Senior Hybrid-Electric Power Systems Architect

Aska Fly; Firebaugh (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ASKA in California seeks a Lead Hybrid-Electric Power Systems Engineer to define how the hybrid power system operates across driving and flight missions, and to coordinate generation, storage, propulsion and controls.

You will lead cross-disciplinary integration, evaluate interactions, and develop verification plans, with on-site work at Eagle Field Airport and occasional testing, while some analysis and design may be done remotely.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, aerospace or systems engineering.
• 8+ years in hybrid or electrified power systems, including cross-discipline technical leadership.
• Experience leading integrated electrified powertrain, power-conversion or generation-system development across electrical, mechanical, thermal and controls disciplines.
• Ability to evaluate generator-battery interactions, transient power demand, energy reserves and supervisory operating modes.
• Experience converting system tradeoffs into interface requirements and verifying integrated behavior through bench or vehicle campaigns.
• Ability to explain technical decisions, keep accurate records and work effectively with the teams responsible for adjacent systems.

Responsibilities

• Define hybrid operating modes and power-flow requirements across representative vehicle missions.
• Evaluate generator, battery and propulsion interactions for efficiency, transient response and energy reserve.
• Allocate interfaces and limits among generation controls, BMS, power distribution and vehicle supervision.
• Lead integration trade studies covering cooling, packaging, electrical protection and maintenance.
• Develop system verification plans that include transitions, load steps and component unavailability.
• Coordinate engineering reviews and use bench and vehicle results to refine the system architecture.
• Establish and continually improve hybrid-power evaluation methods and measurable acceptance criteria with subsystem and test leads; maintain repeatable integration checks and use observed discrepancies to close verification gaps.

Skills

Hybrid power systems leadership

Cross-disciplinary leadership

Systems engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, aerospace or systems engineering

8+ years in hybrid or electrified power systems

Job description

ASKA in California seeks a Lead Hybrid-Electric Power Systems Engineer to define how the hybrid power system operates across driving and flight missions, and to coordinate generation, storage, propulsion and controls.

You will lead cross-disciplinary integration, evaluate interactions, and develop verification plans, with on-site work at Eagle Field Airport and occasional testing, while some analysis and design may be done remotely.