Senior Electrical Engineer

EV.Careers; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Employer 401(k) match

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

EV.Careers is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer for a direct-hire role with a heavy-duty vehicle manufacturer in the southeastern United States. You will own electrical design end-to-end—from functional diagrams and schematics to harness design and prototype builds on the factory floor.

The successful candidate will bring at least 10 years of hands-on experience across development stages, manufacturing support, and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (no substitutions).
• Minimum 10 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Hands-on electrical design across diagrams, schematics, and harnesses.
• Experience supporting a manufacturing environment and building prototypes.
• Willing to travel domestically and internationally.
• Able to work on site full time in the southeastern United States.
• Able to pass a pre-employment drug screen.

Responsibilities

• Develop electrical and controls systems for heavy-duty vehicles and trailers.
• Own end-to-end design: functional diagram, schematic, harness, release, prototype.
• Solve build-floor issues and feedback learnings into design.
• Own electrical standards and best practices; drive continuous improvements.
• Create scope, schedules, and task lists for electrical development projects.
• Coordinate with suppliers and external design resources for prototyping.
• Partner with prototype department for tooling and inventory for harness assembly.
• Handle engineering work for custom customer orders across the vehicle.

Skills

Electrical design

Schematic design

Harness design

Manufacturing experience

Prototype build

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Creo Schematics

Creo/ CAD tools

Electrical CAD

Job description

Savannah, United States | Posted on 09/14/2026

EV.Careers is currently seeking a direct hire Senior Electrical Engineer for one of our partners, a manufacturer of heavy-duty specialty vehicles used in large-scale logistics and industrial operations, building across diesel, gas, and battery electric platforms. In this position, you will own electrical design end to end: functional diagram, schematics, harness design, and then out to the floor to build the prototype and make it work. There is no team that hands you a schematic and no team that turns your drawing into a harness. One engineer carries the whole thing, which means you touch every part of the vehicle rather than one slice of it. On site in the southeastern United States.

Responsibilities

• Develop the electrical and controls systems for a full line of heavy-duty vehicles and trailers
• Take designs the whole way: functional diagram, schematic, harness design, release, and prototype build
• Solve the problems that only show up on the build floor, and feed what you learn back into the design
• Own the electrical standards, best practices, and ways of working, and keep improving them as the product line evolves
• Build the scope of work, schedules, and task lists for electrical and controls development projects
• Direct external design resources and coordinate with suppliers on component procurement for prototype and production builds
• Partner with the prototype department on the right tooling and inventory levels for harness assembly
• Handle the engineering work that comes with custom customer orders
• Work cross-functionally across the whole vehicle rather than inside a single subsystem

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.This one is firm, and an Engineering Technology degree will not substitute.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant engineering experience
• Hands-on electrical design experience across the full range: functional diagrams, schematics, and harness design
• Experience supporting a manufacturing environment and building prototypes
• Comfortable working on a production floor: PPE required, with walking, standing, crouching, and lifting up to 50 lbs
• Willing to travel domestically and internationally
• Able to commit to a flexible schedule
• Able to work on site full time in the southeastern United States
• Able to pass a pre-employment drug screen (drug-free workplace)

Preferred Qualifications

• Creo Schematics experience High voltage experience on electrified platforms
• Background in construction, agricultural, off-highway, material handling, or commercial vehicle electrical
• Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
• Trailer electrical experience: lighting, ABS, 7-way, telematics, harness routing in harsh environments
• Experience coordinating external design houses and suppliers
• Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family
• Retirement plan with employer match
• Vacation and paid holidays
• Genuine breadth: you work across every aspect of the vehicle instead of one subsystem, which is unusual at this level
• A growing product line, a business with real momentum in its market, and expansion plans that include manufacturing internationally
• Cost of living well below the major automotive metros