Senior Electrical Systems Architect – Vessel Platforms

TEKsystems; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k) Plan

Stock Options

Free Lunch

Job summary

TEKsystems in Austin, TX is seeking Senior Electrical Engineers to own end-to-end electrical system integration for autonomous vessel platforms. You will drive architecture, sizing, and ensure controls, sensors, and communications form a cohesive platform.

This role emphasizes technical ownership, not heavy PCB development, with field testing as a primary validation method. You will collaborate with firmware and OS teams, write specifications with vendors, and mentor junior engineers while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5-7+ years of relevant experience with demonstrated end-to-end ownership of a system, subsystem, or component, including at least one example that reached production.
• System-level architecture and sizing experience, not solely component-level work.
• Strong understanding of firmware and OS-layer concepts sufficient to collaborate fluently with software engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own system-level electrical architecture and sizing decisions across one or more vessel platforms, balancing controls, sensors, and communications into a cohesive system
• Design, integrate, and support subsystems within the team's core domains: PLC controls and sensor integration (including fluid sensors), engine controls, and higher-level compute/sensor payload integration (e.g., perception cameras)
• Move fluidly across the full subsystem lifecycle, including clean-sheet design, writing test plans and FAT procedures, and hands-on manufacturing debug support based on direct floor feedback
• Collaborate closely with software teams at the firmware and OS-layer boundary, understanding what they need from the electrical side without writing code
• Author and shape technical requirements directly, rather than only executing against requirements written by others
• Own program schedules and drive them independently, including recognizing when schedules are at risk and making scope tradeoff recommendations when required
• Source, specify, and manage relationships with external vendors supplying off-the-shelf components, including writing specifications and jointly defining requirements
• Participate in cross-functional design reviews spanning engineering, manufacturing, vendors, and customers
• Lead or support field testing as the primary method of validating subsystem and system-level performance
• Mentor junior engineers or maintain deep individual technical ownership, depending on career interests

Skills

Systems Architecture

End-to-End Ownership

Design

System Design

System Integration

Software

Firmware

Python

Automation

PCB Design

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Zuken

AutoCAD Electrical

SolidWorks Electrical

Job description

TEKsystems in Austin, TX is seeking Senior Electrical Engineers to own end-to-end electrical system integration for autonomous vessel platforms. You will drive architecture, sizing, and ensure controls, sensors, and communications form a cohesive platform.

This role emphasizes technical ownership, not heavy PCB development, with field testing as a primary validation method. You will collaborate with firmware and OS teams, write specifications with vendors, and mentor junior engineers while