect · South, VA · 1 mo ago
On-siteEngineering$144k–$200k/yrFull-time
Skill Set
- Deep expertise in vehicle electrical systems — including harness and connector design, power distribution, CAN bus and other vehicle networking protocols and grounding and EMC practices.
- Demonstrated ability to read, create and own complex electrical schematics and wiring diagrams as a primary design deliverable.
- Strong background in electrical fault analysis and root cause investigation, with experience translating field failure data into actionable design improvements.
- Experience designing for reliability and serviceability in harsh operational environments — vibration, thermal cycling, moisture and contamination.
- Comfort working across the full product lifecycle — from architecture and design through bring-up, field deployment and sustaining engineering.
- Ability to operate independently, set technical direction and drive decisions across cross-functional teams without requiring a large team structure underneath you.
Requirements
- 5+ years of electrical engineering experience in a hardware-centric domain such as automotive, autonomous vehicles, robotics, aerospace or industrial equipment.
- Experience with autonomous vehicle or mobile robot electrical systems, including multi-sensor integration and embedded computing hardware.
- Familiarity with high-voltage vehicle architectures and the specific design requirements they introduce for safety and isolation.
- Experience working directly with harness fabrication vendors and contract manufacturers to specify and qualify electrical assemblies.
- Background in defining and executing electrical validation and verification programs, including bring-up procedures and acceptance test criteria.
- Exposure to relevant standards in vehicle electrical engineering or safety-critical system design.
- Experience at an early-stage company where you have had to build electrical engineering infrastructure and design standards from scratch.
Benefits
Compensation Range: $144K - $200K