Battery-Electric Locomotive Electronics Engineer

Motive Companies; Cerritos (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Motive Companies is seeking an Electronic/Electrical Engineer to support the design, integration, testing, and production of battery-electric locomotive systems. You will work across electrical architecture, embedded controls, high-voltage systems, wire harnesses, and test activities.

The role is hands-on and requires collaboration with mechanical and software teams, with duties spanning schematics, PCB layouts, wire harnesses, LV/HV considerations, and production readiness from prototype

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• 3+ years of electrical or electronic systems design experience.
• Experience with high-voltage DC systems (1500V+).
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layouts.
• Knowledge of CAN Bus, Ethernet, Modbus, I2C, SPI.
• Experience integrating embedded controllers and electromechanical systems.
• Familiar with wire harness design and cable routing.
• Vibration, temperature, EMC/EMI design requirements.
• Basic Linux experience.
• Hands-on prototype, test, and production environments.

Responsibilities

• Support electrical system design and architecture for battery-electric locomotives
• Develop schematics and PCB layouts for control systems
• Design wire harnesses, cable routing, and electrical interfaces
• Develop and integrate embedded controllers using STM32 or similar platforms
• Implement CAN Bus, Ethernet, Modbus, I2C, and SPI communications
• Support electrical systems operating at 1,500V DC and above
• Apply EMC and EMI mitigation techniques within high-voltage systems
• Conduct system and subsystem testing, including automated test development
• Integrate controllers with mechanical and software teams
• Support Linux-based system configuration and embedded software integration
• Partner with production engineering on DFM and production optimization
• Troubleshoot electrical integration and test issues during prototype builds

Skills

CAN Bus

Ethernet

Modbus

I2C

SPI

Embedded controllers

PCB layout

Schematic capture

High voltage DC

Linux

EMC mitigation

Testing

Prototype to production

Wire harness design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

KiCad

Job description

Motive Companies is seeking an Electronic/Electrical Engineer to support the design, integration, testing, and production of battery-electric locomotive systems. You will work across electrical architecture, embedded controls, high-voltage systems, wire harnesses, and test activities.

The role is hands-on and requires collaboration with mechanical and software teams, with duties spanning schematics, PCB layouts, wire harnesses, LV/HV considerations, and production readiness from prototype