Associate Electrical Engineer: EV Rail Systems

Neara; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Unlimited vacation

Equity

Parental leave

Job summary

Intramotev, based in St. Louis, MO, seeks an Associate Electrical Engineer to join the electrical team for a broad early-career role spanning vehicle electrical systems, power electronics, battery systems, and motor drives. This is a full-time, 100% in-office position in St.

Louis, working with a small team and occasional domestic travel for testing and demonstrations. The role emphasizes hardware/firmware collaboration, design & development, and hands-on testing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field. Open to December 2026 and May 2027 graduates.
• 0–2 years of experience with electrical systems or controllers, including relevant internship, co-op, or university research/project experience.
• Foundational knowledge of analog and digital circuit analysis and design.
• Hands-on experience with standard lab equipment, including oscilloscopes, multimeters, and power supplies.
• Academic or project experience with power electronics (DC/DC converters, inverters, motor drives) or electric machines.
• Proficiency in a programming or scripting language, such as C/C++ or Python.
• Familiarity with a circuit simulation tool (e.g., LTspice) or a modeling environment (e.g., MATLAB/Simulink).
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and technical drawings.
• Willingness to expand into technical areas beyond your area of expertise; ability to develop innovative and novel approaches.
• Open-minded and comfortable working in a teaming environment as an individual contributor.
• Fluent in both written and verbal English.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. F-1 OPT is supported.

Responsibilities

• Design & Development: Translate written requirements into electrical designs across controllers, low- and high-voltage distribution, wiring and interconnect, sensors, and actuators.
• Power Electronics & Battery Systems: Support the design, test, and validation of DC/DC converters, inverters, and motor drives, and contribute to battery pack architecture and battery management system (BMS) instrumentation under safe high-voltage practice.
• Board- & System-Level Support: Assist with schematic capture and PCB layout, board bring-up, and bench debugging.
• Software/Firmware Collaboration: Work at the hardware/firmware boundary — read and debug embedded code, support firmware bring-up on bench hardware, and coordinate with software engineers on the hardware/software interface.
• Testing & Validation: Build and run bench tests, debug real hardware, and document results against operational and functional requirements.
• Collaboration: Support supplier and production activities and coordinate with senior engineers on design decisions.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Embedded systems

C/C++ or Python

MATLAB/Simulink

LTspice

Schematic reading

Lab equipment

Teamwork

English fluency

Tools

Altium

KiCad

Eagle

Job description

Intramotev, based in St. Louis, MO, seeks an Associate Electrical Engineer to join the electrical team for a broad early-career role spanning vehicle electrical systems, power electronics, battery systems, and motor drives. This is a full-time, 100% in-office position in St.

Louis, working with a small team and occasional domestic travel for testing and demonstrations. The role emphasizes hardware/firmware collaboration, design & development, and hands-on testing.