Electrical Engineer

Parallel Systems is pioneering autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles designed to transform freight transportation by shifting portions of the $900 billion U.S. trucking industry onto rail. Our innovative technology offers cleaner, safer, and more efficient logistics solutions. Join our dynamic team and help shape a smarter, greener future for global freight.

Electrical Engineer – Vehicle Systems

Parallel Systems is seeking an Electrical Engineer to own the design and development of vehicle electrical systems for our production autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles. This role focuses on vehicle electronics, including power distribution, traction & braking systems, safety-critical control logic, and compute/sensor networks. You’ll serve as the responsible engineer of high-reliability electrical systems that are tightly integrated with mechanical, software, and autonomy components and subject to regulatory oversight.

The ideal candidate brings automotive or vehicle experience, is eager to work on regulated, safety-critical systems, and thrives in cross-functional environments.

This position requires up to 25% travel to our contract manufacturer and customer sites. 

Responsibilities:

• Own the design & development of vehicle electrical systems, including wiring harnesses, commercial-off-the-shelf hardware, and test stands
• Drive the development and documentation of safety-critical subsystems, including DFMEAs, system hazard analyses, and verification & validation
• Perform hands-on hardware bring-up, bench testing, and debugging of electrical assemblies and prototype vehicles
• Lead end-to-end system integration with full lifecycle ownership, interface management, and cross-functional alignment to ensure the system works with all software and mechanical dependencies
• Maintain accurate engineering documentation including schematics, BOMs, test reports, and change logs

What Success Looks Like:

• 30 Days: You've built a strong understanding of the vehicle architecture, taken ownership of a subsystem, and are leading a concept review with the broader engineering organization
• 60 Days: You're hands-on in your subsystem, driving progress. Testing and validation is fully defined and first articles are running in the lab
• 90 Days: You've completed initial design validation and are working with the manufacturing engineering team to bring your subsystem into production

Basic Requirements: