Lead HV Electrical Design Engineer – Electric Aircraft

CSG Talent; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CSG Talent partners with an innovative aerospace and electric aviation company in California to hire an Electrical Design Engineer on a 12-month contract, onsite. You will own the electrical design and integration of high-voltage battery systems and power distribution architectures, spanning architecture, design, testing and flight-ready hardware.

You will work with mechanical, software, systems, and manufacturing teams, perform analyses, develop EMI/EMC strategies, and contribute to

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional electrical design experience.
• Experience with high-voltage systems above 400V.
• Background in aerospace, EVs, automotive, or heavy transportation high-power systems.
• Knowledge of battery management systems (BMS) hardware.
• Familiarity with EMI/EMC, creepage/clearance, and protective schemes.
• Ability to communicate complex designs across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Architect 400V+ HV power distribution systems (busbars, wiring, fuses).
• Lead electrical design of Li-ion battery modules and packs (sensing, balancing, interconnects).
• Support high-power charging system development (on-board/off-board).
• Perform electrical analyses: power budgets, voltage drop, fault-current modelling, transient/steady-state.
• Develop grounding, shielding and EMI/EMC strategies for safety-critical systems.
• Design HV protection systems (HVIL, isolation monitoring, circuit protection).
• Support MOSFET/IGBT/contactor and high-power PCB selection.
• Lead electrical verification: high-current characterization, insulation testing, HiPot.
• Conduct FMEA and failure analysis to mitigate electrical safety risks.
• Collaborate with mechanical, software, systems, and manufacturing teams.
• Produce technical specs, engineering reports and design documentation for development and certification.

Skills

High-voltage design

Battery systems

Electrical analysis

EMI/EMC

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

B.S./M.S./Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

LTspice

PSpice

MATLAB/Simulink

Altium

Mentor Graphics

Zuken

NX

SolidWorks

Job description

CSG Talent partners with an innovative aerospace and electric aviation company in California to hire an Electrical Design Engineer on a 12-month contract, onsite. You will own the electrical design and integration of high-voltage battery systems and power distribution architectures, spanning architecture, design, testing and flight-ready hardware.

You will work with mechanical, software, systems, and manufacturing teams, perform analyses, develop EMI/EMC strategies, and contribute to