Senior Electrical Architect – Autonomous Rail Vehicles

Parallel Systems; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 161,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

Parallel Systems seeks a Lead Electrical Engineer to spearhead the design, development, integration, and validation of vehicle electrical systems for production autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles. You will set technical direction for power distribution, wiring harnesses, safety-critical controls, and compute/sensor networks.

You’ll lead cross-functional teams across mechanical, software, autonomy, and manufacturing, ensuring robust validation, regulatory compliance, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 8+ years of experience designing, developing, integrating, or validating electrical systems for vehicles or complex electromechanical products.
• Experience leading architecture and development of complex electrical systems through multiple lifecycle stages.
• Ability to set technical direction and resolve complex electrical challenges.
• Strong knowledge of vehicle electrical architectures, power distribution, control systems, and embedded protocols.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical system architecture and development, including power distribution and wiring harnesses.
• Define requirements, standards, and interface specifications; balance performance, reliability, safety, cost, and manufacturability.
• Oversee safety-critical subsystems, DFMEA, risk assessments, and validation strategies.
• Coordinate cross-functional alignment with mechanical, software, autonomy, and manufacturing teams.
• Lead reviews, identify risks, and drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Own hardware bring-up, bench testing, prototype integration, and reliability testing.
• Drive production readiness and design-for-manufacturing with suppliers and contract manufacturers.
• Establish engineering processes, configuration management, and documentation standards.

Skills

Electrical system design

System architecture

Cross-functional leadership

Root-cause analysis

DFMEA/risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks Electrical

Altium

RapidHarness

Job description

Parallel Systems seeks a Lead Electrical Engineer to spearhead the design, development, integration, and validation of vehicle electrical systems for production autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles. You will set technical direction for power distribution, wiring harnesses, safety-critical controls, and compute/sensor networks.

You’ll lead cross-functional teams across mechanical, software, autonomy, and manufacturing, ensuring robust validation, regulatory compliance, and