Senior Vehicle Power Distribution Engineer
Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00) · USD 166,000-220,000 · 5+ years experience · Posted Sep 22, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 5+ years experience
- Location
- Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)
- Salary
- USD 166,000-220,000 · Base salary
About the role
- The Senior Vehicle Power Distribution Engineer will own power distribution and energy management for a maritime autonomous vehicle.
- This role involves designing the power bus architecture, switching systems, and management logic to deliver power from storage to consuming subsystems.
Responsibilities
- Own power distribution bus architecture and design
- Design power switching, protection, and fault isolation circuits
- Manage vehicle energy budget and power allocation
- Define power interfaces between energy storage and all consuming subsystems
- Model and simulate the vehicle power system across mission load profiles
- Support EMI/EMC design and qualification
- Interface with energy storage, regulation, and vehicle systems teams
- Support prototype integration and testing
- Travel up to 25% to test sites
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
- 5+ years designing DC power distribution or power electronics hardware for vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft, or other mobile platforms
- Experience owning a vehicle or platform power bus architecture, with protection and fault isolation designed into the bus
- Experience owning a platform-level power budget as a design artifact
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with marine vehicle power distribution systems
- Working knowledge of EMI/EMC design practices
- Experience with power system simulation tools
- Experience in defense or maritime robotics
Benefits
- Salary range $166,000—$220,000 USD
- Highly competitive equity grants
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package
Workplace
- Travel up to 25% to test sites
Skills
- DC Power Distribution
- Power Electronics
- Power Bus Architecture
- Fault Isolation
- EMI/EMC Design
- Power System Simulation
