Sustaining Engineer – Vehicle & AV Systems Lead

Apex Systems; Foster City, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking a Sustaining Engineer to support the test fleet in Foster City, on-site. You will own sustaining activities across OEM vehicle systems and integrated AV hardware, driving issue diagnosis, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions to improve fleet uptime.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in electrical/mechanical systems, hands-on data tooling (Python, SQL, CANalyzer, Databricks), DFMEA, and CAD proficiency.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in electrical and mechanical systems engineering within a product development, manufacturing, or sustaining environment.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver subsystem-level reliability or serviceability improvements using root cause analysis, DFMEA, and validation testing.
• Hands-on experience using tools such as Python, SQL, CANalyzer, or Databricks to access fleet data and support issue diagnosis.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD tools and ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Own sustaining engineering support and corrective action development for the test and mapping fleet across OEM vehicle systems and integrated AV hardware.
• Drive end-to-end resolution of vehicle and AV system issues, including diagnosis, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, solution development, validation, release, and implementation.
• Lead design updates and improvements for components and subsystems to improve reliability, durability, fleet availability, and serviceability.
• Author and manage Engineering Change Requests and Change Actions, develop and execute validation and test plans, and lead fleet trials.
• Support retrofit campaigns, rework activities, installation trials, and field failure triage, partnering with service, test, and operations teams.
• Partner with suppliers, Manufacturing, and Serviceability Engineering to deliver durable, manufacturable, and serviceable solutions.
• Apply fleet data, technician feedback, and reliability metrics to prioritize work, validate corrective actions, and prevent recurrence.

Skills

Electrical systems engineering

Mechanical systems engineering

Root cause analysis

DFMEA

Vehicle/AV systems

Education

BS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

MS in engineering (preferred)

Tools

Python

SQL

CANalyzer

Databricks

Job description

Everforth Apex is seeking a Sustaining Engineer to support the test fleet in Foster City, on-site. You will own sustaining activities across OEM vehicle systems and integrated AV hardware, driving issue diagnosis, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions to improve fleet uptime.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in electrical/mechanical systems, hands-on data tooling (Python, SQL, CANalyzer, Databricks), DFMEA, and CAD proficiency.