Power Systems Engineer

Torrance, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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Overview
A growing marine technology team is developing the next generation of electric and hybrid propulsion systems for commercial harborcraft. The goal is simple build cleaner quieter more reliable vessels using modern engineering techniques and integrated design across hulls batteries cooling systems firmware and software.

Recreational and commercial boaters have long been limited by outdated gas platforms that are loud high-maintenance and costly to operate. Advancements in electric propulsion now offer a path to faster quieter and lower-emission vessels and this team is expanding to meet the demand.

Role
The Power Systems Engineer will join the Commercial Systems group and contribute to the design of new electric and hybrid propulsion architectures that reduce operating costs and emissions in port operations. This role reports to the head of commercial architecture and works on site full time in Torrance.

Core responsibilities

Owning the design and integration of high voltage systems including protection and control schemes
Getting hands-on with wiring testing and debugging both high and low voltage systems
Owning the development and use of bench test systems ensuring feature parity between bench systems and production vessels
Contributing to functional spec development reviews and the proceeding SW/controls feature testing
Supporting sea trials to validate and certify systems
Interfacing with component suppliers partner shipyards and vessel operators with occasional travel (5-10% of the time)

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Basic qualifications

Solid electrical fundamentals and electrical engineering knowledge
Experience with power electronics and high voltage energy storage systems
Experience with automotive and industrial communication protocols (CAN LIN Modbus etc)
Familiar with MATLAB/Simulink oscilloscopes and other specialized tools
Practical experience designing building and troubleshooting hardware in production environments
Clear written and verbal communication
Strong time management skills
Comfortable pushing at a fast but sustainable pace
Comfortable spending time on boats in the field to collect test data
We value engineers who take full ownership apply first-principles thinking and prioritize technical problems effectively for the most business value

Bonus qualifications

Firsthand experience working on commercial vessels
Understanding of ABS USCG and IEC standards for high-voltage and energy storage systems on commercial vessels
Experience with functional safety (DFMEA redundancy strategies) for mission-critical systems
Experience with EMI/EMC and grounding in high-power marine or automotive environments including filtering and shielding practices
Familiar with firmware development for unit testing and integration
Familiar with Linux LTSpice Zuken and Altium

Annual Salary: Level 2: $135k

Level 3: $170k

Details:OverviewA growing marine technology team is developing the next generation of electric and hybrid propulsion systems for commercial harborcraft. The goal is simple build cleaner quieter more reliable vessels using modern engineering techniques and integrated design across hulls batteries coo...

Details:

Core responsibilities

Owning the design and integration of high voltage systems including protection and control schemes
Getting hands-on with wiring testing and debugging both high and low voltage systems
Owning the development and use of bench test systems ensuring feature parity between bench systems and production vessels
Contributing to functional spec development reviews and the proceeding SW/controls feature testing
Supporting sea trials to validate and certify systems
Interfacing with component suppliers partner shipyards and vessel operators with occasional travel (5-10% of the time)

Details:

Basic qualifications

Solid electrical fundamentals and electrical engineering knowledge
Experience with power electronics and high voltage energy storage systems
Experience with automotive and industrial communication protocols (CAN LIN Modbus etc)
Familiar with MATLAB/Simulink oscilloscopes and other specialized tools
Practical experience designing building and troubleshooting hardware in production environments
Clear written and verbal communication
Strong time management skills
Comfortable pushing at a fast but sustainable pace
Comfortable spending time on boats in the field to collect test data
We value engineers who take full ownership apply first-principles thinking and prioritize technical problems effectively for the most business value

Bonus qualifications

Firsthand experience working on commercial vessels
Understanding of ABS USCG and IEC standards for high-voltage and energy storage systems on commercial vessels
Experience with functional safety (DFMEA redundancy strategies) for mission-critical systems
Experience with EMI/EMC and grounding in high-power marine or automotive environments including filtering and shielding practices
Familiar with firmware development for unit testing and integration
Familiar with Linux LTSpice Zuken and Altium

Annual Salary: Level 2: $135k

Level 3: $170k