Senior Staff Electrical Systems Engineer
- Countries
- Canada, Australia
- Job Types
- software & tech
- Experience
- expert
- Organization Types
- robotics, startups, transportation & mobility
- Location
- Victoria - Melbourne
- Posted Date
- Company
- Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
AI Summary
Job Description
Senior individual contributor setting cross-domain electrical architecture direction for US programs: defining LV/HV power distribution, zonal topology, power architecture standards, requirement decomposition methods, owning the multi-year electrical technology roadmap, defining validation strategy (SIL, HIL, vehicle testing), negotiating architecture positions with partner OEMs, setting engineering standards, and mentoring Senior and Staff engineers.
Hard Requirements
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 12+ years electrical systems engineering on automotive or comparable complex embedded products
- Ownership of electrical architecture across multiple domains/programs through production
- Deep expertise in LV/HV power systems, electrical distribution, and wiring harness design
- Advanced requirements decomposition, interface definition, and validation strategy
- Track record of setting technical standards adopted beyond immediate team
- Applied ISO 26262 functional safety experience in electrical systems
- Ability to align stakeholders without direct authority
Soft Requirements
- Zonal or centralized E/E architecture experience on a production program
- eFuse or solid-state power distribution, DC-DC converter integration, or 12V/48V bus architecture experience
- Circuit simulation for load, transient, and fault analysis (SPICE, Saber)
- Electrical design tooling
- Advanced engineering or R&D leadership maturing pre-production technology
- MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field