Education: Bachelor's degree or related field
Experience: 8+ years
ALSO is looking for a Sr. Staff Electrical Engineer, Vehicle Architecture to help us develop electronics systems for multiple micromobility platforms.
- Drive electrical architecture of micro-mobility platforms, including power distribution, energy storage, compute, sensors, lighting, safety systems, and connectivity modules.
- Establish vehicle block diagrams, interfaces, and design standards that enable modularity and reuse across vehicle lines.
- Evaluate trade-offs between performance, cost, reliability, and regulatory compliance in system design.
- Provide technical direction to systems, electrical, firmware and cable harness teams.
- Drive design for manufacturability, reliability, serviceability and safety, from concept to production.
- Lead design reviews and ensure architecture compliance through the product lifecycle.
- Partner with mechanical, firmware, and manufacturing engineering to integrate electrical systems into various vehicle platforms.
- Collaborate with suppliers and technology partners to evaluate and qualify new components and subsystems.
- Work closely with product management to align architecture with business and market requirements.
- Stay up to date with emerging technologies in batteries, connectivity, sensors and multimedia systems and integrate them into future product roadmaps.
- Benchmark competitive products and drive continuous improvement in efficiency, safety, and user experience.
- Provide status updates in program meetings and to leadership.
- 8+ years of experience in electrical system design for micro-mobility, automotive, robotics, or related industries.
- Proven track record architecting complex electrical systems and delivering from concept to production.
- Excellent system-level thinking and ability to balance technical trade-offs.
- Strong background in low (<60V) and high voltage electrical systems (<1kV).
- Deep understanding of actuation systems, battery management systems, charging systems and energy storage technologies (UL 2272).
- Familiarity with functional safety (UL 2271, ISO 4210, ISO 26262), EMC/EMI compliance (FCC part 15 and other relevant standards).
- Experience with vehicle communication networks (CAN/CAN-FD, Ethernet, LIN, BLE, LTE/eRedCap).
- Knowledge of system modeling, simulation, and requirements management tools.
- Strong leadership, mentoring, and influencing skills across disciplines.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or related field.
The salary for this position ranges from $250,000 - $280,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.
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