Sr. Electrical System Validation Engineer

About the role

The Sr. Electrical System Validation Engineer will contribute to the validation of the Low Voltage systems and be responsible for ensuring its reliable performance. You will lead system-level design and validation activities and work side by side with various cross-functional teams to support product design, vehicle behaviors definition, prototype bring-up, and validation with a system level focus.

Responsibilities

• Perform bench level and vehicle level electrical system testing and validation
• Worst Case Circuit Analysis on power electronics converters and electrical systems
• Review schematics and layouts for Low voltage ECUs, body controllers, and zonal modules
• Propose electrical circuit/system design changes to improve electrical system performance
• Perform electrical system fault testing and validate system protection strategies
• Electrical system power budget testing and validation
• Electrical system simulation to characterize low voltage system stability
• Develop proper test plans to validate system performance in low voltage electrical systems
• Work with component suppliers to characterize the loads in a low voltage system
• Determine safe operating voltage range and other relevant constraints for electrical system loads
• Gain deep technical knowledge on existing low voltage system architecture and propose strategies to enhance system reliability and stability
• Support low voltage system requirement definition
• Ensure reliability of low voltage system by proposing proper load management strategies
• Perform trade studies to realize efficient system design strategies and optimize for cost

Requirements

• B.S in Electrical, or Computer Engineering, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• 5+ years of combined electrical HW design and low voltage system validation experience
• 3+ years of experience with performing WCCA analysis
• Power Electronics HW development experience including schematic and layout design, board bring up, and bench testing
• Deep technical knowledge on power converter topologies including isolated and non-isolated
• Extensive hands-on experience in power electronics and electrical system testing
• Strong understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals and ability to apply them to automotive concepts
• Prowess in debugging and diagnostic skills in electrical, mechanical, and software domains
• Experience and working knowledge of systems development and electric vehicle’s electrical architecture
• Proven debugging and diagnostic skills in electrical, mechanical, and software domains
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• An eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment where you are part of a high performing team
• A systems approach to design and development with the desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of combined electrical HW design and low voltage system validation experience
• 3+ years of experience with performing Worst Case Circuit Analysis (WCCA)
• Power Electronics HW development experience including schematic and layout design, board bring up, and bench testing
• Deep technical knowledge on power converter topologies including isolated and non-isolated
• Extensive hands-on experience in power electronics and electrical system testing
• Strong understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals and ability to apply them to automotive concepts
• Prowess in debugging and diagnostic skills in electrical, mechanical, and software domains
• Experience and working knowledge of systems development and electric vehicle’s electrical architecture
• Proven debugging and diagnostic skills in electrical, mechanical, and software domains
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• An eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment where you are part of a high performing team
• A systems approach to design and development with the desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement

Skills

• Systems approach to design and development with the desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement

Benefits

Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

Pay

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $138,800-$232,700. Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

Schedule

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.