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Electronic/Electrical Engineer, Battery-Electric Locomotive Systems

Cerritos, CA 90703

Posted: 08/18/2026 Employment Type: Contract Industry: Renewable Energy Job Number: 86836

Job Description

Motive Workforce is seeking an Electronic/Electrical Engineer to support the design, integration, testing, and production of battery-electric locomotive systems. This hands-on position will work across electrical architecture, embedded controls, high-voltage systems, wire harnesses, communication networks, and system testing.

Responsibilities

  • Support electrical system design and architecture for battery-electric locomotives
  • Develop schematics and low-speed PCB layouts for control systems
  • Design wire harnesses, cable routing, and electrical interfaces for high-reliability applications
  • Develop and integrate embedded controllers using STM32 or similar platforms
  • Implement CAN Bus, Ethernet, Modbus, I2C, and SPI communications
  • Support electrical systems operating at 1,500V DC and above
  • Apply EMC and EMI mitigation techniques within high-voltage systems
  • Conduct system and subsystem testing, including automated test development
  • Integrate controllers and embedded systems with mechanical and software teams
  • Support Linux-based system configuration and embedded software integration
  • Partner with production engineering on DFM and production optimization
  • Troubleshoot electrical integration and test issues during prototype builds

Job Requirements

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related discipline
  • Three or more years of electrical or electronic systems design experience
  • Hands-on experience with high-voltage DC systems, preferably at 1,500V or above
  • Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout tools, preferably KiCad
  • Working knowledge of CAN Bus, Ethernet, Modbus, I2C, and SPI
  • Experience integrating embedded controllers and electromechanical systems
  • Knowledge of wire harness design and cable-routing principles
  • Experience designing for vibration, temperature, EMC, and EMI requirements
  • Basic Linux experience
  • Familiarity with automated electrical testing
  • Comfortable working in a hands-on prototype, test, and production environment
  • Able to work independently in a fast-moving engineering organization

Preferred Experience

  • Battery-electric vehicle, BMS, marine, industrial, locomotive, or rail experience
  • Safety-critical systems experience, including ISO 26262 or EN 50126, EN 50128, and EN 50129
  • Experience designing EN 50155-compliant electronic equipment
  • High-voltage electrical safety and protection-system experience
  • Experience taking electrical systems from prototype through production

This position will begin as a project-based contract and may convert to direct employment based on performance, project demand, and business needs.

Pay Rate: $65.00 to $80.00 per hour, depending on experience
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