Electrical Systems Engineer — Marine Electrification Platform

Arc Boat Company; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Parental leave

Generous PTO

Life and disability insurance

Retirement savings — 401(k) access

Water fund

Professional development stipend

Safety gear reimbursement

Captain training

Job summary

Arc Boat Company in Los Angeles is seeking an Electrical Systems Engineer to own the design, build, integration and execution of electrical systems on commercial vessels. This is a full-time, on-site role at our Los Angeles headquarters and reports to the Manager, Commercial Systems Engineering.

You’ll lead hardware trade studies, component selection, and testing of HV/LV systems, while ensuring seamless hardware-software integration with the control software team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Systems Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in electrical systems integration, hardware development, or system-level engineering.
• Strong understanding of HV/LV electrical systems, power distribution, sensors and actuators.
• Familiarity with CAN/J1939, Modbus, Profinet, EtherCAT.
• Hands-on debugging HV/LV systems, harnesses, and hardware-software interfaces.
• Experience developing system requirements, I/O maps, interface definitions, and architectural documentation.
• Strong communication skills to translate hardware requirements for software teams.
• Ability to own problems and drive them to closure in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Owning the design and integration of high and low voltage electrical systems for commercial marine vessels
• Developing and maintaining electrical topologies, I/O maps, and wiring/harnessing definitions
• Writing clear functional specifications and collaborating with the control software team to ensure seamless hardware-software integration
• Leading hardware trade studies, component selection, and evaluating suppliers
• Getting hands-on with testing, troubleshooting, and debugging HV/LV systems in benchtop, HIL, and field environments
• Supporting sea trials to validate systems and ensure feature parity between bench test setups and production vessels
• Interfacing with component suppliers, partner shipyards, and vessel operators, including travel (10-15%)

Skills

Electrical systems

HV/LV knowledge

CAN/J1939

System integration

Hardware debugging

Technical documentation

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering / Mechatronics / Systems Engineering

Tools

EPLAN

Zuken

AutoCAD Electrical

Visio

Job description

Arc Boat Company in Los Angeles is seeking an Electrical Systems Engineer to own the design, build, integration and execution of electrical systems on commercial vessels. This is a full-time, on-site role at our Los Angeles headquarters and reports to the Manager, Commercial Systems Engineering.

You’ll lead hardware trade studies, component selection, and testing of HV/LV systems, while ensuring seamless hardware-software integration with the control software team.