Vehicle Development - Sustaining Engineer

About the role

Location: Foster City, California (On-site). Contract Duration: 6 months.

Role Overview: An opportunity is available for a Sustaining Engineer to support a test fleet by resolving issues across both OEM vehicle systems and integrated AV hardware. This role requires broad ownership across electrical and mechanical systems, with a focus on execution and fleet impact. The work will directly improve fleet uptime, reduce downtime drivers, and improve reliability metrics.

Responsibilities

• Own sustaining engineering support and corrective action development for the test and mapping fleet across OEM vehicle systems and integrated AV hardware.
• Drive end-to-end resolution of vehicle and AV system issues, including diagnosis, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, solution development, validation, release, and implementation.
• Lead design updates and improvements for components and subsystems to improve reliability, durability, fleet availability, and serviceability.
• Author and manage Engineering Change Requests and Change Actions, develop and execute validation and test plans, and lead fleet trials.
• Support retrofit campaigns, rework activities, installation trials, and field failure triage, partnering with service, test, and operations teams.
• Partner with suppliers, Manufacturing, and Serviceability Engineering to deliver durable, manufacturable, and serviceable solutions.
• Apply fleet data, technician feedback, and reliability metrics to prioritize work, validate corrective actions, and prevent recurrence.

Qualifications

Required:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in electrical and mechanical systems engineering within a product development, manufacturing, or sustaining environment.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver subsystem-level reliability or serviceability improvements using root cause analysis, DFMEA, and validation testing.
• Hands-on experience using tools such as Python, SQL, CANalyzer, or Databricks to access fleet data and support issue diagnosis.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD tools and ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred:

• MS in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Experience with EV architectures, high-voltage systems, or autonomous vehicle platforms.
• Background in OEM vehicle development and release processes.
• Familiarity with electrical design tools and fleet data analysis or visualization tools.

Benefits

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Pay

Pay Range: $80-85 an hour.